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The first membership price increase in more than 25 years helped Planet Fitness achieve full-year revenue growth of more than 10 per cent in 2024. ... More

Planet Fitness has announced changes to its leadership team to support the company's strategic goals From 3 March, Bill Bode, currently division president, US franchise, ... More

Luxury five-star London hotel Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park has introduced a seven-day postpartum recovery retreat to support new mothers through their recovery, while also offering ... More

Fitness First has opened the doors to its 28th site in Marylebone, central London – the first new site in more than 10 years. Formerly ... More

Insurance company, Vitality, has published a report into the exercise habits of British women, and explores the critical barriers preventing many from meeting physical activity ... More

Everyone Active, has collaborated with wellbeing consultant, Oli Patrick, to launch a new membership category, You+. Aimed at the 85 per cent currently not using ... More

It's been a year of significant growth for PureGym, both at home and overseas. Today (13 December) the low-cost operator celebrated the launch of four ... More

Sport England’s Active Lives Children and Young People Survey for the academic year 2023-2024 has found that one of the biggest determinants of physical activity ... 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

CIMSPA is preparing a submission in response to the government announcement of a 10-year health plan consultation for England and is inviting the sector to ... 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

US-based massage franchise Massage Heights has announced plans for a major brand refresh and a transition to the new name Heights Wellness Retreat. The rebrand ... More

Will Orr, The Gym Group CEO, kicked off his live on-stage interview at the HCM Summit by mentioning the high-value low-cost operator’s recent survey which ... More

Luxury Japanese hospitality brand Hoshino Resorts is set to make its mark in the US wellness market with a new hot springs development in New ... More

Untreated vision loss and bad cholesterol have been cited in new research as high risk factors for dementia, according to a Lancet Commission study, part-funded ... 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

A new weight management treatment using auricular (ear) acupuncture has been introduced at Champneys day spa locations throughout the UK. The holistic therapy, developed by ... More

The new Oura Ring 4 includes Smart Sensing technology that gives more accurate health data and is supported by a redesigned app to make the ... More

According to research undertaken by Stanford Medicine in the US, ageing is non-linear and there are periods of significant change around the ages of 44 ... More

Future Practice has launched a suite of courses designed to enable fitness professionals to train as wellbeing professionals. They will cover areas such as longevity, ... More

Half an hour of exercise can increase the proportion of tumour-killing white blood cells in the bloodstream of breast cancer patients, according to a recent ... More

Friends from the leisure industry have been paying tribute to editor and lobbyist Jonathan Ives who has passed away, highlighting his wit and dedication to ... More

New research by global travel practice Finn Partners investigates the shifting travel habits of affluent Chinese female travellers and how wellness is influencing their travel ... More

Martin Seibold, CEO of LifeFit Group, has joined Les Mills as a non-executive director. Acknowledged as one of the leading club operators in the world, ... More

Planet Fitness has exceeded expectations with its Q2 results, causing share prices to jump by more than 11 per cent. Revenue rose by 5.1 per ... More