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Elemis has appointed its co-founder and president of Elemis USA, Noella Gabriel, to global president, effective immediately. The decision is part of a wider leadership ... More

The government has pledged to invest £100m in supporting public leisure centres this winter, as part of a £1bn additional support package for local councils. ... More

Gyms in Liverpool,UK, have been given the go-ahead to reopen, following a dramatic week of negotiations. The city had originally been excluded from the UK ... More

GSN Planet (GSN) has recently unveiled a COVID-19 Sustainability Guide in response to the global pandemic. The guide is designed to provide inspiration and practical ... More

Persistent and rising levels of lifestyle disease across the world have exacerbated the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Richard Horton, editor-in-chief of The ... More

In breaking news, HCM understands the UK government has removed gyms and fitness facilities from the baseline measures for future tier 3 closures. This means ... More

Globally, gyms have, on average, seen nearly 70 per cent of their pre-lockdown members return to their facilities since re-opening their doors. The global figure ... More

Independent spa consultant, Orla Gallagher, and health promoter, Ciara Loughran, have collaborated to produce a new luxury Northern Irish day spa concept and product house, ... More

A UK government U-turn – just announced – will see gyms and leisure centres staying open in Lancashire as the county goes into tier 3 lockdown. ... More

In a COVID-19 era, human touch and physical connection are being restricted like never before, but results from the world’s largest global touch study show ... More

Spa management company, ISM Spa, has introduced a new spa and wellness concept named R+R Wellness, at the Grand Hyatt Nashville. R+R Wellness, which stands ... More

Currently undergoing a thorough refurbishment, Little Kulala, Wilderness Safaris’ acclaimed desert retreat in Namibia’s Sossusvlei area, is creating a new holistic health and wellness retreat ... More

"Dozens" of gyms in Liverpool, UK, have defied the government and stayed open for business – despite being ordered to shut their doors – with ... More

RAKxa, a new fully integrative wellness and medical retreat will open in Thailand in December 2020, as a result of a three-way partnership between Thai-based ... More

The pandemic has disrupted or halted critical mental health services in 93 per cent of countries worldwide, according to a new survey by the World ... More

The UK government is likely to face legal challenges from gym operators following the revelation that new laws drafted to enforce the three-tier COVID-19 alert ... More

Anantara Hotels, Resorts and Spas has stepped into the world of integrated health and wellness with the introduction of its first IV drip bar, VIVID ... More

Gym and health club operators with sites in Liverpool, UK, have been left "astounded" at the government's "retrograde step" in ordering gyms to close in ... More

The agenda for the 2021 inaugural Medical Wellness Congress has been revealed featuring a line up of industry figures from the spa and medi-wellness industries. ... More

Technogym's Let’s Move For a Better World campaign is back this year, with a new format developed for gyms and health clubs operating against the ... More

The UK government should encourage people to spend more time in regulated environments to curb the second wave of the pandemic, rather than shutting them ... More

Fitness leaders in the UK have welcomed news that everywhere but Liverpool is currently allowed to remain open under the government's new three-tier COVID-19 control ... More

Buyer event company, We Work Well, has announced it will run a webinar centred on the European spa market in a COVID-19 era. The event ... More

Swiss medi-wellness clinic, Clinique La Prairie, has launched two limited edition retreats, called Energising Wellness and Immunity Boost, exclusively available for winter 2020 and spring ... More

A new fitness industry event is looking to challenge the likes of FIBO with a trade show targeting the European fitness market at the end ... More