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The first énergie Fitness club has opened in Spain as part of a push for global expansion. énergie Barcelona St Cugat will be operated by ... More

A global innovation competition has been launched to find ways to encourage and support more older workers to return or remain in the workplace. The ... More

Xponential Fitness has acquired Body Fit Training in a deal worth US$44m. The deal takes the number of studios open – or contracted to open ... More

The global health and fitness industry is returning to a busy programme of live trade shows and industry events, following an 18-month period in which ... More

Matrix and Intelivideo have signed a strategic partnership, which will see Intelivideo's fitness content integrated into Matrix's premium commercial equipment. Intelivideo's on-demand and trainer-led programming ... More

Minor Hotels is realising its first location in collaboration with established India-based beauty and wellness brand VLCC, two years after the partnership was announced in ... More

Mindbody has announced it's buying ClassPass, the consumer wellness subscription service that enables people to use a range of gyms, studios and wellness facilities for ... More

Tanni Grey-Thompson has outlined her vision on how the physical activity sector can play "the fullest role in improving the health of the nation". Speaking ... More

The Global Health & Fitness Alliance (GHFA) has revealed the makeup of its inaugural nine-member Advisory Council, which will oversee the alliance's activities. GHFA is ... More

The 40th Annual IHRSA International Convention & Trade Show (IHRSA 2021) begins today in Dallas, Texas, US, offering both an in-person and virtual programme and ... More

A new study has suggested that strength training can result in people losing around a similar amount of body fat as they do when undertaking ... More

Technogym has partnered with French luxury fashion house Dior to create an exclusive limited-edition series of fitness products. Developed in collaboration between the Technogym Research ... More

Basic-Fit has officially opened its 1,000th club, with the launch of a new site in the Dutch city of Tilburg. It marks a significant landmark ... More

Health club operator Life Time Group has become a publicly traded company again, after it was listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). An ... More

The Wellness Tourism Association (WTA) have unveiled the 2021 installation of its Wellness Travel Consumer Survey to help the hospitality and leisure industry gain a ... More

Creating workout experiences will be the main theme of this year's Retention Convention, which will be held as an online event on 9 December 2021. ... More

The UK Spa Association (UKSA) has announced plans to host a 2021 Autumn networking event at Rockliffe Hall Hotel and Spa, in Darlington, UK, on ... More

French car manufacturer Citroën and hotel brand Pullman Hotels & Resorts have partnered to create an autonomous "urban mobile platform" concept, designed to allow people ... More

Les Mills is expanding its digital operations by replacing its existing on-demand services with the launch of a new platform that adds live workouts to ... More

The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), the developer behind the ambitious regenerative tourism project The Red Sea Project (TRSP) in Western Saudi Arabia, has revealed ... More

Sport England has spent £1.5m launching its own on-demand fitness platform, with the hope of inspiring teenage girls to get active through digital physical education ... More

New research by Barclays Corporate Banking reveals that the leisure, fitness, spa and hospitality industries are bouncing back and look likely to contribute £3.5b (€4bn, ... More

Tanni Grey-Thompson has announced she will hand over her role as ukactive chair in August 2022, after more than six years driving the success of ... More

A group of leading health and fitness companies in Romania have joined forces to launch a new industry body for the sector. Called Romania Active, ... More

Boxing-inspired fitness operator Rumble has signed a master franchise agreement in Australia, which could see at least 100 studios open in the country over the ... More