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While British adults are the most active they’ve been in a decade, health inequalities remain with the same groups missing out, according to Sport England’s ... More

Disturbing new research has found BMI completely fails as an accurate measure of obesity in children, calling into question the foundation for all past and ... More

The ICO has ruled that eight leisure operators have been unlawfully processing the biometric data of their employees to be used for attendance checks and ... More

Believing your training programme has been personally optimised just for you creates a placebo effect that leads to better results. In a Norwegian pilot study, ... More

The consumption of energy drinks – even just one a month – has a negative impact on sleep according to a Norwegian study of students ... More

Expansion is on the horizon for Swiss medical wellness brand Clinique La Prairie (CLP) according to an exclusive interview with CEO Simone Gibertoni in the ... More

People in the UK are getting the message that health clubs can support and protect their health and now the government needs to get on ... More

Global wellbeing organisation Therme Group has announced the location of its first Asia Pacific project. The upcoming resort will open in South Korea’s Incheon City ... More

A chic new art-inspired spa will open in January 2024 on the French Riviera at the iconic 110-year-old Le Negresco hotel. Located on the coast ... More

With between 18 and 30 per cent of the populations of developed countries living in rural locations, this market will be the next frontier for ... More

Despite the growing popularity of health retreats globally, little to no research explores who goes to them, why and what benefits they get from participating. ... More

Physical activity levels among children and young people have improved compared to five years ago, according to Sport England’s Active Lives Children and Young People ... More

Survivalist, Bear Grylls has partnered with four mental health heavyweights and former TV producer, Neil Smith, to create an app targeted directly at men. Described ... More

At a recent think tank, The Tourism Society hosted a panel overseen by its first female chair, Alison Cryer MBE, to discuss the importance of ... More

The UK's Good Work Pledge – an employer commitment to workplace wellbeing for employees – has come under the umbrella of CIMSPA. Created and launched by Lindsey ... More

Apple has teamed up with Anytime Fitness to offer levels of reciprocal access between Apple Fitness+ and Anytime Fitness health clubs as Apple seeks to ... More

The top operators, suppliers and facilities from across the physical activity sector were celebrated last night (26 October), as the winners of the prestigious ukactive ... More

Third Space has made its first move beyond the equity markets by agreeing an £88.5m structured finance facility with OakNorth and Searchlight Capital Partners. Speaking ... More

More than 100 people from across the academic and sport and physical activity sectors gathered at the Royal Society of Arts in London on 28 ... More

Improved mental health is now a stronger motivation for Brits to exercise than staying in shape. More than half of respondents (54 per cent) to ... More

People can feel real, powerful benefits from having a gym or health club membership even if they never step inside the facility they are members ... More

Dave Mortensen, co-founder of Self Esteem Brands (SEB) – the company behind a raft of wellness brands, including Anytime Fitness – says the company is driving to ... More

Les Mills has launched a new low-impact, strength-based workout programme inspired by Pilates, barre and power yoga. Designed to help health clubs and studios engage ... More

British highstreet skincare brand Simple has conducted a report* to gauge consumer opinions about the £3.1bn (US$4bn, €3.6bn) UK skincare industry. Results from The Simple ... More

The UK Government needs to adopt a national health strategy based on prevention, if it wants to successfully tackle a cardiovascular disease emergency that has ... More