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US-based fitness franchise, Workout Anytime, has confirmed that it signed deals for 49 more sites in 2022, while also opening 15. With around 200 locations operating across the US, the company says 2023 will see flagship locations open up in Arizona, New Mexico, New Jersey and Maryland as it continues to expand
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Sharecare, a US-based digital health platform, has launched a corporate scheme called Get Active which aims to increase the exercise levels of employees through VR fitness games. Sharecare ran an eight-week pilot in 2022 with property development company Lennar Corporation, which produced such positive results
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Andy King, chair of Manchester's GM Active, has taken the role of CEO at non-profit MCR Active. King brings more than twenty years of sports leadership experience to the position. MCR Active was established in 2019 by Manchester City Council to increase activity levels in the community. After an initial phase
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Researchers at the University of Cambridge have found a way to establish the exact VO2 max of an individual through the use of smartwatch data that is as accurate as a professional sports lab test. VO2 max refers to the maximum volume of oxygen used during exercise and is considered to be the gold standard measure
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The second phase of the UK’s MSK (musculoskeletal) health hub pilot will see the service rolled out to an additional 85 swimming pools and leisure centres this month. The scheme – a collaboration between UK Active, Good Boost, Orthopaedic Research UK, Escape Pain and Arthritis Action – launched last year
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Carowinds theme park in North Carolina, US, has launched year-round operations this month (January 2023). The park has introduced additional weekends to the calendar in January, February and early March, with regular park operation continuing throughout the rest of the year. The added winter operating days
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Google has let go of 31 massage therapists after senior leadership cut its global staff base by 12,000 employees. According to California state documents, the massage therapists were laid off from four of the company’s California locations. Twenty-seven masseuses have been let go from the Mountain View
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GOCO Hospitality, global wellness consulting, development and management company, has appointed seasoned hospitality executive Nicholas Clayton as president of its recently-launched GOCO America divison. In this newly created role, Clayton will guide the wider expansion of GOCO projects in America, including
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The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has unveiled its annual trends report predicting the trends set to dominate the global health and wellness industry in 2023. Containing individual chapters dedicated to each trend, the 160-page 2023 Future of Wellness report was unveiled today at a media event in New York
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A large new hot springs and spa destination is coming to downtown Palm Springs, California, this April. Located on 5.8 acres of sacred land owned by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, The Spa at Séc-he is named after the area’s sacred Agua Caliente Hot Mineral Spring claimed to be 12,000 years old and
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Norwegian startup Play Pulse is preparing to launch its indoor gaming bike in April 2023. The concept features integrated game controllers (which also track heart rate), custom-made games, streaming services and workouts that only function if the user is pedalling. The team are currently still taking pre-orders
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Disney has filed a planning application that kickstarts the group's plans to create a future regional campus and HQ in Florida, US. The application also indicates that the new campus could include an additional gate for Disney's Orlando theme park, Walt Disney World The proposals show a 1.8million sq ft
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A new think tank called the Wellness Access Institute (WAI – pronounced why) has launched to help the industry address its biggest problems and drive research-based innovation. WAI was founded by entrepreneurs Greg Macpherson and Warren Liu after they previously worked together in the preventive health field
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The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has announced the appointment of two international wellness thought leaders to its Advisory Board. Amir Alroy is co-founder of Welltech Ventures, a leading VC fund investing in wellness and health innovation headquartered in Tel Aviv. Veronica Schreibeis Smith, AIA, NCARB, LEED
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Facial fitness and skincare brand FaceGym has entered the Australian market with its first bricks and mortar studio in Sydney and a new deal with Australasian beauty retailer Mecca. Established in 2014, FaceGym was started by Inge Theron, a spa consultant, former Financial Times spa and beauty columnist and now creative director of spa and wellness for
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Fitness First’s annual Red Monday campaign, which ran across the UK on 16 January 2023, increased visits by a third and resulted in sign ups from a thousand new members. Usually member attendances during January are 13,000 a day, on average, across
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Xponential Fitness will open its first Body Fit Training (BFT) franchise in London in February in Queen's Circus, half a mile from the new Battersea Power Station development, which will be home to Third Space, Boom Cycle and BMF when complete. The BFT studio will be led by personal trainer Charlie Hendrie and –
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Spa and wellness industry thought leaders gathered yesterday (26 January) at the Grow Well webinar – hosted by We Work Well – to share their plans, vision and strategies for 2023. Hosted by Grow Well educator and industry figure Lisa Starr, the W3Spa panel included: • Emlyn Brown – global vice president of
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Recovery wellness spa franchise The Covery will expand with 15 new US locations and new partnerships in 2023 – including a destination at Texas’ iconic Trellis Spa at The Houstonian. The Covery works with a mission to keep its members and communities healthy and productive through a variety of non-invasive
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The Greek wellness economy was under the spotlight today at the inaugural Global Wellness Economy conference, hosted in Athens, Greece. The event sought to promote and showcase the country’s potential to become a leading health and wellness tourism destination. The programme featured a series of keynotes from
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Natural History Museum has embarked on a project which will turn the iconic museum's London location into a biologically diverse green space. The Museum's five-acre site in South Kensington is being transformed into a welcoming and accessible green space, which will include new outdoor galleries. As part of the
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Planning approval has been granted for Camden Highline, a project to transform a section of disused railway into a new elevated urban park for London. Similar to the High Line in New York, US, the new green space will run for 1.2km, connecting Camden Town with the King’s Cross and St Pancras area – an
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Continuum Attractions has acquired The Loch Ness Centre and Exhibition near Inverness, Scotland, UK. The visitor attractions group has taken a long lease on the iconic tourism site with immediate plans to upgrade the guest offer. The company will invest £1.5m into the refurbishment and reopening of the
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All Trails, an app that connects people with hiking and running trails all over the world, has expanded its community platform and unveiled a new brand identity. The app, which launched in 2011, now has over 400,000 curated trails and supports 45m users who have logged 700m miles of trails in every continent and
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