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Becky Pelkonen, the sauna advocate and researcher, has unveiled the draft of a global public sauna-bathing charter. The ten guiding principles form the foundation for ... More

Places Leisure has exchanged contracts to build and operate a flagship £60m water and wellness destination on behalf of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. This will ... More

Sophie Lawler, CEO of Total Fitness, has launched a leadership coaching business aimed at helping women realise their professional potential. Called Growth Unbound, it offers ... More

Longevity is the most important motivator for today’s exercisers and social connection is key, according to a report by Myzone. Drawing on anonymised and aggregated ... More

US high-value, low-price chain, Eos Fitness, has announced plans to pilot reformer Pilates in three locations this year. Three EoS-exclusive class formats will be introduced, ... More

Chequan Lewis is the new CEO of Crunch Fitness, taking over from Jim Rowley, who has transitioned to be executive chair.  Lewis joined the company ... More

Crunch Fitness has announced the launch of Crunch Reform Pilates – its own reformer concept designed to bring this fast growing, but rather expensive, modality ... More

Naples Beach Club, a Four Seasons Resort, has opened a 2,800sq m spa called The Sanctuary, with the design and concept inspired by the Native ... More

A new global study by Kevin Kelly and Peter Yesawich, called WELLSurvey 2.0, has revealed more than half of consumers in the UK, US and ... More

Wellness and hospitality thought leaders gathered recently for a workshop at Yasuragi, the Japanese spa and conference hotel near Stockholm. The purpose was to shape ... More

Fitness First UK is embracing digital wellness technology by installing Kip’s tap-to-activate phone controls across its UK estate. Kip tags disable selected apps when users ... More

Solidcore, which is majority owned by L Catterton, has confirmed that it is actively exploring international expansion, with Europe representing a priority region under consideration. ... More

The wellness real estate market remains the fastest-growing wellness sector, according to new research by the Global Wellness Institute (GWI), revealed today at the Global ... More

Salter Brothers Hospitality (SBH) has revealed a new spa brand, Èliva, which it plans to roll out across four luxury properties in Australia this year.  ... More

Submersive, an immersive art bathhouse concept by Corvas Brinkerhoff, co-founder of experiential art company Meow Wolf, will open in the Bouldin Creek neighbourhood in Austin, ... More

EuropeActive interim president, Marcel Boots and host, TV presenter and former Paralympian, Denise Schindler, have presented this year’s EuropeActive Awards at EHFF in Koln. For ... More

Low-cost operator, PureGym is piloting reformer Pilates in its Danish clubs, considering the introduction of recovery zones and rolling out women’s spaces across its UK ... More

The Kao Kamasa Spa at the Kimpton Grand Roatán Resort in Honduras has partnered with the Global Alliance for Regenerative Medicine Clinic, known as GARM. ... More

Equinox Hotels has teamed up with Longevity Rx to offer functional medicine-backed supplements in the guest rooms of its Hudson Yards, New York hotel. Founded ... More

Kirklevington Hall, a former country house hotel in North Yorkshire, UK, has received planning permission for a £25 million redevelopment.  The historic estate, which previously ... More

Marriott International and the Leali family, founders of Lefay, have announced plans to enter into a joint venture to bring the luxury wellness hospitality brand ... More

Following the conclusion of a US$7.5 billion merger, EGYM is now a subsidiary of Playlist, alongside Mindbody, Booker and ClassPass. The deal has created the ... More

The Edinburgh Grand, a Luxury Collection Hotel, in the UK, has completed its renovation of a restored neo-classical former bank, with the addition of a ... More

The US spa industry is making steady, meaningful progress, with revenue reaching US$23.5 billion (€21.6 billion, £18.3 billion) in 2025, a 4.2 per cent increase ... More