heart health news

Scott Best, owner of Fitness First UK, has created a new luxury health club concept called V, the first of which has launched at Berkeley ... More

On announcing the milestone of reaching three million members, US high-value, low-cost operator, Crunch Fitness, has unveiled a new gym design, Crunch 3.0. Consumer insights ... More

PureGym has partnered with the British Heart Foundation to upload all of its defibrillators to The Circuit, which allows the ambulance service to access them ... More

Short-term incentives to exercise, such as using daily reminders, rewards or games, can lead to sustained increases in activity, according to new research. Researchers found ... More

While strength training gives valuable muscular gains it doesn’t give the heart health benefits of aerobic exercise, according to new research from Iowa State University. ... More

University of Washington researchers have created a wireless wearable in the form of a thermal earring that continuously monitors a user’s earlobe temperature. In a ... More

Educational organisation The Power of Touch (TPOT) will host a virtual conference this October designed to educate and empower health and wellness professionals treating clients ... More

Holistic medical wellness resort The Farm at San Benito, Philippines, is offering an immune system strengthening programme designed to protect the body’s cells and enable ... More

Physical exercise can improve the health of blood vessels in the heart for people with heart failure. The finding, by a research team at University ... More

Sangha Retreat by Octave Institute is offering a four or seven-day Traditional Spinal Alignment retreat at its wellness destination in Suzhou, China. The experience is ... More

Wearable tech giant Fitbit is partnering with FibriCheck, a health screening and monitoring app, to allow users to monitor their heart rhythm for irregularities. The ... More

The Farm at San Benito, Philippines, has unveiled a new Aesthetics Centre, which offers guests a range of programmes and non-invasive alternatives to cosmetic surgery. ... More

The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has released the top six trends in hydrothermal spa and wellness experiences as identified by the GWI’s Hydrothermal Initiative. One ... More

Homefield Grange, a luxury health and wellness resort in Northamptonshire, has unveiled a new £1.7m 'natural wellness' spa. Called the Living Well Spa, the new ... More

People who take up exercise in their later years – regardless of their previous activity levels – are able to considerably improve their heart health ... More

A study has suggested that lifting weights could be healthier for the heart than going for a run or a walk. Research at St. George's ... More

As wellness tourism continues to grow, Australia’s destination spa Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat has plans to expand its facilities, opening a new custom-designed wellness education centre ... More

Elderly people must take part in low-intensity physical activity and avoid being sedentary to help reduce the risk of heart attacks and stroke, findings from ... More

Australian destination wellness resort Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat has released an online package giving users access to wellness experts from its retreat. The Wellness at Home ... More

More than 20m UK adults are increasing their risk of heart disease and costing the health service as much as £1.2bn (US$1.5bn, €1.4bn) each year ... More

The fifth annual Global Wellness Day is set to take place this Saturday, 11 June, and celebrations are happening in more than 3,000 locations in ... More

Slightly high cholesterol in a person’s 30s and 40s could lead to an exponential risk of heart disease in later life, according to a study. ... More

With the World Cup set to kick off on Thursday, interest in the world's most popular sport is likely to peak, with a recent study ... More

The Singapore Heart Foundation (SHF) opened its second heart-wellness centre in April, providing local cardiac patients – as well as those at risk of heart ... More

Spa Opportunities can exclusively reveal plans for an ambitious US$3m (€2.22, £1.84m) wellness retreat in the foothills of India’s Himalayan mountains, combining ancient Ayurvedic methods ... More