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Basic-Fit has signed up to trial Wellhub across its recently expanded Spanish network, giving access to subscribers and enabling them to use all 152 of ... More

Compassionate activity tracker Gentler Streak has been crowned Apple Watch App of the Year. The app, from startup Gentler Stories, which was founded in 2021, ... More

Fitness aggregator Hussle has partnered with office space provider IWG – the company behind brands such as BizDojo, Regis and Open Office – to provide clients ... More

A new credit card – launched by wellness platform Paceline ​​– will link financial benefits to physical health. The Paceline Card, issued by Evolve Bank and Trust, ... More

Fitness apps that emphasise death-related messaging are more effective in getting people physically active. The finding comes from a study that looked at five types ... More

Hotels with wellness revenues exceeding US$1m (€852,700, £731,700) generated nearly 75 per cent more in total revenue per available room (TRevPAR) in 2020, compared to ... More

Mobile data and analytics provider App Annie has released its State Of Mobile 2021 report, in which the company estimates that more than 71,000 new ... More

Boutique operator, The Refinery E9, has launched a personal trainer (PT) service with a twist, by offering customers the opportunity to take part in exercise ... More

Fitness apps alone are unable to motivate most people to get active – but providing app users the opportunity to interact with an online exercise ... More

Leisure operator Everyone Active has launched a new digital offering, to run alongside its bricks and mortar operations. During lockdown, the operator – which currently ... More

David Beckham becomes final member of "Class of ’92" to take stake in Salford City, cash incentives from fitness apps get people more active, Anytime ... More

Worsley Leisure Centre in Salford has opened following a £1.4m redevelopment of its fitness facilities. The centre, operated by Salford Community Leisure on behalf of ... More

Fitness kit and software supplier eGym has announced the acquisition of fitness app specialist Netpulse for an undisclosed sum. The two companies are sharing a ... More

US-based Fortë, which provides live and on-demand access to premiere boutique fitness classes for consumers at home, has signed a partnership deal with virtual fitness ... More

A growing consumer appetite for fitness and a hive of investment activity within the health club sector could see the value of the UK fitness ... More

Netpulse has announced that it has raised US$13m (€11m, £9m) to develop new features and accelerate growth as it bids to dominate mobile technology in ... More

With a recent study showing that more than 60 per cent of the adult population in Dubai is overweight, the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has ... More

Weight loss apps are no more effective in helping overweight people shed pounds than a paper flier from the doctor’s office, according to a new ... More

It’s often said that you get what you pay for, and it seems that fitness apps which cost nothing provide little more than that, according ... More

With more than 8,000 convention visitors, plus nearly 400 exhibitors, IHRSA 2015 saw the unveiling of a raft of new products. Here, we round-up just ... More

Apple has finally unveiled its new smartwatch collection, which will range from US$349 (€324, £231) to US$17,000 (€15,800, £11,300) and is being hailed as a ... More

Virtual fitness classes will form a cornerstone of Virgin Active’s member offering for 2015, as the chain continues its commitment to technology. As part of ... More

The Department of Health has launched a “framework for action” to improve the nation’s activity levels through the use of digital technology. In its Personalised ... More

The number of people who own wearable tech in the UK is set to double in 2015 – from 6 to 13 per cent – ... More

Last week saw the long-awaited unveiling of Apple’s first truly new product in four years as it pulled back the curtain on the Apple Watch, ... More