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Sport Alliance has named Erwin Korst vice president sales international. The appointment comes as the company announces US$100m of new funding from PSG Equity to drive growth. This latest round of funding follows PSG’s initial investment of US$65m in August 2021, since which time Sport Alliance has more than
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New insight from UK quango, Sport England has found that healthy life expectancy in England – ie, the number of years people live without debilitating disease – can vary by up to 17 years, depending on where they live. This – in turn – leads to lifespans that are shortened by up to nine years for people living
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PureGym has delivered a positive set of third quarter results, with revenues increasing to £137.7m, for the three months ending 30 September – up 15.8 per cent on Q3 2022 (£118.9m). This was partly due to a 14.9 per cent increase in members and a 2.2 per cent increase in average revenue, thanks to price
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A new rooftop spa has been added to modern alpine escape Das Central in the heart of Sölden, high in the Austrian Alps, to refresh the property’s wellness offering. The new Summit Spa has been added to the existing spa as part of a property-wide overhaul. The update has also added a new lobby, 31 rooms and
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Sony Pictures is set to launch an immersive indoor entertainment park at Oakbrook Center in Chicago in December, featuring escape rooms, interactive exhibits, racing simulators, VR attractions, bumper cars and food and drink. Called Wonderverse, the entertainment destination will occupy a 45,000sq ft retail
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Arch Amenities Group (AAG)* has branched into Canada with the acquisition of Personal Best Health and Performance, a Canadian leader in corporate wellness services. Personal Best, based in Palgrave, Ontario, provides consultative and management services designed to maximise the benefit of employee fitness and
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Xponential Fitness, the largest global franchisor of boutique fitness brands, has announced the opening of its milestone 3,000th studio – a CycleBar in Loveland, Colorado – with more expansion in the pipeline, as well as the planned acquisition of an eleventh brand. Speaking exclusively to HCM,
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Sandie Johannessen has been appointed the new group director of spa and wellness at Minor Hotels – international hotel owner, operator and investor. A seasoned spa industry figure, Johannessen now oversees the Asia branch of Minor’s spa management arm called MSpa International. Operating over 70 spas
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Clinique La Prairie (CLP) is preparing for the imminent opening of its fourth global Longevity Hub Taipei in Taiwan on 25 November. Following the launch of the urban hub concept in Madrid, Bangkok and Doha, the new destination will offer a distilled version of the Swiss brand’s signature offerings grounded in
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Athlete-inspired wellness, social wellbeing and active nutrition are three of the hottest trends set to shape the wellness sector in 2024, according to Emlyn Brown, Accor’s global senior vice president of wellbeing strategy, design and development. Brown says it’s widely acknowledged among the global
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The second W3FIT event took place in Croatia recently, drawing buyers and suppliers together from across the EMEA region for three days of meetings, networking and educational sessions at the Le Méridien Lav in Split. Organised by wellness event outfit We Work Well, the W3FIT event – and sister event, W3Spa
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The Exercise for Health Summit (EfHS), organised by EuropeActive, kicked off today at the Melia Castille in Madrid, with the timing designed to coincide with the Spanish Presidency of the European Council, in the second half of 2023 The two-day event has been designed to explore the opportunities for promoting health-enhancing physical activity and its impact on
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JD Gyms, part of listed company, JD Sports Fashion plc, has sold UAE health club operator, GymNation, to a management buy-out team backed by investors TriCap Investments and Ruya Partners, which has revealed it invested SAR 94 million (US$25 million) private credit into GymNation. JD Gyms, bought GymNation from Select Investments Ltd in February 2022. The MBO was
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Physical activity is 1.5 times more effective than counselling or leading medications when it comes to managing and treating mental health issues such as depression and anxiety. The finding comes from research conducted by the University of South Australia (UOSA) in Adelaide, Australia and published in the
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Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning (MoCAUP) has opened an exhibition which provides a retrospective of the research and practices of MAD Architects. Called Ma Yansong: Landscapes in Motion, the exhibition occupies an expansive space of more than 3,000sq m and takes visitors on a
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Spanish wellness brand SHA Wellness will open its Latin American flagship in January in Costa Mujeres, a secluded beach destination just north of Cancun. Joining SHA’s Alicante flagship, SHA Mexico’s opening will mark the first phase of SHA’s global expansion plans with an additional Emirates forest destination
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Life Time is launching into the medical wellness market with a longevity and performance concept called Miora. A pilot is in soft launch at Life Time's Target Centre health club in Minneapolis, US, with an official opening date set for 27 November. The company was already offering a wide range of wellness
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Training provider, The Fitness Group, has teamed up with personal training app, My PT Hub, to make it easier for aspiring personal trainers to set up their own businesses. The partnership will see My PT Hub being integrated into the education courses provided by The Fitness Group. Graduates will learn how they
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Everlast Gyms today (16 November) opened a new flagship property at the Metro Centre in Gateshead UK as part of a strategy to globalise the brand. The 37,000sq ft health club occupies a former Debenhams department store. Speaking exclusively to HCM magazine for a profile interview in the next edition,
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The Maybourne Hotel Group – manager of iconic global hotels including Claridges, The Berkeley and The Connaught – has partnered with wellness technology company Virtusan to enhance its guests' wellbeing. The partnership will allow Maybourne to integrate multisensory technology into its hotel environments to
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Holistic wellness sanctuary Kamalaya Koh Samui in Thailand has announced the launch of its latest programme in partnership with Blue Zones, launching May 2024. The group retreat is based on 20 years of research by Blue Zones and has been designed to offer guests an immersive experience to discover secrets of
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There are now more than 300 boutique fitness studios across London – an increase of 17.4 per cent when compared to 2018. Figures from the London Boutique Studio Report 2023, published by insight outfit Leisure DB, also show that more than half (56 per cent) of London's adult population of 6.98m people now
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Timbaland, Platinum Grammy Award-winning producer, who's worked with artists such as Jay-Z, Missy Elliott, Madonna, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake and Drake and Björk, has announced a partnership with health and wellbeing music provider, Myndstream. The new partners will collaborate to produce an album of wellness
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Connected fitness equipment supplier, Echelon Fitness, has signed a multi-year deal with Run Disney, the road race division of Disney Sports Enterprises. The Run Disney race series is one of the largest race organisations in the US, with more than 170,000 runners participating in events each race season, plus
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Destination wellness operator and Chiva-Som sister brand Jayasom plans to launch in Saudi Arabia, Europe, Japan, India and Malaysia as part of a major global rollout plan. The brand’s first property will launch in Saudi Arabia in 2024 at the vast upcoming integrative multigenerational health resort called Amaala.
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