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Industry figure and founder of Spa Balance Consulting Sonal Uberoi has penned a new book, named The Wellness Asset: How wellness can transform and future-proof your hotel. The book guides readers through Uberoi’s unique Essence Methodology – a step-by-step process that shows hoteliers how to build a
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Health clubs, leisure centres and studios in England have opened today (12 April) for the first time during 2021. Some opened their doors to exercisers at midnight, celebrating the return of customers and members. It's the first time English health clubs have allowed to receive customers in 114 days and
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A major new initiative will look to strengthen and unite the fitness industry's voice in influencing policy and policymakers in the US. The National Health & Fitness Alliance (NHFA) aims to consolidate and centralise the advocacy, public affairs, stakeholder engagement, fundraising and lobbying efforts of the
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Disney has confirmed that it will open its long-awaited Avengers Campus at the Disneyland California resort in Anaheim on 4 June 2021. Based on the Marvel cinematic universe, the themed area at the California park will be the first of three Marvel Campuses being developed by Walt Disney Imagineering on three
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The First 1000 Days of Wellness (F1000 Days) will introduce specialised practitioner training for conception, pregnancy, and family integrative wellness, in partnership with respected industry trainers Christine Clinton and Joanne Berry. Launching in May 2021, the F1000 Days Professional Ambassador Training
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A new at-home fitness app will enable friends, communities, and coaches to remotely work out together using live video links. Looking to market itself as a 'social fitness' app, Bim combines home exercise sessions with real-time multi-user video for up to 20 participants. The idea is to create an experience
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The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in visits to the world's top 100 museums and galleries falling by three quarters. According to an annual survey, conducted by The Art Newspaper, visits to leading museums fell by 77 per cent last year – down from 230 million in 2019 to just 54 million. According
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Ghislain Waeyaert, former VP of French wellness brand and consultancy Deep Nature, has been appointed president of the new French branch of Italy-based global spa consultancy bbSpa_Group. Waeyaert and bbSpa have worked collaboratively to produce and launch bbSpa_France which offers technical advice and turnkey
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Adults suffering from chronic pain should be advised to take exercise, rather than be prescribed painkillers, according to new guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). In a groundbreaking move, NICE says that patients looking to manage their pain should be advised to engage in
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Michael Bruggeman, CEO of OM4 Organic Male and haia, is leading a new nonprofit charitable foundation supported by a host of leading beauty, wellness and healthcare industry experts. Called One Well World, the initiative’s mission is to inspire global wellbeing through local action and tackle major social issues
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As health clubs and fitness studios in England are counting the hours down to reopening day on Monday 12 April, PureGym has announced it will open 10 brand new health clubs alongside its existing 230 sites. The 10 new clubs will be launched at various stages during "reopening week" and are linked to long-term
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Empowered Brands, the franchise investment business that acquired énergie Fitness out of a CVA in June 2020, has announced plans to accelerate the roll-out of its four key brands in Europe. The company also aims to expand, with the acquisition of new businesses. In addition to énergie Fitness, the current
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Premium Swiss wellness destination The Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne has launched a comprehensive Covid Bounce Backprogramme at its five-star in-house medical wellness facility, Waldhotel. The seven-day preventative programme is tailored to enable guests to attain a more balanced and sustained level of
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The Chinese visitor attractions market is set to bounce back from the pandemic with significant growth over the coming years. Speaking to Attractions Management, Linda Dong, president of China Leisure, said the sector has improved its offer, thanks partly to the entry into it by large international
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John Treharne, founder of The Gym Group, and Jana Havrdová, president of the Czech Chamber of Fitness, are among four new members to have been elected onto the EuropeActive board. Treharne and Havrdová will be joined by Veronica Telleschi, director of PR at Italian industry body ANIF, and by France Active's
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Questex, owner of industry buyer event, Sibec EU, has announced it will partner with FIBO in 2021, moving the event alongside the trade show and EuropeActive conference in Cologne during the week of 1 November. Sibec EU was originally scheduled to take place at the Forte Village Resort in Sardinia, Italy from
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According to Jan Freitag, senior VP at Smith Travel Research (STR), the industry can expect to see a pick-up in the luxury hospitality sector, including hotel spas, in a matter of months. STR has been tracking the state of US hotels’ revenue per available room (RevPAR) alongside the proportion of the population
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Bob Rogers, the founder of BRC Imagination Arts, has predicted that the visitor attraction industry will see a "surge in interest" during 2021, as the global tourism industry begins its slow journey to recovery. Speaking exclusively to Attractions Management, Rogers said there remains a huge appetite to
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Fitness tech firm Therabody has expanded into a new area of wellness with the launch of a new compression recovery device. Using clinical pneumatic compression technology, RecoveryAir is a medical-grade device designed to reduce muscle fatigue, soreness, swelling, inflammation and increase overall circulation.
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An emerging shadow economy of the Irish beauty industry will continue to grow rapidly unless the sector is allowed to reopen soon, the Irish Spa Association (ISA) has warned. ISA co-founder Anita Murray revealed that a growing number of dangerous and unregulated treatments are being conducted in people’s private
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Les Mills has come up with an ingenious solution to get around the pandemic travel bans, which threatened a long tradition of its video Masterclasses featuring a global line up of instructors and presenters. COVID-19-enforced travel restrictions and border closures meant overseas presenters couldn't make it to
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At-home fitness giant Peloton has officially completed the acquisition of equipment provider Precor, in a deal worth US$420m. Precor will now become a division of Peloton, with current Precor president, Rob Barker, becoming CEO of Precor and general manager of Peloton Commercial. He will report directly to
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A new digital fitness platform has combined a digital exercise offering with online dating features which allow users to meet workout partners and find a "fitness companion". TeamUp will see members create their own activity profiles and then pick and choose from members to see if they want to meet in-person – or
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PGA Catalunya will unveil its brand new https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtJzRf1voBk">Wellness Centre in Girona, Spain, on 16 April, following a €5m (£4.3m, US$5.9m) investment. Set in 540 hectares of Mediterranean Forest, PGA Catalunya offers a holistic retreat that integrates physical and mental health into a
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The Product House (TPH) and Gharieni Group have partnered to develop a series of exclusive spa and wellness treatments, combining Gharieni concept beds with therapeutic treatments from internationally leading skincare brands. Called ">Ultra Therapy Concepts by Gharieni, the new launches will be offered
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