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Five Feet to Fitness: Hilton creates hotel rooms with gyms

10th July 2017

Hilton has taken the innovative step of installing gym equipment in individual hotel rooms so guests can workout in privacy. The new room category, which will b...

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Rock climbing: the next big trend in fitness travel

2nd May 2017

Following its inclusion in the 2020 Olympics, climbing is set to reach a much wider audience. The early signs of an explosive global trend are already developin...

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Scientists discover possible ‘cure’ for jet lag

4th February 2017

In the future, travellers traversing the world on ultra-long-haul flights might be able to take a pill to cure jet lag. Ben Brown reports It’s 4am and I’m ...

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Biofit: why biophilic gyms are the future

22nd January 2017

Embracing a new "evolution-friendly fitness method", Biofit is a nature-inspired biophilic pop-up gym that has opened in London's Ladbroke Grove. Designed by...

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Why airlines are promoting in-flight meditation

3rd August 2016

This summer, British Airways announced a partnership with meditation app Headspace, installing versions of its soothing instructional videos on in-flight entert...

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Retro fitness: hula hooping at the Berkeley hotel

12th June 2016

Move your hips – for the second year running, hula hooping classes are available to book over the summer at London's luxurious the Berkeley hotel in Knightsbr...

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Future concept: a plane for athletes designed by Nike

19th December 2015

Imagined for sports people who have to fly regularly, this futuristic concept plane has been drawn up by award-winning design team Teague, in collaboration with...

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Why Health and Fitness Travel could change your life

24th November 2015

Globetrender speaks to Paul Joseph, co-founder of Health and Fitness Travel, about wellness travel trends, getting back to nature and the merits of genetic prof...

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Health tourism: Mandarin Oriental partners with Mayo Clinic

16th November 2015

Next year, the Mandarin Oriental in Turkey's Bodrum will be collaborating with the Mayo Clinic to offer specialist health holidays. The first partnership of ...

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Wellness sabbatical: is this the world’s most expensive gap year?

30th September 2015

Health and Fitness Travel has created the ultimate escape for burnt-out executives – a one-year luxury wellbeing sabbatical touring the world. Priced at £1...

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Don’t forget to breathe: hotels start charging for oxygen

22nd September 2015

From altitude workouts to ‘breath work’ holidays, these days hotels are charging for air. The Conrad London St James hotel has launched “Skinny Rebel” ...

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Luxury Spanish health resort launches quit smoking retreat

13th September 2015

The five-star Healthouse Las Dunas resort in Spain has created a quit smoking retreat for people looking to improve their lifestyle. The seven-day Anti-Tobacco...

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5 apps for on-demand personal training in cities around the world

2nd September 2015

These new apps for personal training will match you with an instructor who will come to a location of your choice and help you get fit. According to research...

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Upscale gym brand Equinox to launch chain of hotels

9th August 2015

New York-based company Equinox Holdings Inc is planning to open a chain of fitness-inspired hotels, with the first coming to the Big Apple's new Hudson Yards de...

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Triathlon training comes to Design Hotel in Cyprus

30th July 2015

The 189-room Almyra hotel on the Cypriot coast of Paphos is setting itself up as an elite training camp for fitness fanatics, tapping into the "limit pushing" t...

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