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Sustainability-focused trade association GSN Planet (Green Spa Network) is inviting spa and wellness industry professionals to apply to be part of its 2026 board of ... More

Fresh from her Women’s Rugby World Cup victory, Rosie Galligan was at the official launch of a landmark site for The Gym Group. The Tunbridge ... More

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) in the UK is expanding a pilot on suicide prevention, using the Flow Neuroscience brain-stimulation headset, following remarkable early results. ... More

Fitness software startup Glofox has secured a US$10m worth of Series A funding. Led by Octopus Ventures – and supported by Partech, Notion Capital and ... More

Strength training app, Ladder, has secured more than US$100 million investment to support new growth initiatives and reach a global audience. The US$15 million Series ... More

Trade body, the International Spa Association (ISPA), has appointed Todd Shaw and Ella Kent as the new chair and vice-chair respectively of the ISPA Foundation ... More

European fitness operators have seen a strong return to growth, with member numbers and income per club having increased every quarter since 2021. The finding ... More

Blok has launched a fundraising campaign on Crowdcube. The company’s goal is to reach £500,000 – ahead of a possible funding round in 2023. The ... More

The Royal Parks Half Marathon has named London Marathon Events as its new delivery partner. The new five-year partnership follows a competitive tender process and ... More

The Grammy Museum has launched its first ever Campaign For Music Education, co-chaired by some of the biggest names in music – from Billie Eilish ... More

Mindbody has announced that Fritz Lanman will become the company’s new CEO from 3 September 2022. He will succeed Josh McCarter who will join Mindbody’s ... More

Planning permission has been granted for a new 60-metre floating wellness barge in London, designed to offer an urban hydrotherapy retreat for city dwellers. Named ... More

Toronto Zoo in Ontario, Canada ​​has revealed an ambitious master plan, designed to transform the 287-acre attraction's visitor experience. The proposed plans include building a ... More

A puppet of a refugee girl has 'walked' across Europe on a 5,000km (3,100m) journey, with the help of eleven puppeteers and is now nearing ... More

The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens in Florida, US has launched a fundraising campaign to fund an ambitious US$50m redevelopment and redesign project. To be completed ... More

A new programme addressing young people's wellbeing and mental health will launch in Q3 2021 in all secondary schools across Greater Manchester, UK. The Greater ... More

A new event will offer museums and attractions actionable advice on how they can better use technology to boost their income. Taking place in June ... More

A major new initiative will look to strengthen and unite the fitness industry's voice in influencing policy and policymakers in the US. The National Health ... More

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles has announced a busy programme of virtual events ahead of its grand opening later this year. ... More

Sports clubs and community activity groups hit by the COVID-19 lockdown will be able to benefit from emergency funding up to £20,000, thanks to a ... More

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI), has joined a working group within the Vatican's COVID-19 Commission. The new body was established in early April by Pope ... More

Prince Harry has launched a mental fitness support initiative for veterans and people working in the defense industry. Called HeadFIT for Life, the initiative's website is ... More

Industry non-profit organisation Beauty Changes Lives has announced it will launch a second round of relief funding to support US beauty professionals or students of ... More

Organisers of some of the UK's largest mass participation sports events – including the London Marathon – have joined forces in an attempt to recoup ... More

Helen Bonser-Wilton, CEO of Portsmouth's Mary Rose Museum, says the attraction, along with the rest of Britain's independent museums are in "mortal peril" unless the ... More