pandemic news

According to Resense COO, Emma Darby, domestic markets have always been a crucial target audience, but in the midst of COVID-19, their custom has become ... More

The organising committee of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games have shelved plans to create an athletes' village in the Perry Barr area of the city. ... More

Dr Nicola Finley, doctor and integrative medicine practitioner at Canyon Ranch, Tucson, spoke with GWI’s VP of research and forecasting, Beth McGroarty, for the latest ... More

English Premiership rugby club Wasps has installed a heat camera at its Broadstreet training facility near Coventry, as part of efforts to help safeguard players, ... More

Today (10 August) is the last day for companies to enter the follow-up survey to Leisure-net's Supplier and Operators Confidence Survey, which was first conducted ... More

Spa and wellness businesses have a long history of using hydrotherapy to deliver curative benefits to customers. Now a research review has shown why being ... More

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has paid a surprise visit to a branch of The Gym Group (TGG) in his South Ruislip constituency in West London. ... More

ISPA has announced the election of a new chair, vice-chair and secretary-treasurer to its board of directors. The new officers’ terms will begin effective immediately. ... More

Planet Fitness' share price on the New York Stock Exchange has remained steady at between US$49 and US$52 as the markets react well to the ... More

Two of the largest health club operators in the US have announced that members and guests will be required to wear face masks when entering ... More

If you're a personal trainer working in the UK, you can now get online PT session bookings from consumers via the Gympass platform via a ... More

DW Sports is going into administration saying it's working to save its 73-strong gym portfolio. HCM understands administrators will be appointed this afternoon. Fitness First ... More

The American Council on Exercise (ACE) is urging US Congress to pass a new law which would encourage healthier lifestyles through physical activity. ACE says ... More

This year's National Fitness Day (NFD) will be the "biggest unified celebration of fitness in UK history", according to plans revealed today (30 July). The ... More

The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has announced James Nestor, New York Times bestselling author of Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, will be ... More

Construction work on Gunyama Park Aquatic and Recreation Centre in Sydney, Australia, is expected to be completed in late 2020. The City of Sydney, which ... More

The COVID-19 pandemic is having “a profound effect” on community sports projects and organisations in the UK, according to a report published by The Sport ... More

The Wellness Tourism Association’s (WTA) recent survey results reveal that time in nature and improving mental health will be two of the biggest drivers for ... More

The organisers of the World Spa and Wellness Convention, have announced the event will go ahead in London on 11-12 October 2020. UK Prime Minister ... More

The team at Reed Exhibitions has announced FIBO Köln will not run as a live event as hoped, but will instead pivot to digital for ... More

Chiva-Som International Academy, a professional wellness school in Bangkok, Thailand, has announced the launch of online educational courses for the spa industry. Managed by luxury ... More

During lockdown, people all around the world turned to the arts to take sanctuary from the unprecedented situation before them – US-based International Arts and ... More

Virtuagym has launched Stronger Together, an all-in-one, hybrid membership solution. The new service offers operators the tools to digitally engage with members and to monetise ... More

Rainer Schaller, the founder of budget gym megabrand McFIT, has added iconic franchised chain Gold's Gym to his portfolio of fitness businesses. The deal, worth ... More

A set of posters created by a fitness studio manager, mimicking the government's COVID-19 NHS messaging, have gone viral on LinkedIn. The posters, carrying the ... More