functional area news

Plans have been revealed to redevelop the Van Donge & De Roo Stadium in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, into a mixed-use complex dominated by four towers ... More

Leisure trust Active Nation has opened a new club in Long Eaton, Nottingham. The operator acquired the site from Fit4Less in December 2018 and the ... More

Virtual fitness provider FitnessOnDemand (FOD) has signed a partnership deal with cardio workout supplier Strong by Zumba, which will see the HIIT-based classes being offered ... More

International architecture studio GroupGSA's have designed a mixed-use commercial, residential and leisure building in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, with a dramatic twisting form inspired ... More

The winners of this year's international architectural awards for sports and leisure facilities have been announced at a ceremony during the 25th IAKS Congress. The ... More

Details have been revealed of the 12th edition of Spatec Europe, to be held from 20 to 23 June 2018. The networking event will be ... More

Danish architects Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects (SHL) have revealed the design of their first US project – a major mixed-use development in downtown Detroit. SHL, ... More

Britain's Strongest Disabled Man has opened the revamped Bannatyne Health Club and Spa in Milton Keynes after it underwent a £500,000 ($661,700, €559,200) facelift, with ... More

HealthCity, a Netherlands-based fitness company continues their staged withdrawal from the German market, selling off two of their three clubs in Cologne to Just Fit. ... More

The Bannatyne Group has invested £500,000 (US$624,900, €588,800) into improving equipment and facilities at its Carlisle health club. Interactive cardiovascular and resistance equipment and an ... More

Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) has completed an £800,000 upgrade to its fitness facilities at The Link Centre in west Swindon. The five-month transformation, carried out ... More

The £15m Crewe Lifestyle Centre, designed to be accessible for people with special needs and dementia, has been officially opened by the president of the ... More

The Bannatyne Group has added a £500,000 gym to its Charlton House Spa Hotel in Somerset as the business makes good on plans to harness ... More

Russian fitness chain World Class recently launched its largest club, located in Strogino, Russia. Spanning 10,000sq m and designed to cater for 3,800 members, World ... More

Miskin Manor, a Grade II listed country hotel near Cardiff, has upgraded its health club with a significant equipment overhaul. The independent hotel’s Miskin Health ... More

Stoke Park – the luxury country club, spa and hotel which has starred in films such as Goldfinger, Layer Cake and Bridget Jones’s Diary – ... More

LA fitness has converted its flagship South Kensington club into the chain’s second LAX site, signalling its commitment to driving forward with the new premium ... More

A new premium health club concept – LAX – has launched its first club in the City of London. LAX is a brand new health ... More

What does your current PT or functional area say about you to your clients? Do you want to improve on your Group Exercise class take ... More

UFC GYM has launched its fifth site - the UFC BJ Penn Hawaii in Honolulu. The 3,440sq m club has been launched in partnership with ... More

Sauna and steam company Dalesauna is working on the installation of Renfrewshire's first luxury day spa. Renfrewshire Council is investing in the new facility at ... More

At Appleton Primary School in Oxfordshire, UK, S and C Slatter Ltd have helped achieve a positive link for sport, play and fitness through the ... More

Rona Chester, group finance director at the Law Society, has been appointed to the newly-created role of chief operations officer (COO) at Sport England. Chester, ... More