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GCC gym operator, Gymnation, has secured a $100 million private credit facility from HPS Investment Partners – part of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager. ... More

Activity levels are still rising among English adults according to Sport England’s new Active Lives Survey, which covers November 2024 to November 2025.  According to ... More

After celebrating its 25th anniversary last year, Fusion Lifestyle has called in administrators after a “prolonged period of financial difficulty.” The trust said it had ... More

The cognitive boost from exercise can last until the following day according to a study by the University College London (UCL), published in the International ... More

Manchester City Council has launched an ambitious programme to offer free gym memberships and access to fitness classes for 11- to 16-year-old secondary school pupils. ... More

Champneys has opened its first European property in decades at the 135-key Gran Marbella Resort Beach Club, which debuted in Q2 last year on Real ... More

Pendle Leisure Trust, working in partnership with Pendle Borough Council, will open the landmark project, Wavelengths Studio, in March. Pendle has been awarded £25 million ... More

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released two global reports calling on governments around the world to raise additional funds for preventative health interventions by ... More

One of the UK's  fastest-growing wellness companies, Healf, is collaborating with household  names from the worlds of fashion, dance music and sport to front its ... More

After 25 years at non-profit academic medical group practice, Mayo Clinic, Dr Dawn Mussallem has become chief medical officer at US longevity clinic company, Fountain ... More

FIBO and its parent company RX have convened a high-level seminar recently called Longevity in Hospitality. The event was held at La Fondation, a recently-opened ... More

The UK government has announced a National Youth Strategy, backed by £500 million, to rebuild youth services, train youth workers and other professionals to support ... More

Sport England has announced 27 new partnerships that will benefit from its place-based approach, which aims to reduce the postcode lottery by targeting areas of ... More

On unveiling the Autumn Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said there would be no return to austerity and that she would cut NHS waiting lists, debt ... More

Champneys has extended its partnership with global alternative investment manager Cheyne Capital, with £32 million (US$41.1 million, €38 million) for capital expenditure for growth and ... More

Evolving from its business-to-consumer origins, connected fitness app Fiit launched One Fiit, a business-to-business operating system built to deliver digital and in-real-life group training at ... More

Iberian operator, Go Fit, has made its debut in Italy – at Turin’s former flower market, Mercato dei Fiori – and is now exploring further ... More

Work is underway on a £19.7 million waterfront leisure centre in Newport, which will be one of the UK's first net zero leisure centres. Replacing ... More

Backed by KSL Capital Partners, OakNorth has provided a £75 million leveraged finance loan to premium UK fitness and wellness operator, Third Space. OakNorth previously ... More

AI-powered automated massage company Aescape has secured deals with sportsmen Logan Paul and Tom Brady. Logan Paul Retired professional wrestler and content creator Logan Paul ... More

The 2025 HFA Global Report, which looked at almost 30 markets, shows that around the world more people are joining gyms and seeing fitness as ... More

Soho House, the operator of private members’ clubs and its in-house Cowshed-branded spas, has secured funding worth US$2.7 billion (€2.3 billion, £2.0 billion) to take ... More

David MacNaughton has been appointed as chair of Therme Ventures – the division within Therme Group that focuses on strategic partnerships and investments. Therme says ... More

The three-year Opening School Facilities initiative smashed all targets according to a report into its impact, which is being fed back to the UK government. ... More

Fountain Life, the US longevity clinic start-up founded by Dr Peter Diamandis, Dr William Kapp and entrepreneur Tony Robbins, has raised US$18 million (€15.4 million, ... More