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Myzone has secured a US$17.2m worth of investment from growth capital investor BGF – a move that values the brand at US$102m. The deal is ... More

The global fitness industry has been shocked and saddened by the death of Steve Tharrett, co-founder of industry insight firm, ClubIntel, on 22 December. Tharrett ... More

Anthony Geisler, CEO of boutique fitness giant Xponential Fitness, has been listed as one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2019 by global investment ... More

The Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) has introduced a new points system to record Continuing Professional Development (CPD), as part of efforts to make the ... More

More than 1,400 swimming teachers across the UK will join a major new training framework designed to combat the national shortage in qualified instructors. The ... More

UK exercise professionals who are members of CIMSPA have more freedom to work across Europe, following a new agreement between the Institute and the European ... More

Les Roches Jin Jiang (LRJJ) hotel management college in Shanghai, China, has signed a partnership deal with Dutch training company SpaTree to deliver accredited spa ... More

UK health and fitness education provider Premier Global has partnered up with the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) to transform the education and training ... More

Fitness professionals can now gain advanced skills in personal training after Active IQ launched a new qualification standard. A Level 4 Certificate in Advanced Personal ... More

Les Mills fitness instructors have the opportunity to gain CIMSPA continuing professional development (CPD) points as a result of the two organisations agreeing a new ... More

The Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs), has been taken over by Sports Coach UK “in its entirety”. The deal was announced today (24 January 2017). ... More

Mandatory grassroots funding programmes for women’s football will be developed by FIFA for all its member associations in a bid to stop female participants leaving ... More

Populous is aiming to secure 10 major projects in China over the next five years as the nation seeks to improve its sporting infrastructure. In ... More

Workforce development has been announced as the theme for active-net 2017, with the two-day conference to explore efforts and initiatives from the likes of Sport ... More

Sport England has pledged to work with CIMSPA to produce a new workforce strategy by the end of 2016 as it seeks to crank up ... More

Sport England’s funding to SkillsActive – the owner of fitness professional register REPs – has ceased and its partnership is under review as the quango ... More

The founders of Dutch architecture studio MVRDV have today (12 April) added five new partners as part of a management reshuffle intended to nurture the ... More

Work is underway by the National Urban Heritage Center (NUHC) of Saudi Arabia to restore four historic places, which be transformed into cultural and heritage ... More

Efforts to professionalise the physical activity sector workforce have suffered a setback, after new statistics suggest that nearly 11 per cent of personal trainers have ... More

The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) has won a ringing endorsement from the government to lead the way in ... More

Physical activity sector skills bodies will meet in the coming weeks to discuss the future of industry learning and development, amid growing calls for these ... More

Tara Dillon was today (2 February) unveiled as the new CEO of the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA). Dillon, ... More

Saudi Arabia’s Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) – in collaboration with colleges of excellence at the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) – will ... More

CIMSPA has announced the first wave of higher education (HE) partners – part of its new strategy to forge links between universities and industry for ... More

EuropeActive (formerly EHFA – European Health and Fitness Association) has set itself the ambitious goal of almost doubling the number of health club members in ... More