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Having announced its intention to open 50 low cost gyms in the next three years, with a ROIC of 30 per cent, The Gym Group ... More

New legislation will change the way health clubs in the UK manage their membership process, creating greater powers for consumers when it comes to contracts ... More

British telecommunications company BT Group has sold its iconic BT Tower for £275 million (US$347 million, €321.3 million) to hotel management company MCR Hotels. The ... More

Dawn Tuckwell and Cheryl Hersey, founders of Action Group, have sold the company to their team via an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). Both will remain ... More

A deal between one of the world’s biggest gym groups and a streaming giant involves members of RSG Group’s gyms being offered a Paramount+ subscription. ... More

HCM editor, Liz Terry, has called on the sector to step up to assist the NHS with stroke rehabilitation to avoid millions being left with ... More

Iconic Icelandic bathing destination Blue Lagoon Resort and Spa has closed again following a volcanic eruption on Monday night. The major tourist destination shut down ... More

Architect and designer Alberto Apostoli has unveiled his new integrated wellness consulting firm, Armonia, to bolster spas around the world and transform them into commercially ... More

Jack Shakespeare, UK Active's director of research, policy and communications, is leaving the organisation to join UK-based data, services and software company 4Global as its ... More

Delegates from across Europe and the US gathered from 3-5 May 2023 for the Themed Entertainment Association’s SATE conference at Europa-Park in Rust, Germany. The ... More

The winners of this year's Museums + Heritage Awards have been revealed, with the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World ... More

International spa and wellness professionals have flocked to Las Vegas, Nevada, to attend the 31st annual ISPA Conference and Expo, kicking off today at the ... More

Eco-spa resort operator Lefay Resorts & Residences has unveiled a three-year Lefay Spa Academy training programme to create “first-class wellness professionals in luxury hospitality”. Claimed ... More

The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has appointed Cathy Feliciano-Chon – a leading brand development and communications expert with offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai – ... More

Elizabeth Cutler and Julie Rice, founders of the cult fitness and lifestyle brand SoulCycle, have announced the launch of their latest venture, Peoplehood. They describe ... More

The British Beauty Council has introduced the Future Talent Programme, a beauty-specific career development programme set to nurture a steady pipeline of talent to the ... More

Industry organisation the Sustainable Spa Association has undergone a rebrand and now goes by the name Sustainable Wellness. The non-profit membership-based trade body was formed ... More

Sharecare, a US-based digital health platform, has launched a corporate scheme called Get Active which aims to increase the exercise levels of employees through VR ... More

Carowinds theme park in North Carolina, US, has launched year-round operations this month (January 2023). The park has introduced additional weekends to the calendar in ... More

Octonic has released the 2.0 iteration of its VR treadmill running experience, which is compatible with 99 per cent of treadmills and now provides Bluetooth ... More

Sport England has released the Future of Public Sector Leisure report which looks at how to evolve the sector from a traditional leisure service into ... More

Active Nation has released a new app, Active Nation Anywhere, which offers over a thousand on-demand workouts to users. The system was built using Wexer’s ... More

Planning permission has been granted for a new 60-metre floating wellness barge in London, designed to offer an urban hydrotherapy retreat for city dwellers. Named ... More

At UK Active’s Active Uprising event yesterday (30 June) in Birmingham, Hattie Jones, the head of consumer engagement, announced that UK Active, Sport England’s This ... More

Caterpillar, a new app that rewards healthy actions with redeemable points at entertainment and fitness outlets, will launch a pilot scheme on 6 June. Under ... More