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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.
Exclusive: Les Mills to launch online fitness classes
BY Jak Phillips | 12 Mar 2015
Global fitness giant Les Mills is bidding to bring exercise classes into the home and on to the computer with the planned launch of a new on- demand streaming service.
Arianna Huffington: Wellbeing is essential to success
BY Jak Phillips | 12 Mar 2015
Without embracing wellbeing, we can never be truly successful and our bottom line will suffer, said Arianna Huffington today (March 11) during her keynote address at the IHRSA 2015 conference in Los Angeles.
IHRSA 2015: 5 things loyal gym members care about most
BY Jak Phillips | 11 Mar 2015
Having a friendly array of staff and PTs to make members feel welcome is the single most important factor for loyal gym users, according to a survey of more than one million customers.
IHRSA 2015: Collaboration key to harnessing tech opportunities
BY Jak Phillips | 11 Mar 2015
Health club operators and suppliers must take urgent action if they are to capitalise on the opportunities afforded by fitness technology, according to a team of industry experts.
IHRSA 2015 kicks off in Los Angeles
BY Jak Phillips | 11 Mar 2015
Premier fitness industry event IHRSA 2015 gets underway today at the L.A. Convention Center in Los Angeles, with media mogul Arianna Huffington set to star with a keynote speech.
Could the power of friendship keep teenage girls active?
BY Kath Hudson | 11 Mar 2015
The University of Bristol is launching a new study to assess whether a peer-led intervention could address the steep reduction in teenage girls doing physical activity at secondary school.
Major benchmarking report highlights narrowing price gap between public and private gyms
BY Jak Phillips | 11 Mar 2015
Increasingly fierce competition in the UK gym sector is leading to historically low differences in price between the public and private sector.
LaSalle snaps up Virgin Active sites in £9m acquisition
BY Jak Phillips | 09 Mar 2015
LaSalle Investment Management, an independent sub­sidiary of US-based real estate giant Jones Lang LaSalle, has given a large vote of confidence to the trajectory of the UK health and fitness sector with a £9m investment in two Virgin Active health clubs.
     
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2932 to 2951 of 3987 news stories
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.
Exclusive: Les Mills to launch online fitness classes
BY Jak Phillips | 12 Mar 2015
Global fitness giant Les Mills is bidding to bring exercise classes into the home and on to the computer with the planned launch of a new on- demand streaming service.
Arianna Huffington: Wellbeing is essential to success
BY Jak Phillips | 12 Mar 2015
Without embracing wellbeing, we can never be truly successful and our bottom line will suffer, said Arianna Huffington today (March 11) during her keynote address at the IHRSA 2015 conference in Los Angeles.
IHRSA 2015: 5 things loyal gym members care about most
BY Jak Phillips | 11 Mar 2015
Having a friendly array of staff and PTs to make members feel welcome is the single most important factor for loyal gym users, according to a survey of more than one million customers.
IHRSA 2015: Collaboration key to harnessing tech opportunities
BY Jak Phillips | 11 Mar 2015
Health club operators and suppliers must take urgent action if they are to capitalise on the opportunities afforded by fitness technology, according to a team of industry experts.
IHRSA 2015 kicks off in Los Angeles
BY Jak Phillips | 11 Mar 2015
Premier fitness industry event IHRSA 2015 gets underway today at the L.A. Convention Center in Los Angeles, with media mogul Arianna Huffington set to star with a keynote speech.
Could the power of friendship keep teenage girls active?
BY Kath Hudson | 11 Mar 2015
The University of Bristol is launching a new study to assess whether a peer-led intervention could address the steep reduction in teenage girls doing physical activity at secondary school.
Major benchmarking report highlights narrowing price gap between public and private gyms
BY Jak Phillips | 11 Mar 2015
Increasingly fierce competition in the UK gym sector is leading to historically low differences in price between the public and private sector.
LaSalle snaps up Virgin Active sites in £9m acquisition
BY Jak Phillips | 09 Mar 2015
LaSalle Investment Management, an independent sub­sidiary of US-based real estate giant Jones Lang LaSalle, has given a large vote of confidence to the trajectory of the UK health and fitness sector with a £9m investment in two Virgin Active health clubs.
     
 


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