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Oxygen Consulting is about to launch its first UK Padel Report, which investigates this fast-growing sport. Brought to the UK around 2012, padel has really ... More

US lobbying organisation for the health and fitness sector, IHRSA, has announced a name change today, becoming the Health & Fitness Association. IHRSA president and ... More

In the same week as tennis legend, Andre Agassi, was appointed to the board of Life Time, the company has released strong year-end results, achieving ... More

Mark Hewlett, founder of padel tennis operator Soul Padel has told HCM the company is in the process of securing seed investment status, which will ... More

David Lloyd Clubs has been granted planning permission to develop a health and racquets centre in Swords, County Dublin as it pushes to grow its ... More

The Walton family, owner of US supermarket chain, Walmart, has opened the doors to a new corporate health, fitness and wellness centre at the company's ... More

Fitness entrepreneurs Jon Williams, CEO, and Tom Edwards, COO, have co-founded a new high-end club in central Watford, Forest House Health and Wellness, with a ... More

Industry figure Ella Kent has been appointed director of spa and wellness at Sea Island – a Forbes Five-Star coastal resort in Georgia, US. Kent ... More

US-based health, fitness and racquets club operator, Life Time, has opened a residential wellness resort in Green Valley, Las Vegas Branded Life Time Living, the ... More

The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) has moved its Annual International Convention & Trade Show from Los Angeles to Dallas, Texas. Taking place ... More

A major new initiative will look to strengthen and unite the fitness industry's voice in influencing policy and policymakers in the US. The National Health ... More

Fitness business in China's top 18 cities generated US$4.9bn in revenues during 2019, before the onset of the pandemic. The figure comes from a report ... More

Virgin Active has become the latest big-box operator to signal its intention to raise cash to buffer it from the impact of the pandemic. The ... More

US destination spa brand, Miraval, has recently unveiled its third property, called Miraval Berkshires, in Lenox, Massachusetts. The new resort features 100 guest rooms within ... More

David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has reopened 50 of its clubs for socially distanced outdoor exercise. The creative move comes as the operator reveals the first ... More

Planning approval has been granted for a new David Lloyd Club in Bicester, Oxfordshire. The 6,600sqm development will include a health club, spa, sports hall, ... More

Glenn Earlam, CEO of David Lloyd Leisure (DLL), says the operator is reopening 26 of its UK clubs this weekend for tennis (16/17 May), following ... More

US destination spa brand Miraval is aiming to open its new spa at Miraval Berkshires in Lenox, Massachusetts, in June 2020. The official opening date ... More

As gyms and health clubs around the world begin to consider their plans for reopening over the next weeks and months, the IHRSA has provided ... More

The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) has cancelled its forthcoming convention and trade show, which was set to take place in San Diego ... More

The Harbour Club Chelsea health club and gym has undergone a recent refurbishment aimed at giving it a "stylish" and "ultra-modern" new look and feel. ... More

The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) has announced that its annual convention will "proceed as planned" next month. Taking place at the San ... More

The number of people in the US with a health club membership has increased by 28 per cent since 2010, with more than one in ... More

The International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) has revealed the names of the four nominees looking to join its board of directors in 2020. ... More

There are now more than 210,000 health clubs in the world, serving a total of 183 million members during 2018. The figure comes from the ... More