Chard news

After introducing Xponential’s reformer Pilates concept, Club Pilates, to Germany last year, Matin Seibold's LifeFit Group reports that it's accelerating the rollout of the brand, ... More

As United Fitness Brands gears up to launch its fifth Reformcore location at Battersea Power Station this month, the multi-brand boutique operator has told HCM ... More

Grand Hotel Son Net – a stylish, art-filled Mallorcan boutique hotel – has launched a brand-new spa and wellness area, after reopening in 2023. Reserved ... More

Xponential Fitness has appointed sales and franchise expert, Mark King, as CEO, to take the company forward following Anthony Geisler’s abrupt exit in May. King ... More

John Kersh has announced he is leaving boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness, after eight years with the company – seven of them driving international growth across multiple ... More

The team behind TRIB3 has launched a reformer Pilates studio concept called PILAT3S, which will be available either as a standalone franchise, or as a ... More

Will Orr, CEO of The Gym Group, has revealed the company’s full-year results for 2023, along with an early trading update for 2024 and a ... More

The World Happiness Summit (WOHASU) is gearing up to hold its first-ever World Wellbeing Policy Forum in London on 18 March 2024. Founded by Karen ... More

Manchester Metropolitan University and the UK Sports Institute have joined forces to launch the Centre of Excellence for Women in Sport: a global hub for ... 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

The Lana, the Dorchester Collection’s first property in the Middle East will open on 1 February and welcome the first-ever Dior Spa in the UAE ... More

Richard North has taken up the role of CEO at United Fitness Brands (UFB), owner of five boutique fitness brands. Announcing his new role, North ... More

Xponential Fitness is bringing its Club Pilates brand to the UK, with the opening of two locations in London. The move reflects the growing popularity ... More

International luxury wellness brand Como Shambhala will unveil its largest-ever urban flagship in Singapore on 20 December 2023. The new space occupies 9,000sq ft on ... More

The Gym Group (TGG) has trialled and introduced a new Off-Peak membership as part of an overhaul of its suite of membership packages. In September, ... More

The first edition of the Wellness Hospitality Conference (WHC), co-organised by Teamwork Hospitality and InSpaTime, was recently hosted at the NH Hotel in Milan and ... More

Xponential Fitness, the largest global franchisor of boutique fitness brands, has announced the opening of its milestone 3,000th studio – a CycleBar in Loveland, Colorado ... More

Destination wellness operator and Chiva-Som sister brand Jayasom plans to launch in Saudi Arabia, Europe, Japan, India and Malaysia as part of a major global ... More

Two iconic theme park operators, Cedar Fair and Six Flags, have confirmed they are merging. The two regional operators will combine to form a new ... More

Therme Group has received planning permission to build the UK’s first city-based wellbeing resort, Therme Manchester, after a four-year journey. Planning approval has been granted ... More

The Gym Group saw its membership grow by nearly 10 per cent in the first half of 2023, resulting in a major boost to revenues, ... More

Over 100 experts in health and wellbeing gathered in central London yesterday (Friday 8 September) at the invitation of Kim Leadbeater MP, to discuss how ... More

Sir Nick Varney has been revealed as the headline speaker at this year's VAC. Taking place on 5 October at the QEII Centre in London, ... More

Two of Cardiff’s iconic reservoirs are being brought back to life this month, when they reopen to the public as a hub for health and ... More

Shares in The Gym Group have jumped sharply, after it reported substantial gains in membership and revenue following a period of trading with founder John ... More