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Charitable trust, Mytime Active, has removed all single-use plastic overshoes from its swimming pools and leisure centres, as part of ongoing sustainability efforts. Across the ... More

The first annual Private Sector Benchmarking report was released today (27 March). A collaboration between UK Active and 4Global, the aim of the research is ... More

Total Fitness has released results for its most recent financial year (to June 23), which saw a return to pre-COVID membership levels following a year-on-year ... More

Historic England has announced it will be funding 56 creative projects that honour the heritage of working-class England. Historic England received over 380 applications following ... More

English countryside hotel and club Estelle Manor has unveiled its new 3,000sq m Roman-inspired bathhouse and spa following an intricate five-year project. Set on a ... More

Following a successful pilot, The Gym Group is rolling out a programme, delivered by The Well HQ, educating its trainers on how best to support ... More

Mark Hewlett, founder of padel tennis operator Soul Padel has told HCM the company is in the process of securing seed investment status, which will ... More

St Moritz Hotel + Cowshed Spa, based in Trebetherick, Cornwall, will unveil its upgraded leisure facilities following a £2 million (€2.3 million, US$2.5 million) refurb ... 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

Raby Castle, known as one of the finest medieval fortifications in England, is nearing the end of an ambitious two-year renovation project. The Castle, near ... More

In a newly-launched manifesto, physical activity sector stakeholders are calling for the next UK government to promote active environments, cut red tape and elevate the ... More

Mike Farrar, chair of UK Active, has called on the UK government to deploy the physical activity sector to support the NHS and tackle the ... More

Luxury spa hotel Calcot Manor, located in England's Cotswolds, is launching a purpose-built fitness and wellness sanctuary. Opening in February, The Grain Store will have ... More

Richard North has taken up the role of CEO at United Fitness Brands (UFB), owner of five boutique fitness brands. Announcing his new role, North ... More

Two new research reports have highlighted the impact of the UK's cost of living crisis on people's physical activity levels and there have been calls ... More

Total Fitness has launched a women-only concept called The Women’s Gym in Manchester, UK. Offering a new fitness space, the concept for The Women’s Gym ... More

The fitness industry is gearing up to engage with the medical profession according to the results of the American College of Sport’s Medicine (ACSM) trends ... 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

The UK’s most recently-formed local government body – North Yorkshire Council – is making wellbeing a fundamental priority, with the launch of a raft of ... 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

This summer's Nike’s Open Doors programme saved many children from a summer on the sofa by providing inclusive opportunities during the summer holidays, according to ... More

Physical activity levels among children and young people have improved compared to five years ago, according to Sport England’s Active Lives Children and Young People ... More

New insight from UK quango, Sport England has found that healthy life expectancy in England – ie, the number of years people live without debilitating ... More

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is everyone’s responsibility, especially given the industry’s ambition to broaden its reach and benefit more people and to this end, ... More

Luxury hotel and spa operator Auberge Resorts Collection has named Vivianne Garcia-Tunon as its first-ever global vice president of wellbeing. Garcia-Tunon has worked in health-focused ... More