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UAE developer Aldar has announced plans for The Wilds, a new wellness-focused community coming to Dubai, designed to immerse residents in nature while promoting sustainability ... More

The Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team has announced Elemis as its first official skincare partner, marking the beginning of a multi-year collaboration between the ... More

The Health and Fitness Association’s new 2024 HFA Global Report shows that despite ongoing macro-economic challenges, the fitness industry has rebounded from the pandemic. The ... More

The UK’s largest operator of affordable fitness, PureGym, has announced today that CEO Humphrey Cobbold will be moving from CEO to the role of chair ... More

Boxing and strength franchise UBX has taken a step closer to realising its ambitions to be the largest boxing provider in the Middle East by ... More

Trade show and conference, Elevate, is expanding to India next year, with an event scheduled for Mumbai on the 27 and 28 February. Elevate is ... More

The HCM team were busy at the recent FIBO Global Fitness event in Cologne, Germany, distributing a special FIBO edition of HCM in support of ... More

Historic England has announced it will be funding 56 creative projects that honour the heritage of working-class England. Historic England received over 380 applications following ... More

Oman’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning (MoHUP) has revealed plans for an ambitious high-altitude mixed-used development project called Omani Mountain Destination (OMD) on Jabal ... More

Gold's Gym Thousand Oaks, in Southern California, has announced the completion of its remodel and expansion. Franchise group, Gold’s Gym SoCal owns 23 locations in ... More

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is everyone’s responsibility, especially given the industry’s ambition to broaden its reach and benefit more people and to this end, ... More

Beauty and wellness services booking platform Treatwell has launched a LGBTQIA+ friendly badge on its platform in a bid to make the beauty, spa and ... More

Peloton has announced a major rebrand as part of a 'realignment' of its services. Announcing what it calls a 'next chapter', Peloton said the rebrand ... More

Dr Fiona Bull, head of the physical activity unit at the World Health Organization (WHO), has stated that “demonstrating impact is key” for the physical ... More

UK Health and Fitness operators' level of engagement with technology has been researched for the second year as part of a three-year study part funded ... More

Independent gym The Foundry and W10 Personal Training have merged their assets into a new company to launch a small-group personal training concept called Foundry. ... More

A conference held in London this month will discuss the "next frontier" in health- and wellness-based urban design and civic architecture. The Healthy City Design ... More

New Eurobarometer research results, published by the European Commission, show conclusively that women remain less active than men. In an exclusive interview with HCM – ... More

A special task force has been established to boost physical activity opportunities for people with disabilities. Part of UK Active’s inclusivity-focused Everyone Can programme, the ... More

The new £42m Moorways Sports Village will open its doors to the public on Saturday 21 May. The community-focused development is the result of a ... More

Millie Kendall and Helena Grzesk, respectively CEO and COO of the British Beauty Council, have been recognised in Queen Elizabeth II's New Year Honours List ... More

A "significant majority" of the UK's swimming teachers and aquatic professionals feel that swimming excludes some groups and communities. The finding comes from a study ... More

A consultation has been launched to review the current provision of fitness and leisure facilities available for disabled people. Driven by industry body, ukactive, the ... More

David Beckham has been named the new global partner for F45 Training. The partnership will see former England football captain Beckham – who has become ... More

The Wellness Tourism Association (WTA) will host its inaugural International Wellness Tourism Conference at the Carillon Miami Wellness Resort, Florida, between 28-30 September 2021. For ... More