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The Wellness Tourism Association (WTA) has published a non-regulatory global industry framework designed to ensure the retreat market offers responsible experiences. The Six Principles for ... More

The £33.9 million Leighton Leisure and Community Centre has opened in Leighton Buzzard, UK, creating a next-generation public leisure, health and wellbeing hub for the ... More

Global retreat trade show, Synergy The Retreat Show, has launched a resource called The Source, which hosts an open-access online Transformation Series programme. Different retreat ... More

Eighty-four per cent of consumers now say wellness is a top priority in their lives, with this percentage increasing year on year, according to a ... More

As part of its first hotel partnership, Mayrlife – the medical health resort company known for its site in Altaussee, Austria – has launched a ... More

Technogym has announced the launch of the Run X World Treadmill Championship, the first world championship for running on connected treadmills over five kilometres.  The ... More

A new global study by Kevin Kelly and Peter Yesawich, called WELLSurvey 2.0, has revealed more than half of consumers in the UK, US and ... More

The Africa Wellness Initiative (AWI) is to host a webinar exploring Africa’s role in the growth of the sector.  AWI is an initiative within by ... More

EuropeActive interim president, Marcel Boots and host, TV presenter and former Paralympian, Denise Schindler, have presented this year’s EuropeActive Awards at EHFF in Koln. For ... More

Hyrox, is joining forces with Les Mills, to offer bespoke training programmes to get gym-goers race ready for Hyrox events as Official Group Training Programme Parter ... More

The newly published The UK Health & Fitness Market Report 2026 shows penetration has reached a remarkable 18 per cent of over-16s, with a record ... More

Life evaluations by young people aged under 25 in English-speaking countries have dropped dramatically over the past decade, especially in the US, Canada, Australia and ... More

Parkinson's UK has announced a new partnership with the British Wheel of Yoga (BWY), to help more people access yoga classes throughout the UK. The ... More

In spite of the Iran war, Six Senses is now taking reservations for September at its first property in the UAE, Six Senses The Palm, ... More

Thirty-one research-backed strategies to positively influence spa guests ahead of their arrival have been published in a consumer-focused report by the ISPA Research Foundation. The ... More

Proof that fitness is becoming increasingly mainstream is evidenced by Clive Chesser, CEO of PureGym, being invited onto the BBC Sounds Big Boss podcast. In ... More

Welsh music star, TV personality and activist Charlotte Church has launched an eight-part online wellness course called The Dreaming of the Earth for participants to ... More

ALL Accor (Accor’s booking platform and loyalty programme) has partnered with forecasting agency Globetrender to outline eight emotional drivers that represent changes to experiential and ... More

Ian Mulcahey, global director of cities at Gensler, says its masterplan for a former military camp near Baghdad could act as a model for the ... More

A new study has found more people are using AI to self-diagnose illness, as well as to seek health advice. The survey found 38 per ... More

Charitable social enterprise, GLL has launched an enhanced digital health and wellbeing platform on its Better_uk App, called Live Better.   Launched on 7 January, the ... More

Research by the Health and Fitness Association suggests that 2026 will be another good year for the fitness industry, with more people recognising the importance ... More

Anytime Fitness is tackling gymtimidation with a new advertising campaign and in-club initiative, designed for people who have been “searching, not starting.” The advertising campaign ... More

The American Council on Exercise (ACE) and Nick Lambe, The Online Sleep Coach, have collaborated to launch the Sleep and Recovery Coach Course. “As recovery ... More