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England and Scotland have become the most recent countries to announce their spas will reopen, following a hard-fought campaign by industry associations, operators and the media. Spas will be permitted to reopen from Monday 13 July in England, with pools having a deadline of 25 July. Spas will reopen in Scotland
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A team of architects have revealed plans to transform a multi-lane road in central Copenhagen into a green and car-free city park. The project will turn a famously congested passage to an inviting living space, where "nature is merged into the urban space". The road will be replaced by trees, water,
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The UK's fitness industry can finally get back to business on Saturday 25 July, following the government's announcement today (9 July) that gyms and leisure centres can reopen their doors to the public. Culture minister, Oliver Dowden, made the announcement at the government's 5.00pm press conference. Dowden
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Interest in gym reopening in England is reaching fever pitch, with an announcement expected any time now. To calibrate interest and lighten the mood at this tense time, HCM has done an analysis of google search results. We found the search term 'When will UK gyms reopen?' has been used 1,400,000,000
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Exercising increases levels of a protein hormone secreted by the bones which has a powerful anti-ageing effect on the rest of the body. Osteocalcin, which is secreted by osteoblasts (the cells that synthesise bone), has been proven to be one of the elements that bones use to "communicate" with the rest of the
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WTS International has snapped up Todd Walter as its new president, following the demise of Mynd Spa & Salon – formerly The Elizabeth Arden Red Door Salon & Spa – where he was CEO. Walter will oversee the WTS portfolio of managed facilities and design, feasibility and pre-opening work, reporting to CEO and
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A free-to-access training platform has launched to help the sport and fitness workforce confidently return to work, as lockdown measures are eased. The £250,000 ReActivate initiative has been funded by Sport England, commissioned by CIMSPA and delivered by a consortium of online training partners, led by
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Healing Hotels of the World is hosting a virtual Master Class with wellness experts from luxury destination spas, Rancho la Puerta and The Farm at San Benito. Sarah Livia Brightwood, president of Rancho La Puerta in Mexico, and Dr Marian Alonzo, medical chief at The Farm at San Benito in the Philippines, will
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The government of Dubai has announced that spas and massage centres across the emirate can now open for business following the coronavirus lockdown on 15 March. It revealed the news on 3 July in its Next Phase of Reopening plans, with facilities being able to open on 4 July. Spas in the list include those inside
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Glasgow Life, which runs leisure and culture facilities on behalf of Glasgow City Council, has said that it will begin opening its gyms and fitness facilities from 17 August. The operator said the first site to open will be its Glasgow Club Scotstoun, where the gym, fitness studios and outdoor pitches will be
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The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has switched venues from Tel Aviv to the US following travel disruption due to the pandemic. The event will now take place from 8-11 November 2020 at The Breakers in Palm Beach, with Tel Aviv hosting the following summit from 15-18 November 2021. The Breakers is well known
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Fitness equipment firm Nautilus Inc is looking for a buyer for its commercial equipment brand Octane Fitness – less than five years after acquiring it. The firm, which purchased Octane from North Castle Partners in a deal worth US$115m in late 2015, says the move is part of a strategy to "focus solely on
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The government has confirmed that the £320m Physical Education and Sport Premium will be made available for the next school year (2020-21), starting this September. The Premium provides a ring-fenced, top-up to school funding to ensure every primary school-age child gets at least 60 minutes of physical activity
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Boutique gym operator, Gymbox, faced threats of legal action over its bid to reopen on 4 July, with CEO, Marc Diaper deciding not to proceed as a result. In late June, following the government's decision to open pubs before gyms, Gymbox CEO Diaper took to social media, questioning the government's motives. He
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Technogym has announced the launch of live streaming and on-demand classes. The new content will be delivered via the Technogym Mywellness app. The service will offer operators the opportunity to stream their own content to their community whenever and wherever they are, so users can connect to their favourite
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that gyms may be able to reopen in a ‘couple of weeks’. Johnson made the comments during an interview with radio station LBC this morning (3 July). "We are going to reopen gyms as soon as we can do it in a COVID-19-secure way and I think that the date for reopening
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UK consumer confidence has improved significantly since the beginning of the lockdown, with a fifth of households now thinking they will be better off in the next 12 months. PwC’s June 2020 Consumer Sentiment Survey, puts overall confidence at -11, a huge improvement on the -26 figure recorded at the
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The PGA Tour has recently bought 1,000 Whoop bands for its golfers, after PGA Tour golfer Nick Watney said he was alerted via his Whoop band that he may have COVID-19. Having worn the tracker for more than a year, Watney noticed one morning when checking the app that his respiratory rate had spiked. Despite not
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Kathryn Moore, founder of Spa Connectors, has announced the launch of the Hall of Wellness Awards (HOW Awards) to recognise those excelling in their fields in the global spa, beauty and wellness industry. The awards have been developed to recognise extraordinary individuals while elevating the global spa, beauty
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Industry body ukactive has today (1 July) hosted a delegation of government and public health officials on visits to a number of gyms and leisure centres. The delegation, which included deputy chief medical officer, professor Jonathan Van-Tam, and representatives of Sport England was given the opportunity to see
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Health and fitness company Ingesport – which operates the GO fit chain of gyms in Spain and Portugal – has secured an official certification by AENOR for its protocols against COVID-19. AENOR (the Spanish Association for Standardization and Certification) is responsible for standardisation and certification
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Mountainside Fitness in Arizona has filed a lawsuit against state's governor, Doug Ducey, after he ordered gyms to shut their doors again for at least a month to tackle a "second spike" in coronavirus cases. CEO and founder, Tom Hatten, said he made the decision to take legal action immediately after Ducey
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Physical activity levels in England have continued to fall from those recorded at the initial phase of lockdown – partly due to schools, shops and workplaces reopening, giving people less time to exercise. Latest figures from Savanta ComRes for Sport England – based on data collected from 2,000 adults between 19
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Franchise operator Club Pilates has shown that there is growing confidence in the US fitness and wellness sector, by revealing details of an expansion push which will see 21 new locations opening in June alone. While some of the new studio openings had been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of
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Italian destination spa, Borgo Egnazia, has reopened to guests and updated its popular Happiness Break to begin at home, with a new set of pre-arrival digital consultations and classes. Borgo Egnazia’s team of therapists has added a new phase to their wellness programme which aims to create balance and increase
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