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Peloton has entered into a partnership with the University of Texas to offer the first immersive Peloton workout space on a college campus. The university’s ... More

According to a major Moving Communities study, participation in public leisure centre activities saved the NHS £397.8 million in 2023. The findings – analysed from ... 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

The results of the first major UK study to quantify the benefits of consuming culture and heritage are in – and it’s good news for ... More

Concordia University of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada is kicking off a study called Noticing Nature Intervention that will measure the impact of noticing nature on ... 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

Equinox Hotels, the health-driven luxury hospitality brand, has announced a partnership with Dr Matthew Walker, the renowned sleep scientist, New York Times best-selling author and ... More

As we enter 2025, HCM reflects on the key trends of last year and what else might break through this year. Reformer Pilates was one ... More

Progressive brain disorder Alzheimer’s Disease that results in the loss of memory and cognitive skills – dementia – could be caused by infectious diseases and, ... More

The UK’s largest healthcare charity and a leading research university have teamed up to create a scalable intervention to use physical activity to treat chronic ... More

Following the completion of PureGym’s Blink Fitness acquisition, outgoing CEO, Humphrey Cobbold, and incoming CEO, Clive Chesser, lift the lid on the rollercoaster journey. “I ... More

The Food, Diet and Obesity Committee has published a report calling for the British government to fix the broken food system and turn the tide ... More

After successful October events in Berlin and Madrid, Cyprus is the next stop on the Les Mills Live 2024 World Tour. The fitness rave, staged ... More

Arch Amenities Group, global provider of amenity management, hospitality consulting and recruiting services for commercial and residential properties, hotels, spas, private clubs and pools, has ... More

Sport and physical activity creates annual savings of £10.5 billion for the NHS and social care, according to Sport England research published today (22 October). ... More

Following the announcement of a study into the long-term effects of weight loss medications, UK Active and CIMSPA have issued a statement calling for a ... 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

Some 800 people attended the UK Active Awards ceremony last night (3 October) in Birmingham. Sponsored by STA, the hosts were Professor Greg Whyte OBE ... More

Global hotel brand Sofitel has partnered with researchers at Paris City University to gain deeper insights into how people sleep when staying away from home. ... More

Essex County Council has appointed Sport for Confidence CIC to deliver a physical activity model to support adults living with physical disabilities, learning disabilities and ... 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

Les Mills has launched a Pilates programme designed to make it easier for operators to drive growth by leveraging the popular training category. Co-creator Summer ... More

The latest Moving Communities Impact Report from Sport England is out today (16 August) and includes two full years of operational data about public sector ... More

The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) has teamed up with Cardiff Metropolitan University to launch a Certificate of Higher ... More

Therme Group, a global leader in tourism and urban wellbeing, has collaborated with researchers at Surrey University on a new Carbon Tokenomics model. The two-year-long ... More