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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

Investing in employee health could create US$11.7 trillion in global economic value, according to a new report – Thriving workplaces: How employers can improve productivity ... More

Four Seasons, the renowned luxury hospitality and spa operator, has announced plans to take over the management of legendary Swiss alpine skiing retreat, The Park ... More

The Global Wellness Institute’s (GWI) Wellness Architecture and Design Initiative (WADI) has released an in-depth white paper exploring the principles, strategies and economic, physiological and ... More

Snap Fitness is kicking off 2025 with the launch of four signature group exercise classes, which have been designed to stimulate all the senses and ... More

Corinthia Hotels has announced the opening of its newest urban property, Corinthia Brussels, in the historic centre of the Belgian capital. Housed in a meticulously ... More

After one year in the CEO seat at The Gym Group, Will Orr says The Next Chapter growth strategy is going well and more expansion ... More

Strength training app, Ladder, has secured more than US$100 million investment to support new growth initiatives and reach a global audience. The US$15 million Series ... More

John and Karina Stewart, founders of Kamalaya in Koh Samui, Thailand, have exited the business citing 'incompatibility' with owner, Christopher Harborne. The Stewarts began 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

Industry figure Amy McDonald has been recognised with the Global Wellness Summit’s (GWS) coveted annual Leading Woman in Wellness Award. McDonald is best known for ... More

The LifeFit Group has acquired Body Culture Group's collection of 15 clubs, bringing the German operator’s estate to 165 and adding 30,000 new members. Under ... More

Software outfit, BRP Systems – which took on a new majority investor in the form of Nordic Capital in May – has revealed a refreshed ... More

Private equity company, L Catterton, is acquiring a majority stake in Pilates operator, Solidcore, from VMG Partners, Peterson Partners and Kohlberg and Company, valuing the ... More

Pure Gym has raised the necessary funds to allow the purchase of Blink Fitness, which had filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the US ... More

Fitness technology and corporate wellness company, Egym, has secured US$200 million of growth capital to expand its global fitness and healthtech platform. Led by L ... More

Julien Alfred was recently crowned Saint Lucia’s first-ever Olympic medallist at the 2024 games in Paris after her victory in the Women's 100m finals. Now, ... More

PureGym is making a bid for the majority of the assets of Blink Fitness, which was put into Chapter 11 by owner, Equinox, on 12 ... More

Martin Seibold, CEO of LifeFit Group, has confirmed to HCM that the acquisition of the company, announced in June, has been completed today (5 September). ... More

Aman has announced Novak Djokovic as its first global wellness advisor. The move follows the successful appointment of Maria Sharapova as Aman global wellness ambassador ... More

New York’s iconic Surrey Hotel is set to begin a new chapter as it reopens next week under the name The Surrey, A Corinthia Hotel, ... More

Directors, Aaron McCulloch and James Lorey, have completed a management buy-out of Your Personal Training (YPT) to become the sole owners and operators of Your ... 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

London-based operator, Foundry, has completed its third round of investment as it prepares for expansion, with plans to grow its estate through both acquisitions and ... More

The president of Crunch Fitness, Chequan Lewis, says the company is accelerating its growth plans as it celebrates its 35th anniversary. Crunch has 460 sites ... More