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Xponential to open first BFT franchise in London
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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Tanni Grey-Thompson joins fight for sector energy support
The damaging effect of the energy crisis due to government inaction and the impact on the health of the UK population saw Tanni Grey-Thompson lobbying the government in the House of Lords recently. Grey-Thompson said the current state of the UK’s health and wellbeing was a “real barrier to levelling up” and that
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Workforce State of Mind survey for health and fitness goes live
The 2023 Workforce State of Mind Survey is now live and available for all professionals working in the fitness, physical activity and wellness industries. Now in its third year, the research project explores the mental wellbeing of people at all levels of the workforce as well as asks employers about approaches
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Mike Farrar says physical activity sector must ‘be at the heart’ of the health service
In his first speech as chair at UK Active, Mike Farrar said the physical activity sector must be “at the heart” of the NHS, the care system, the education system and the workplace. Speaking at UK Active’s inaugural Strategic Partner event – which brought together the health, fitness, local government, sport and wellbeing sectors in London on 17 January – Farrar
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Pure Gym launches first club in Dubai and plans second opening next week
Pure Gym Arabia, the franchise partner of Pure Gym Group in the Middle East, has opened its first club, Nad Al Sheba, in the United Arab Emirates in Dubai. The chain will be launching its second Dubai club next week as part of its plans to open over 20 gyms across the UAE. Facilities at Nad Al Sheba include a
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Eden Project Morecambe secures £50m Levelling Up investment
Plans to create a new Eden Project North attraction in Morecambe, UK, have been given a major boost after the central government pledged to support the scheme with £50m worth of funding. The £50m investment is half of the £100m needed to build the coastal-themed, eco-tourism attraction. The development
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This new wearable is powered by motion and bodyheat
BHeart – a health-tracking wrist wearable with an “endless” battery – was unveiled by Baracoda at CMS 2023. The screenless watch band has been designed to integrate with an existing timepiece or to be worn as a bracelet. It uses patent-pending BMotion energy harvesting technology, which charges from motion, body
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Myzone CEO Dave Wright elected to UK Active board
Dave Wright, CEO of Myzone, has re-joined UK Active’s board of directors for a three-year term. He previously served from 2009 to 2014 and will represent the ‘Wider Activity’ section of the non-profit’s 4,500-strong membership body. The election process was held in November 2022 and approved on 15 December 2022,
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