BASIS news

BBC news reader and star of Strictly Come Dancing, Angela Rippon, has launched a UK campaign, backed by the Sport and Recreation Alliance, which aims ... More

Boutique operator, United Fitness Brands is considering closure of a number of its London sites, with its studio in Chiswick already shuttered as of last ... 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

Market research outfit, Leisure DB, is launching a monthly ‘market tracker’ for the UK’s health and fitness industry The new service has been created off ... More

Bobby Griffiths, GM of the UK Spa Association (UKSA), is urging spa and beauty industry professionals across the UK to participate in the association’s newly ... More

Fitness First’s turnaround is off to an encouraging start, with like-for-like revenues to 31 March up by 12 per cent to £38.4 million and the ... More

Fitness On Demand – which is part of Lift Brands – has announced it will partner with heart rate data app, G Beat, to add ... More

The latest Moving Communities Impact Report from Sport England is out today (16 August) and includes two full years of operational data about public sector ... More

Emotional health and habit-tracking are two of the fastest growing health categories according to corporate wellness platform, Wellhub, as it celebrated its 500 millionth check-in ... More

Rugby legend, Jonny Wilkinson has been announced as a keynote speaker for the HCM Summit on 24 October in London. In an upcoming interview with ... More

The way fat stores are metabolised during exercise is different in males and females, according to a US study, which shows the need for more ... More

Edinburgh Leisure is launching a six-week introduction to Nordic walking as part of its award-winning Ageing Well Project. Offered via external funding and donations, Ageing ... More

Peloton has secured a critical US$1bn five-year loan to shore up its finances. The loan has repayment terms which are 600 basis points over the ... More

PureGym saw revenues rise by 15 per cent in 2023, with the company announcing plans to develop 200 new clubs in the next three to ... More

The HCM team were busy at the recent FIBO Global Fitness event in Cologne, Germany, distributing a special FIBO edition of HCM in support of ... More

The first annual Private Sector Benchmarking report was released today (27 March). A collaboration between UK Active and 4Global, the aim of the research is ... More

The Asia Pacific Spa & Wellness Coalition (APSWC) recently marked another year of industry achievement with a prestigious awards ceremony held during the 2024 APSWC ... More

Despite high inflation and energy costs, Basic-Fit lifted 2023 revenues by almost a third, achieved a record number of club openings and is bullish about ... More

Beiersdorf, the German parent company behind premium Swiss skincare brand La Prairie, has signed an agreement with Clinique La Prairie to acquire the health and ... More

A major new wellness retreat called Surrenne is coming to Knightsbridge, London, this April, according to an announcement from Claridge's owner The Maybourne Hotel Group. ... More

Surrenne, a luxury private members club gym and spa launches in London in April, with membership costing £10,000 a year. Spanning almost 2,000sq m across ... More

London boutique operator, Frame, has teamed up with the Tate Modern to offer two yin and sound yoga classes, following by a tour of the ... More

Luxury spa hotel Calcot Manor, located in England's Cotswolds, is launching a purpose-built fitness and wellness sanctuary. Opening in February, The Grain Store will have ... 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

The fitness industry is gearing up to engage with the medical profession according to the results of the American College of Sport’s Medicine (ACSM) trends ... More