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Thirty one per cent of adults worldwide – approximately 1.8 billion people – did not meet the recommended levels of physical activity in 2022, according ... More

With the UK General Election imminent, industry strategist, Martyn Allison, says it’s time for the sector in the UK to stop asking for money and ... More

HCM editor, Liz Terry, has called on the sector to step up to assist the NHS with stroke rehabilitation to avoid millions being left with ... More

Fitness industry leaders, including UK Active CEO Huw Edwards, will take to the stage at Active-net this week to discuss sustainability and decarbonisation in the ... More

Marg Mayne will stand down as CEO of Mytime Active next year, after more than seven years in the role. Mayne joined Mytime Active as ... More

Luxury resort Coco Bodu Hithi has revealed plans to launch the first "floating yoga studio" in the Maldives. The resort is working with Beijing-based AquaX ... More

Raison d’Etre has committed to raising its existing environmental standards with a new green strategy, launching in 2020. Anna-Cari Gund, Raison d’Etre’s MD, spoke to ... More

Wellness industry technology platform Mindbody has appointed Phil Coxon as managing director of Mindbody Europe. The company said Coxon’s role will see him take the ... More

For the sake of family members at risk of losing loved ones, and for the sake of individual sports themselves, it is time that concussion ... More

Health and fitness educator Premier Global NASM has joined the physical activity sector’s professional body as a skills development partner. It has become the first ... More

National governing bodies (NGB) must broaden their reach to schools in order to tackle homophobia in sport, according to MPs. A report published by the ... More

Here are some of the stories that appeared on CLAD this week, from Bjarke Ingels' Greenland stadium plans to the latest on David Chipperfield's Nobel ... More

FIFA and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) must “take the lead” on stadium sustainability to make the hosting of events less prohibitive, according to the ... More

The government will back the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) if it wishes to use its legal powers against Premier League football clubs not ... More

The wearable technology sector grew by 3.1 per cent year on year in the third quarter of 2016, with basic wearables - mainly fitness bands ... More

British Swimming has made changes to the way its National Centres operate in an attempt to capitalise on a strong Rio 2016 Olympic Games. From ... More

The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) kicked off in Mexico City today (13 November) with a welcome by film maker Louie Schwartzberg, who created inspiring film ... More

Jestico + Whiles have won planning permission for an egg-shaped hotel wrapped in bronze coils – the centrepiece of a major development in Edinburgh – ... More

Planning permission has been granted for a major mixed-use development in Edinburgh, UK, which will see a luxury hotel, 30 restaurants and a multi-screen cinema ... More

Online gym pass provider PayasUgym will soon begin testing Bitcoin as a form of payment across its network, paving the way for more than a ... More

The Museums Association (MA) has said that the current system for distributing museum and arts funding is “broken”, condemning Arts Council England (ACE) for “ignoring” ... More

Arts Council England has awarded more than £18m to 11 consortia based across England in the latest round of its Creative people and places fund. ... More

Former sports minister Richard Caborn has claimed that plans to increase sports participation in the UK as part of legacy plans for London 2012 are ... More