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Despite the growing popularity of health retreats globally, little to no research explores who goes to them, why and what benefits they get from participating. ... More

Ness, a US startup that is developing a range of wellness-driven credit cards, has launched its first product, the Ness Rewards app, with longer-term plans ... More

Polish medical insurance outfit, Medicover, has rescued Polish operator, Fitness World, out of administration. The 15-club gym chain was placed into bankruptcy by previous owner, ... More

COVID-19 has changed the world as we know it – and the fitness industry with it. As a result, operators have had to change their ... More

People over the age of 60 should increase their exercise levels in order to prevent heart disease and stroke. Findings from a study of more ... More

The UK travel industry has offered a "cautious welcome" to the government’s Brexit white paper, after the document acknowledged some of the sector's key concerns ... More

Dan Buettner – who identified the five places in the world where people live the longest, healthiest lives and founded Blue Zone wellness communities – ... More

In what it says is the first programme of its kind for the spa and fitness industry in the US, the Arizona Spa & Wellness ... More

Employees using in-house corporate gyms may be about to lose a benefit allowing them to take up membership without paying income tax. According to a ... More

Philippe Starck has revealed a new leisure concept centred around wellness and healthy living. 'Villa M' is a restaurant, hotel and training space exclusive to ... More

With a recent study showing that more than 60 per cent of the adult population in Dubai is overweight, the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has ... More

Spanish health club franchise Altafit, which to date has operated exclusively on a low-cost model (€19.90 a month), has opened its first premium club in ... More

A new wellness scheme aims to encourage more people to visit health clubs by offering rewards such as rebated gym membership, cinema tickets and itunes ... More

Health club operators and suppliers must take urgent action if they are to capitalise on the opportunities afforded by fitness technology, according to a team ... More

Dutch health insurance provider Achmea has withdrawn from the fitness sector, pulling the plug on its chain of Achmea Health Centers. Only in November, Achmea ... More

The Czech Constitutional court has scrapped a Health Ministry directive limiting the volume of medical spa care covered by health insurers, in a move designed ... More

A large section of Britain’s leisure workers are feeling unloved by their employers, with the disregard for corporate social responsibility (CSR) likely to impact on ... More

Companies, individuals and organisations overseas are now required to pay a minimum monthly wage if they want to employ spa therapists from Bali. The new ... More

Researchers in Dortmund, Germany, are working on a new exercise system that will provide doctors with data from the routines performed by people on a ... More

Walt Disney World in Florida has begun negotiations with the unions responsible for its 58,000-strong workforce to put together a new employment contract. The existing ... More

Personal fitness company, Fitbug Holdings has issued an update on the company's activities since its reorganisation at the end of last year. The company has ... More