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According to McKinsey’s latest report, The trends defining the US$1.8 trillion global wellness market in 2024, the market for wellness is being driven by consumers ... More

Total Fitness has launched a women-only concept called The Women’s Gym in Manchester, UK. Offering a new fitness space, the concept for The Women’s Gym ... More

Athlete-inspired wellness, social wellbeing and active nutrition are three of the hottest trends set to shape the wellness sector in 2024, according to Emlyn Brown, ... More

The Good Spa Guide (GSG) has revealed the findings from its latest consumer survey called the State of Spa Report 2023. Based on feedback from ... More

The physical activity a woman does before child-bearing etches itself into her cells in ways that mean the benefits of exercise can be passed on ... More

The basal metabolic rate at which a body burns calories peaks at a much earlier age than previously thought, according to new research. The study, ... More

The First 1000 Days of Wellness (F1000 Days) will introduce specialised practitioner training for conception, pregnancy, and family integrative wellness, in partnership with respected industry ... More

The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has announced Krysta Mendes Silva as the winner of its fifth annual Shark Tank of Wellness competition. Silva was the ... More

Sport England and ukactive have teamed up to launch a series of online workouts to help pregnant woman and new mums be physically active at ... More

Mothers-to-be and new mothers are being offered free access to a personalised motherhood wellness app, called Biamother. In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, the ... More

The outgoing chief medical officer, professor Dame Sally Davies, has called for urgent action across the industry – and the public sector – to help ... More

Pure Massage, a spa training method founded by Beata Aleksandrowicz, has launched a series of targeted education courses, devised specifically for massage trainers, that will ... More

Ukactive has kicked-off a project called This Mum Moves, aimed at supporting women to be physically active during and after pregnancy. The project hopes to ... More

A record number of international startups have entered the ActiveLab accelerator programme – strengthening the UK's reputation as a fitness tech hub. Applications for the ... More

Experts from the Global Wellness Summit have identified eight future directions in wellness in a new report, ‘Eight Wellness Trends for 2018’. The report is ... More

The UK trails other countries when it comes to early childhood physical activity, with no cohesive approach between the devolved nations, according to a report ... More

Tambra Grasley has joined Himalayan salt provider Saltability as regional sales manager. Grasley is a certified aesthetician, masseuse, yoga instructor and student of ayurveda techniques, ... More

The last captive orca born under SeaWorld’s care has died after contracting what was thought to be pneumonia at its park in San Antonio, Texas. ... More

Expectant mothers should undertake 150 minutes of moderate physical activity spread throughout the week, according to guidance released by UK Chief Medical Officers. The advice, ... More

Scandinave Spa Blue Mountain in Ontario, Canada, has expanded its Scandinavian baths experience with a new infrared sauna, indoor relaxation room and outdoor deck area ... More

New Zealand’s latest boutique retreat, Helena Bay, features an intimate spa designed to reflect the character of a traditional Russian banya (bathhouse) but with a ... More

The Venice-inspired Lloyds Bank building in Bristol is one of two former banks that have been merged together to form the newly-opened Bristol Harbour Hotel ... More

A Cincinnati-based pregnancy spa has moved to new headquarters in preparation for national expansion and franchising, the Cincinnati Business Courier reports. 4X Holdings, a Cincinnati-based ... More

The World Health Organization (WHO) has dismissed calls for the Rio Olympics to be moved or cancelled as a result of the growing Zika crisis. ... More

Dramatic gains in life expectancy have been made globally since 2000, but major inequalities persist within and among countries, according to this year’s “World Health ... More