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One of 2024’s most anticipated new attractions, Nintendo Museum, has finally opened in Kyoto, Japan, showcasing play, history and highly creative re-imaginings of historic Nintendo ... More

According to research carried out in the US by YouGov, cost is the main reason for cancelling gym memberships, followed by a change of circumstances ... More

Global publishing outfit, Leisure Media, has announced details of its new annual conference for decision-makers across the health, fitness and wellness markets. The event – ... 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

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

The Gym Group has appointed Will Orr as its new CEO and executive director. Orr joins the low-cost fitness operator from Times Media – publisher ... More

Richard Darwin is to step down from his role as CEO of The Gym Group (TGG). He has spent the past seven years leading the ... More

Plans to shelve the UK's sugar tax (Soft Drinks Industry Levy) and other pieces of legislation designed to tackle the obesity epidemic have hit legal ... More

The founders of boutique operator Digme Fitness have dismissed reports in the UK's national press which claimed that the company has "collapsed". The Times and ... More

Sardinian resort Forte Village is revealing its refreshed spa and wellness facility next month after undergoing a large-scale redevelopment programme costing €2.5m (£2.1m, US$2.8m). The ... More

One of England's highest ranking police officers has called on government ministers to clearly define the maximum distance people are allowed to travel to undertake ... More

The UK government has launched a £1bn Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS), providing grant funding for energy efficiency measures across the public sector. The funding ... More

Thousands of COVID-related deaths could be prevented if successive governments had tackled the country's obesity crisis in time, according to Dame Sally Davies. The former ... More

Journalists on The Times are reporting today that they’ve seen a leaked document confirming how the UK government will allow a range of leisure businesses ... More

Inspire Brands Asia has acquired Anytime Fitness Asia, signalling its belief that people will return to gyms as they begin to reopen across the continent. ... More

Architecture practice Johannes Torpe Studios has unveiled the first glimpses of the Buda Resort; a luxury spa resort located in the Visegrad Hills of Hungary ... More

The chancellor, Sajid Javid, has revealed that the government will present its budget on 11 March. Javid has hinted that the budget will include measures ... More

Museum infrastructure in the UK is at breaking point and requires critical investment to protect collections after years of cutbacks, according to leading figures in ... More

The latest incarnation of Ian Schrager's Edition design concept is slated to open its doors next month in Manhattan. Billed as a reclamation of the ... More

British Gymnastics has appointed Mike Darcey as its new chair, to replace the outgoing Matt Neville, who is stepping down after serving the maximum term ... More

Integrated wellness lifestyle company Fivelements has announced plans to launch its first standalone Yoga & Sacred Arts city destination at the Times Square Building in ... More

Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas has partnered with Timeshifter, a jet lag app developed by Harvard Medical School associate professor Seven Lockley based on the ... More

Self-proclaimed “designer of whimsy” Henry Chebaane has completed the guest rooms and public areas of the new Hyatt Centric Gran Via hotel in Madrid, taking ... More

Sport England has published its latest Active Lives Adult Survey (ALAS), which shows that 27.7 million people – 61.8 per cent of the adult population ... More

Andy Nash has resigned from his role as a director of The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), after accusing the national governing body of ... More