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The market value of spa products in the UK increased from 49.036 million pounds sterling in 2009 to 58.972 million pounds sterling in 2010, a 20.3 percent year-to-year increase. Spa product manufacturers have responded to this trend by addressing customers' needs for certain ingredients. How the recession affected this sector is also discussed.

Wellness travel in Germany grown by 4.7 percent in 2009 with a value of 1 billion euro. This indicates that German consumers take spa seriously due to its health benefits. Spa products that have been introduced to take advantage of this trend are presented.

The market for spa products in France posted a market value of 1.65 billion euro in 2008, with an estimated 5 percent growth in 2009. These figures are deemed as indicators of how well-preserved the French spa market is despite the financial crisis. The French see going to spa more as a necessity than a luxury.

The spa industry in the UK offers Green Science skin care range that contains organic ingredients and Aveda products from Estee Lauder, which include Chakra Balancing Mists. Product launches from various cosmetics and personal care products companies and other spa treatments are discussed.

The spa industry in Italy has 20,200 locations with a total revenue of one billion euro in 2007. The industry offers popular treatments, including facial and body treatments, hair removal, massage and manicures and pedicures. Details on trends such as using natural products, male spa treatments and spa design are discussed.

Spas in Germany are growing in number and are offering skin care, body care and cosmetics. Some of these products include face creams, skin firming lotion and anti-stretchmark creams that contain natural ingredients. Details on spa product offerings and trends catering to male customer services are discussed.

France is the second-largest spa market in Europe with 2,746 spas earning a total revenue of $2.299 million. Spa products are also booming with the entrance to international markets and new lines that boast of natural ingredients. Details on new spa products are provided.

What if you could give your training business a shot of adrenalin for an investment of $500 or less? Launching a full-time or sideline mobile training business may be just [...]

Carbican Equipment Services is one of thirteen suppliers of fitness equipment, which also offer after sales service. The company offers preventative maintenance contracts which include a maximum of four visits annually. Most problems are resolved over the telephone. Bolton Stirland offers a variety of maintenance agreements and carries a stock of parts. The company offers an average response time of two working days. Details of the after sales services of a selection of suppliers is included.

A dog curling up and napping under the rays of the sun shining through a windowpane is one example. People gathering for a quick sauna or flipping a switch on [...]

Spanish consumers have been supporters of spa going and spa products as demonstrated by a turnover of 3.9 billion euro in 2009. How Spain's spa tradition influenced this growth is explored.

Spa industry representatives in Italy claim that the industry remains unaffected by the economic downturn, as shown by the growth rate of 0.2 percent and retail value of 882.5 million euro in 2008. Leading spa locations in Italy are described, along with spa products that dominate the market.

Altro supplied flooring for the David Lloyd Leisure's club in Turo, Barcelona. The flooring is seen as an integral design feature of the club, but the need to meet health [...]

The UK has a potentially strong market for health club equipment, although it is still some years behind the US, according to Augie Nieto, founder and president of equipment supplier Life Fitness. The company is keen to supply the appropriate technology to allow health club clients to develop a solid fitness routine. It offers equipment which will alow clients to obtain information about their body, thus ensuring that they exercise at an appropriate level.

TRENTON, NJ - A new law in New Jersey requires an automated external defibrillator (AED) to be in New Jersey health clubs no later than Jan. 12, 2007. The bill [...]

The Toro Company recently announced that Chateau Elan has been awarded the use of either a Groundsmaster 3280-D or a Groundsmaster 3320 for one year. Mike Nicodemus, equipment manager at [...]

Health and fitness group David Lloyd Leisure is to use Mtivity's web-based workflow application for all of its print requirements. All 56 of the clubs across the UK and Ireland [...]

You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who doesn't like to be pampered. Men, women, children, heck, even Honey, the family yellow lab, drools with delight when she gets a rub-down. [...]

The new Virgin Active health club in Solihull, Birmingham, uses tiles and technical support from Domus to create a bright, welcoming feel. Green and white Keystones mosaic tiles create a [...]

Tanning it distributor Futuresun can now offer Miami Sun's Sun Tower vertical tanning unit in a new range of colours and finishes. The units, available in 180watt and 160watt versions, […]

Finders Spa Services has unveiled its aqualux system -- a sunbath which combines a whirlpool and solarium. The sun element is provided by the Aqualux in-built solarium while the sea […]

You show them your club, explain why they should join, but can you show them just how they could look if they became a member? Well now you can be […]

208 From spa to guestroom The new Spa Therapy Collection from Gilchrist & Soames is a contemporary range of luxurious guest amenities based on the healing and restorative benefits of [...]

equipment JUST FOR WOMEN Go Figure strength equipment is designed exclusively for women by women. Manufactured by Savage Fitness, the setup includes a bench, free weights with foam-padded grips, and [...]

Health club operator LA Fitness has become the first chain in Europe to install oxygen systems across its entire estate. It will roll out the system to all 26 of […]

DENVER-- The Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA) used the occasion of the recent Health & Fitness Business Expo & Conference to share new fitness related statistics. Data showed that home [...]

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES-- Buying groups have been leveling the playing field in the sporting goods industry for some time now--especially in the team category--allowing smaller retailers and organizations to combine their [...]

Sales of spa products in the US fell 15 percent to $16 billion in 2009, apparently due to the financial downturn, which led consumers to limit their pampering activities. Despite the financial downturn, spa treatments still dominated spa market sales. Other spa products introduced by manufacturers in the US are described.

How cosmetics manufacturers have harnessed the health benefits of grape and wine to develop products is discussed. The health benefits of grape and wine had given way to the opening of vinotherapy spa in 1999. The spread of vinotherapy to other parts of the world is also described.

The spa industry in the US has approximately 14,000 facilities with more than $10 billion in total revenue annually. Products for the spa industry include body scrubs, anti-aging creams and soaps that contain organic ingredients. Details about the products and spa trend catering to male customers are discussed.

Spa volume growth in Spain for 2006 was at 22% with an estimated turnover 2.745 million euro. The growing spa industry has sttracted cosmetic companies to develop spa products, such as the natural ayurvedic cosmetics Aveda from Estee Lauder and Spa Wisdom bath salts and exfoliants. Spanish spa history is presented.

BUILDING A FITNESS INDUSTRY Bob Goldman, D.O., holds the hydraulic lift control in one hand and cautiously peers over the edge of the open three-story lift shaft. Dangling from a [...]

An English gym is harnessing the hard work of its clients with exercise machines that produce energy as people work out. The Spectrum Leisure Centre in County Durham is using [...]

The sale of signature T-shirts and other activewear is becoming big business for gyms and health clubs in New York, NY. Offerings include baseball caps, hooded sweatshirts and over-sized mesh shorts. One of the health clubs most involved in the sale of activewear is Crunch, which sells its own private label apparel, in addition to Avia and Nike products, at its three locations. Crunch's Doug Levine says that apparel sales help the company with its overhead expenses., NEW YORK -- Health clubs and gyms here are actively moving into activewear. The Manhattan Yellow Pages list more than 200 clubs and gyms. As these facilities sought to establish [...]

Fitness centre and gym operators must carefully select equipment to meet clients' increasingly discerning demands. Users are acutely aware of the differences between bad and good exercise products. The 'life cost' of equipment must be taken into account when purchasing. Weight-based variable resistance equipment is the most widely used, although electromagnetic and compressed air resistance products are also available. Virtually anyone can set themselves up as a fitness equipment distributor in the UK, with the number of suppliers having risen dramatically in the past ten years.

How the spa products sector has benefited from the demand for natural products in the Russian cosmetics-and-toiletries is explored. In Russia, high quality spa products are required to contain at least 85 percent of natural ingredients. Insights into the distribution of spa products for home use are also presented.