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Turkey came first at this year’s World Championship in Massage between 3-5 July in Copenhagen, Denmark. Organised by the International Massage Association (IMA), the ninth ... More

Everlast Gyms expands its footprint outside of the UK this month with the imminent launch of a club in Dublin. The four-storey destination will feature ... More

A US$50 million (£44.2 million, €51.2 million) transformation of Chicago's historic McCormick Mansion has created a new destination that combines live magic, immersive theatre, dining ... More

Becky Pelkonen, the sauna advocate and researcher, has unveiled the draft of a global public sauna-bathing charter. The ten guiding principles form the foundation for ... More

Lefay Resorts, the portfolio of two luxury wellness properties in Italy, has added emotional dance classes and group cold plunge sessions in response to market ... More

The £33.9 million Leighton Leisure and Community Centre has opened in Leighton Buzzard, UK, creating a next-generation public leisure, health and wellbeing hub for the ... More

Walnuts Leisure Centre in Orpington, in the London Borough of Bromley, has reopened following a £17m transformation designed to secure the long-term future of the ... More

Virgin Active has officially opened its redesigned Mayfair club, unveiling its latest Social Wellness Club and signalling a significant evolution of its proposition. The flagship ... More

Longevity is the most important motivator for today’s exercisers and social connection is key, according to a report by Myzone. Drawing on anonymised and aggregated ... More

Les Mills, whose name became synonymous with one of the world's leading fitness brands, has passed away peacefully at the age of 91. A Kiwi ... More

Good Boost’s digital exercise programmes are helping adults with MSK at a lower cost than physiotherapy, according to a study carried out by the University ... More

With Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, announcing his resignation this morning and Andy Burnham as a possible successor, the fitness, health and wellness sector is evaluating ... More

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Elevate has had its busiest show to date, with almost 200 exhibitors, 115 seminars and 200 speakers over two days, with ... More

The London Museum’s new site will open in Smithfield, East London, on 28 November 2026.  The new museum, designed by Asif Khan and Stanton Williams, ... More

Eighty-four per cent of consumers now say wellness is a top priority in their lives, with this percentage increasing year on year, according to a ... More

Elevate Arena is underway at London's Excel and the hot topic of AI was the first point of discussion on the Debate stage. Chaired by ... More

Global group exercise specialist, Les Mills, is inviting operators to sign up to its Workout for the World event on 20 June, in support of ... More

As part of its first hotel partnership, Mayrlife – the medical health resort company known for its site in Altaussee, Austria – has launched a ... More

A new immersive attraction designed to transport visitors into the final hours of ancient Pompeii is preparing to open near the world-famous archaeological site in ... More

Technogym has announced the launch of the Run X World Treadmill Championship, the first world championship for running on connected treadmills over five kilometres.  The ... More

Shocked by the UK loneliness statistics, charitable trust Mytime Active has been doubling down on its community outreach projects. Research by the Marmalade Trust, which ... More

Tulah Clinical Wellness, a holistic wellness destination, has officially opened in the hills of northern Kerala, India. Tulah, which means “balance” in Sanskrit, is a ... More

Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai in Hoi An, Vietnam, has put together a Global Wellness Day (GWD) agenda with activations rooted in nature and ... More

Lithuanian care operator Addere Care has launched a “wellness care hospital” in Vilnius. It's the company’s second Lithuanian site, following a hospital in Trakai, but ... More