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The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has revealed that Shai Efrati, MD, a respected research scientist on hyperbaric oxygen therapy, will keynote at the 2022 conference ... More

Peloton has completed the merging of its commercial operations with Precor, the equipment brand it acquired earlier this year. The new, expanded Peloton Commercial division ... More

At-home fitness giant Peloton has officially completed the acquisition of equipment provider Precor, in a deal worth US$420m. Precor will now become a division of ... More

According to a recent survey conducted by The Sustainable Spa Association (SSA), just 33 per cent of spa businesses contribute towards the United Nations’ 17 ... More

In a surprise move, Peloton – which finished its last financial quarter with US$2bn cash in the bank – has announced it's purchasing commercial fitness ... More

CIDESCO International, the standards setter for the global spa and beauty industries, has announced that Sandy Fuhr has been elected as its new president. Fuhr, ... More

Compliance with DDA (Disability Discrimination Act 2005) regulations does not always make a sports facility fully accessible, according to Kevin Wright, manager of Edinburgh Napier ... More

A new Leisure Team Member apprenticeship is now available for funded delivery, giving the sports and physical activity sector a comprehensive qualification that covers the ... 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

Jumptastic has become the first trampoline park to be awarded with two quality marks from leading sports and leisure quality schemes. Located in Gloucestershire, Jumptastic ... More

Standards and quality assurance organisation PD Approval has been awarded a contract to provide endorsement services for the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs), Sports Coach ... More

Fitness and leisure qualification body Active IQ has strengthened its team with the addition of three senior appointments. Former YMCA head of quality and operations ... More

Swimming Nature, an independent provider of personal swimming lessons, is working with Future Fit Training to produce a quality assurance kitemark for its training courses. ... More

The Vocational Charitable Trust (VTCT), a UK-based organisation that offers vocational qualifications, has acquired London-based ITEC, which awards qualifications in beauty, complementary therapy, sport and ... More

Organisations providing physical activity programmes for children would attract more public funding if they improved standards and focused on measurement, according to ukactive. The not-for-profit ... More

The ukactive Kids board has produced a new long-term strategy to tackle youth inactivity – a growing issue described as ‘a ticking time-bomb for the ... More

Taking part in pre-school activities such as swimming and dancing not only improves a child’s fitness levels, but also makes them happier, according to new ... More

A serial entrepreneur with experience of working in Silicon Valley has turned his attention to boosting youth activity through an innovative new booking platform designed ... More

Spafinder Wellness has named Antonio Llanos as vice president of technology. Llanos will play a key role in guiding the company’s technology vision and strategic ... More

Compass – the representative body for providers of children’s activity and sport in schools and communities – has become the latest high-profile physical activity organisation ... More

The Chartered Institute for Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) has announced a new partnership with aquatics bodies the Institute of Qualified Lifeguards (IQL) ... More

Premier Global, the parent group of Premier Training International and Active IQ, has appointed Sarah Edmonds as head of standards and compliance with a remit ... More

Active IQ has appointed Jenny Patrickson as it new commercial director to help drive the company’s three-year growth strategy. Having most recently worked as head ... More

Lifetime Training, in partnership with DC Leisure, has been awarded the title of Apprenticeship Provider of the Year at the 2013 Active Leisure Awards ceremony. ... More

Aquaterra are thrilled to announce that all six of the Islington leisure centres it manages in partnership with Islington Council have now been awarded 'Quest', ... More