North West news
07 Mar 2023
Global developer and wellbeing destination operator Therme Group is one step closer to breaking ground
30 Nov 2021
The recently-transformed Bamford Wellness Spa in Gloucestershire has been recognised as the UK’s Best New
05 Jul 2021
The growth of budget health club chain JD Gyms has been accelerated by "at least
19 Dec 2020
Gyms and leisure facilities in south-east England are to close from midnight tonight as part
14 Dec 2020
Lifestyle Fitness and V1BE are partnering to open a new, £1m health club in Manchester.
21 Oct 2020
Gyms in Liverpool,UK, have been given the go-ahead to reopen, following a dramatic week of
The BLK BOX team is thrilled to unveil its design and construction work on the
15 Oct 2020
"Dozens" of gyms in Liverpool, UK, have defied the government and stayed open for business
27 Feb 2020
Manchester United has launched a new initiative to increase its engagement with local schools and
18 Jul 2019
A planning application has been submitted for a £23m leisure centre in Coalville, Leicestershire. The
08 Apr 2019
Leisure operator Everyone Active has secured management deals for 11 new sites. The new contracts
17 Jan 2019
Andy Tee, co-founder of boutique fitness studio V1BE, has revealed plans to expand the concept
06 Dec 2018
US-based boutique fitness operator Orangetheory Fitness is preparing to open its first club in the
In today's rapidly evolving fitness industry, where many online courses promise secret formulas for entrepreneurial
27 Nov 2018
Life Leisure has become a facility owner after acquiring the Stockport Sports Village (SSV). The
14 Nov 2018
Winners of this year's Good Spa Guide Awards were announced last night (13 November) at
01 Nov 2018
Spa operator Champneys has appointed Darling Associates to provide the designs for a £10m redevelopment
01 Oct 2018
Leading spa group Champneys has expanded its property portfolio with the acquisition of Mottram Hall
12 Jul 2018
Plans have been lodged by the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) to build a vertical
05 Jul 2018
VisitEngland has named 11 regional tourism projects which will each receive up to £250,000 of
08 May 2018
Architecture firm Purcell will create an extension to the historic home of the University of
13 Mar 2018
Blackburn with Darwen Council has gone live with a single, integrated leisure management solution from
06 Mar 2018
Offering free access to gyms and leisure centres – and promoting them heavily – could
28 Nov 2017
A Leicestershire council has rubber-stamped plans to build a £20m (US$26.6m, €22.5m) leisure centre after
15 Nov 2017
The Spa at Gleneagles by ESPA has been named the best UK spa at this
05 Sep 2017
Professional clubs playing in the second tier of English rugby have signed up to a
31 Aug 2017
Low-cost gym chain Xercise4Less is collaborating with Lancashire Sport Partnership to help people recovering from
12 Jul 2017
School summer holidays are creating a class divide between the fitness levels of deprived children
05 Jul 2017
Former professional footballer Brett Ormerod and his wife, Lisa, have opened an Anytime Fitness gym
07 Jun 2017
A new study supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has suggested that there are
12 May 2017
The chief executive officer of Link4Life, the Trust that operates leisure services on behalf of
05 Apr 2017
More than 20m UK adults are increasing their risk of heart disease and costing the
06 Mar 2017
Fitness and leisure qualification body Active IQ has strengthened its team with the addition of
21 Feb 2017
Life Leisure's actilife health programme has been adopted by two North West leisure trusts planning
14 Feb 2017
Anytime Fitness plans to have 200 UK franchises by the end of the year as
13 Feb 2017
A personal trainer hoping to secure contracts and minimum levels of pay for fitness professionals
31 Jan 2017
Construction work to improve access for disabled fans and increase the capacity of Stoke City
11 Jan 2017
MPs have discussed the most effective ways to use cash raised from the soft drinks
10 Oct 2016
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is planning to develop an artificial grass pitch in Liverpool
29 Sep 2016
England’s heritage sector has been valued at £21.7bn (US$28.2m, €25.2m), generating £18.4bn (US$23.9bn, €21.3bn) in
16 Aug 2016
A number of women will be eligible to attend free coaching courses as part of
22 Jul 2016
Tourism officials have launched an art installation on the hills of Snowdonia, with giant mirrored
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“Since EGYM launched at Vivacity, the team has onboarded more than 1,200 members, with a retention rate of 85%”
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Green Gym Group partnered with Xplor
Gym for an all-in-one gym management
software solution to save time and
improve the member experience
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We all know we need to stand more. Now an exciting new partnership between Physical and Teca Fitness expands this thinking into UK gyms and beyond
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Sustainability in the fitness industry is coming on in leaps and bounds as more
operators refurbish their gym equipment to save money and the planet
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A major refurbishment of Sport Ireland Fitness by Technogym has
created a world-class public gym at the home of Irish sport
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At the heart of the Sydney Swans new headquarters in Australia is an elite
player-focused training facility by strength equipment specialist BLK BOX
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Life Fitness has reimagined cardio with the launch of its Symbio line which has been
designed with advanced biomechanics and offers deep levels of customisation
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Coaching workshops from Keith Smith and
Adam Daniel have been designed to empower
your team and transform your service
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The Maybourne Group has unveiled its all-new London
hotel The Emory. Megan Whitby goes behind the scenes
at Surrenne, its cutting-edge health and wellness club
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As the UK healthcare sector struggles with ever-increasing demand, health club operators are stepping in and offering members welcome medical support. Kath Hudson reports
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“Having now done some franchising, we realise that doing boutiques well requires detailed focus, blood, sweat and tears that can only be delivered by the homegrown team”
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Disappointment about being
passed over for promotion
gave Neil Randall, the resilience
he needed to climb the ranks.
He talks to Kath Hudson about
the challenges he faced early
in his career and the skills
he learned from them
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Weight loss drugs are altering consumer behaviour, disrupting sectors from food retailing (smaller portions) to apparel (less fabric needed). We need to move fast to align with this new reality
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Dr Matthew Wade and Georgie
Poole talk us through research
from UK Active and Savanta that
gives a deeper understanding of
what motivates consumers
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Jonny Wilkinson
Founder, One Living“When you bring the mental, emotional and physical together as one and find balance, it can connect you to the magical”
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A new study has found major differences in the way males and females utilise fat during exercise, as Kath Hudson reports
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Dr Tim Anstiss is developing coachbots that are supporting positive
behaviour change for operators such as Life Leisure and KA Leisure
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Indoor bikes may remain stationary, but the discipline is in constant motion.
Innovators tell Steph Eaves how they’re keeping pace with the latest trends
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AI has the potential to support people in making
healthy lifestyle changes if its algorithms can be
updated to understand the different stages of
motivation, as Jodi Heckel reports
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