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Short-term incentives to exercise, such as using daily reminders, rewards or games, can lead to sustained increases in activity, according to new research. Researchers found ... More

With the launch of its 49th John Reed, RSG Group is looking for more opportunities for its high-end brand in the US and Europe. Cosmopolitan ... More

Research by the University of Sydney is the first to objectively measure whether daily steps are able to offset the health risks of sedentary behaviour. ... More

While life expectancy has increased, the extra years are often not spent in good health. Vitality Research Institute says healthy lifestyle choices earlier in life ... More

Basic-Fit has acquired RSG Group’s Spanish portfolio of 47 clubs for €50m. RSG had signalled its intention to exit the Spanish market back in March ... More

Without government action, economic growth in the UK will continue to be hampered by the rising cost of obesity on society according to a report ... More

Horizon Leisure is upgrading and investing in its new shopping-centre health hub – The Wellbeing Hub in Havant, UK – by adding blood pressure checks ... More

Researchers are claiming to have provided the first scientific proof of how many steps a person needs to take each day, in order to significantly ... More

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first-ever report on the "devastating global impact" of high blood pressure, along with recommendations on the ways ... More

Dorothy Purdew OBE, industry veteran and co-owner and chair of UK-based health spa chain Champneys, has died at age 91. Worth more than £300 million ... More

David Lloyd Leisure has been fined more than £2.5m after pleading guilty to charges brought under the UK's Health and Safety at Work Act. The ... More

Average charges for an adult swim session have topped £5.00 (US$6.45, €5.83) for the first time, as expenditure on swimming and swimming lessons reaches record ... More

A 24-year-old man has died following an incident at the Gymplex Fitness Zone in Rohini, Delhi, India. Police have named the victim as Saksham Pruthi, ... More

The Gröna Lund theme park in Stockholm, Sweden has reopened its doors 10 days after a guest died and nine other were injured in an ... More

The UK Government needs to adopt a national health strategy based on prevention, if it wants to successfully tackle a cardiovascular disease emergency that has ... More

Product house Elemis has announced the death of Jan Kuśmirek. He was 76. Working alongside investor, Linda Steiner, Kuśmirek was the founding formulator and creative ... More

Top-level sports people and elite athletes can live more than five years longer than the rest of the population. The finding comes from an in-depth ... More

European fitness operators have seen a strong return to growth, with member numbers and income per club having increased every quarter since 2021. The finding ... More

London Resort Company Holdings (LRCH), the company behind plans to build a theme park resort in Swanscombe, Kent, has called in administrators with the aim ... More

A new type of multi-activity, outdoor exercise space – designed to get people moving by challenging them to think outside the box – is being ... More

Melvin “Mel” Zuckerman, industry legend and founder of iconic US wellness lifestyle brand Canyon Ranch, has died aged 94 years. Revered as one of the ... More

RSG Group is considering the sale of its Spanish clubs, which include more than 40 McFit gyms, five Holmes Place sites and a Sergio Ramos ... More

Almost half of the population of the EU don't exercise or play sport and the impact of this on healthcare services is costing billions, according ... More

The parents of Kaylea Titford, a disabled 16-year-old girl, have been found guilty of her death by allowing her to become fatally obese. The prosecution, ... 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