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Wellness and hospitality thought leaders gathered recently for a workshop at Yasuragi, the Japanese spa and conference hotel near Stockholm. The purpose was to shape ... More

The wellness real estate market remains the fastest-growing wellness sector, according to new research by the Global Wellness Institute (GWI), revealed today at the Global ... More

The Gym Group has announced it will expand its partnership pilot with Wellhub ahead of the January rush and will finish the year with seven ... More

The UK government has announced a National Youth Strategy, backed by £500 million, to rebuild youth services, train youth workers and other professionals to support ... More

The global wellness economy reached a peak of US$6.8 trillion in 2024, according to research released today (19 November) by the Global Wellness Institute (GWI). ... More

Of the 60 companies chosen by the UK government to be vanguard employers in the Keep Britain Working Review, seven are from the fitness industry. ... More

Engineering entrepreneur, Matt Harford, has launched a new fitness, physical activity and community concept called Sostena, in Cornwall, Uk with plans to scale nationally. “If ... More

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has released a report that captures microtrends emerging across the spa and wellness industry according to each of its initiatives. ... More

Qualified physical activity professionals in the UK will soon be able to add letters after their names, as CIMSPA has announced plans to introduce professional ... More

A new bathing experience called Basin Glacial Waters will open at Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise in Alberta, Canada, on 15 September. Basin Glacial Waters takes ... More

In a drive to target the hard-to-reach groups, Places Leisure has introduced a team of social prescriber link workers as part of its Healthy Communities ... More

A wellness-focused mega development in London has received full planning consent, with the scheme expected on-site this year and a completion date of 2030. The ... More

Sport for Confidence and Everyone Active have launched a community-focused delivery model in Westminster, London to improve access to physical activity for people with disabilities ... More

NHS England has released a report, Harnessing the benefits of physical activity that suggests it is keen to collaborate with the physical activity sector. The ... More

Nuffield Health is partnering with the UK government to offer 4,000 health workers who live with chronic joint conditions a free rehabilitation programme to get ... More

The US spa industry has hit another all-time high, generating a record US$22.5 billion (€20.6 billion, £17.4 billion) in revenue in 2024 – a 5.8 ... More

Investing in employee health could create US$11.7 trillion in global economic value, according to a new report – Thriving workplaces: How employers can improve productivity ... More

The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has unveiled its 2025 Future of Wellness Trends report, outlining 10 trends that will shape the US$6.3 trillion global wellness ... More

Security guards working at three of the UK’s biggest museums have been in dispute with external contractor Wilson James over pay and conditions since September ... More

UKinbound and ABTA have hosted a youth mobility drop-in event for politicians as part of their ongoing advocacy collaboration. The event, held at the end ... More

UK Active has written to chancellor, Rachel Reeves, asking for measures to offset the cost increases the fitness sector will incur as a result of ... More

Journalist, presenter and women’s equality campaigner, Mariella Frostrup, has been appointed as the UK government’s new menopause employment ambassador. The voluntary role will see Frostrup ... More

New research indicates the British beauty industry grew by 11 per cent last year – with signs it is shaking off the triple hangovers of ... More

Sport for Confidence CIC has received a national award for its pioneering work hardwiring occupational therapy driven services into community sport and leisure settings. The ... More

Global wellbeing organisation Therme Group is on a mission to make wellness accessible to all and is expanding globally, bringing its social spas to the ... More