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Majority of hospitality and leisure businesses set to increase wages in 2015: survey
BY Jak Phillips | 24 Mar 2015
Falling unemployment and a strengthening UK economy mean that 60 per cent of businesses in the hospitality and leisure sector are planning to increase wages in the year ahead, according to a new employment survey.
Budget clubs drive European gym memberships to near double-digit growth
BY Jak Phillips | 24 Mar 2015
European health club operators enjoyed strong penetration growth in 2014, with low cost clubs continuing to lead the way, according to the new European Health & Fitness Market Report published by EuropeActive and Deloitte.
City University London unveils major new sport and exercise complex
BY Jak Phillips | 24 Mar 2015
City University London has cut the ribbon on its CitySport leisure complex – one of the largest sports facilities to be developed in central London.
ASA reveals 1 in 5 adults unable to swim
BY Jak Phillips | 23 Mar 2015
More than one in five adults in England are unable to swim, according to statistics released today (23 March) by the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA).
Sports Direct targets £5m gym and retail complex in former nightclub
BY Jak Phillips | 23 Mar 2015
Sports Direct is bidding to scale up its dual-use gym and retail concept – part of plans to create a 200-strong UK gym empire – with proposals for a £5m development in Dundee.
Have your say on World Health Organisation childhood obesity report
BY Jak Phillips | 23 Mar 2015
Physical activity experts and other relevant stakeholders are being asked to submit their views on a World Health Organisation (WHO) investigation into ending childhood obesity.
Exclusive: London launch takes ClassPass to new heights
BY Jak Phillips | 20 Mar 2015
London’s booming boutique fitness scene has led to it becoming the fastest growing market ever for studio subscription service ClassPass, says CEO Payal Kadakia.
Pure Gym CEO: We’re not a sexist company
BY Jak Phillips | 20 Mar 2015
The new CEO of Pure Gym Humphrey Cobbold has said claims the chain is sexist “couldn’t be further from the truth,” adding that the company has learned valuable lessons from its recent brush with controversy.
GLL to launch East London’s first trampoline park
BY Jak Phillips | 20 Mar 2015
Leisure operator GLL has announced it will open east London’s first ever indoor trampoline park this summer at Barking Sporthouse and Gym, as part of the site’s burgeoning range of services.
IHRSA 2015 product round-up
BY Jak Phillips | 19 Mar 2015
With more than 8,000 convention visitors, plus nearly 400 exhibitors, IHRSA 2015 saw the unveiling of a raft of new products. Here, we round-up just some of the many new pieces of equipment – and increasingly software – which were on show in Los Angeles last week.
New app to offer instant retention advice
BY Jak Phillips | 19 Mar 2015
Retention Guru Dr Paul Bedford is to launch a new app providing health club and leisure centre operators with retention advice at their fingertips.
Ageing Buckingham leisure centre set for £2.6m facelift
BY Jak Phillips | 18 Mar 2015
The Swan Pool and Leisure Centre in Buckingham recently began a £2.6m transformation project to revitalise services, backed by the local authority and a £500,000 grant from Sport England.
Indie studio Urban Cave targets 360 degree approach to wellness
BY Jak Phillips | 18 Mar 2015
A new boutique studio in Soho is aiming to offer members a ‘complete circle of care’ through the provision of personal training, classes, massage and physio.
Fit for Sport draws on Looney Tunes to get kids active
BY Jak Phillips | 17 Mar 2015
Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and the entire Looney Tunes gang could soon be putting UK kids through their paces as part of a new collaboration between Warner Bros. Consumer Products UK and Ireland (WBCP) and Fit for Sport.
US-chain Life Time Fitness sold in US$4bn deal
BY Jak Phillips | 17 Mar 2015
US gym chain Life Time Fitness is set to become a private company in a deal valued at more than US$4bn (€3.8bn, £2.7bn).
Obesity brings 40 per cent higher cancer risk for women: study
BY Jak Phillips | 17 Mar 2015
Health experts are urging obese women to adopt healthier lifestyles, following research suggesting they have a 40 per cent greater risk of weight-related cancer.
Changing of the guard as British Military Fitness founder takes MD post
BY Jak Phillips | 17 Mar 2015
The original founder of British Military Fitness (BMF), Harry Sowerby, has reassumed the top rank having been appointed as the company’s new managing director.
Stalker and Turok target nationwide rollout for trampolining venture
BY Jak Phillips | 16 Mar 2015
ukactive veterans David Stalker and Fred Turok are aiming to stay anything but grounded as they prepare for life after the physical activity organisation, by embarking on a mission to create a nationwide trampolining empire.
Jockey AP McCoy in the saddle for ukactive Flame Conference
BY Jak Phillips | 16 Mar 2015
Horse Racing legend AP McCoy has been announced as the headline speaker for this June’s ukactive Flame Conference 2015.
Apple Watch no ‘silver bullet,’ says Bryan O’Rourke
BY Jak Phillips | 15 Mar 2015
Apple’s new smartwatch will not be the instant “silver bullet” to destroy health clubs as some have predicted, rather it will be the subsequent refinement of the product which will have the biggest impact, according to leading industry analyst Bryan O’Rourke.
     
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2924 to 2943 of 3987 news stories
Majority of hospitality and leisure businesses set to increase wages in 2015: survey
BY Jak Phillips | 24 Mar 2015
Falling unemployment and a strengthening UK economy mean that 60 per cent of businesses in the hospitality and leisure sector are planning to increase wages in the year ahead, according to a new employment survey.
Budget clubs drive European gym memberships to near double-digit growth
BY Jak Phillips | 24 Mar 2015
European health club operators enjoyed strong penetration growth in 2014, with low cost clubs continuing to lead the way, according to the new European Health & Fitness Market Report published by EuropeActive and Deloitte.
City University London unveils major new sport and exercise complex
BY Jak Phillips | 24 Mar 2015
City University London has cut the ribbon on its CitySport leisure complex – one of the largest sports facilities to be developed in central London.
ASA reveals 1 in 5 adults unable to swim
BY Jak Phillips | 23 Mar 2015
More than one in five adults in England are unable to swim, according to statistics released today (23 March) by the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA).
Sports Direct targets £5m gym and retail complex in former nightclub
BY Jak Phillips | 23 Mar 2015
Sports Direct is bidding to scale up its dual-use gym and retail concept – part of plans to create a 200-strong UK gym empire – with proposals for a £5m development in Dundee.
Have your say on World Health Organisation childhood obesity report
BY Jak Phillips | 23 Mar 2015
Physical activity experts and other relevant stakeholders are being asked to submit their views on a World Health Organisation (WHO) investigation into ending childhood obesity.
Exclusive: London launch takes ClassPass to new heights
BY Jak Phillips | 20 Mar 2015
London’s booming boutique fitness scene has led to it becoming the fastest growing market ever for studio subscription service ClassPass, says CEO Payal Kadakia.
Pure Gym CEO: We’re not a sexist company
BY Jak Phillips | 20 Mar 2015
The new CEO of Pure Gym Humphrey Cobbold has said claims the chain is sexist “couldn’t be further from the truth,” adding that the company has learned valuable lessons from its recent brush with controversy.
GLL to launch East London’s first trampoline park
BY Jak Phillips | 20 Mar 2015
Leisure operator GLL has announced it will open east London’s first ever indoor trampoline park this summer at Barking Sporthouse and Gym, as part of the site’s burgeoning range of services.
IHRSA 2015 product round-up
BY Jak Phillips | 19 Mar 2015
With more than 8,000 convention visitors, plus nearly 400 exhibitors, IHRSA 2015 saw the unveiling of a raft of new products. Here, we round-up just some of the many new pieces of equipment – and increasingly software – which were on show in Los Angeles last week.
New app to offer instant retention advice
BY Jak Phillips | 19 Mar 2015
Retention Guru Dr Paul Bedford is to launch a new app providing health club and leisure centre operators with retention advice at their fingertips.
Ageing Buckingham leisure centre set for £2.6m facelift
BY Jak Phillips | 18 Mar 2015
The Swan Pool and Leisure Centre in Buckingham recently began a £2.6m transformation project to revitalise services, backed by the local authority and a £500,000 grant from Sport England.
Indie studio Urban Cave targets 360 degree approach to wellness
BY Jak Phillips | 18 Mar 2015
A new boutique studio in Soho is aiming to offer members a ‘complete circle of care’ through the provision of personal training, classes, massage and physio.
Fit for Sport draws on Looney Tunes to get kids active
BY Jak Phillips | 17 Mar 2015
Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and the entire Looney Tunes gang could soon be putting UK kids through their paces as part of a new collaboration between Warner Bros. Consumer Products UK and Ireland (WBCP) and Fit for Sport.
US-chain Life Time Fitness sold in US$4bn deal
BY Jak Phillips | 17 Mar 2015
US gym chain Life Time Fitness is set to become a private company in a deal valued at more than US$4bn (€3.8bn, £2.7bn).
Obesity brings 40 per cent higher cancer risk for women: study
BY Jak Phillips | 17 Mar 2015
Health experts are urging obese women to adopt healthier lifestyles, following research suggesting they have a 40 per cent greater risk of weight-related cancer.
Changing of the guard as British Military Fitness founder takes MD post
BY Jak Phillips | 17 Mar 2015
The original founder of British Military Fitness (BMF), Harry Sowerby, has reassumed the top rank having been appointed as the company’s new managing director.
Stalker and Turok target nationwide rollout for trampolining venture
BY Jak Phillips | 16 Mar 2015
ukactive veterans David Stalker and Fred Turok are aiming to stay anything but grounded as they prepare for life after the physical activity organisation, by embarking on a mission to create a nationwide trampolining empire.
Jockey AP McCoy in the saddle for ukactive Flame Conference
BY Jak Phillips | 16 Mar 2015
Horse Racing legend AP McCoy has been announced as the headline speaker for this June’s ukactive Flame Conference 2015.
Apple Watch no ‘silver bullet,’ says Bryan O’Rourke
BY Jak Phillips | 15 Mar 2015
Apple’s new smartwatch will not be the instant “silver bullet” to destroy health clubs as some have predicted, rather it will be the subsequent refinement of the product which will have the biggest impact, according to leading industry analyst Bryan O’Rourke.
     
 


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