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ukactive
ukactive is the UK’s leading trade body for the physical activity sector, bringing together more than 4,000 member organisations and partners in our shared ambition to get More People, More Active, More Often.
Find out more about ukactive here...
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ukactive: News and press releases
03 Jun 2026
Hundreds of staff, MPs and Peers from across Westminster have signed up for the Fit for
Office parliamentary physical activity challenge, which takes place throughout June and is
hosted by ukactive and Technogym.
03 Jun 2026
Speedflex has launched a strength training programme for 11 to 16-year-olds, to make it safer,
more inclusive and more engaging.
01 Jun 2026
UK Active has issued the following statement in response to Alan Milburn’s Interim Report
into
Young People and Work.
HCM NEWS: UK Active delivers new defibrillator guidelines to empower staff to deal with cardiac arrests
21 May 2026
UK Active has published new guidance on defibrillators to help fitness and leisure operators
deliver life-saving support for anyone who suffers a cardiac arrest.
03 May 2026
Activity levels are still rising among English adults according to Sport England’s new Active
Lives Survey, which covers November 2024 to November 2025.
HCM NEWS: The UK Health & Fitness Market Report 2026 shows the fitness sector has achieved record growth
09 Apr 2026
The newly published The UK Health & Fitness Market Report 2026 shows penetration has
reached a remarkable 18 per cent of over-16s, with a record 12.
01 Apr 2026
Trade associations from around the world have joined forces to lobby
governments and health
systems on the importance of prescribing lifestyle interventions, including
physical activity and
nutrition, alongside GLP-1 medications.
HCM NEWS: UK Active and This Girl Can publish guidance on preventing and dealing with sexual harassment
09 Mar 2026
UK Active and This Girl Can have published a new guide to help fitness and leisure facilities
communicate their policies and procedures around sexual harassment and intimidation.
PRESS RELEASE: UK Active and This Girl Can launch guide to help gyms and leisure centres communicate policies on harassment and intimidation
04 Mar 2026
UK Active and This Girl Can have published a new guide to help fitness and leisure
facilities communicate their policies and procedures around sexual harassment and
intimidation, as the sector continues to create safer spaces for women and girls.
19 Feb 2026
EuropeActive has announced the launch of Next Level Leaders, a orld class executive
development programme, delivered in partnership with IESE Business School.
PRESS RELEASE: Gen Z loves to lift but one in three Brits do no strength exercise at all, sparking national health warning
13 Feb 2026
Nearly half of UK adults (43 per cent) are failing to meet the Chief Medical Officer’s (CMO)
strength guidelines and one in three (32 per cent) do no activity to strengthen their
muscles at all, according to a new report from ukactive and Les Mills.
05 Feb 2026
A report from UK Active and Les Mills has found that 43 per cent of adults are
failing to meet
the Chief Medical Officer’s strength guidelines.
ukactive: featured in our publications
Insight: Value and identity
Health Club Management 2026 issue 4
Record market penetration in the UK
fitness sector masks a deeper shift
around consumer engagement, according
to a report from Grant Thornton and
UK Active, as Liz Terry reports
HCM People: Deena Gillan
Health Club Management 2026 issue 4
There are so many dedicated people in the independent sector – they work hard because they’re passionate about changing lives
Life Lessons: Steve Ward
Health Club Management 2026 issue 3
Former CEO of UK Active,
Steve Ward left the trade
association to join Go Fit as
chief transformation officer
and bring the brand to the UK.
He talks to Kath Hudson
about how having to pull
the plug on these plans
yielded surprising benefits
HCM People: Ivan Horsfall Turner
Health Club Management 2026 issue 3
When we began in 2002 the service cost the council £1m per year. Today we pay the council
Sponsored: Active IQ – Trust your trainer
Health Club Management 2026 issue 3
Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
Feedback: HCM Forum
Health Club Management 2026 issue 2
Fuel the debate about issues and opportunities across the industry. We’d love to hear from you.
Write to [email protected]
HCM People: Julie Allen
Health Club Management 2026 issue 1
Understanding people through their own voice is incredibly powerful
Insight: More active lives
Health Club Management 2026 issue 1
Sport England has released the latest Active Lives Children and Young People Report for 2024-25, as Kath Hudson reports
Research: Exercise - The antidote to GLP-1 decline
Health Club Management 2025 issue 11
Les Mills and UK Active have partnered to
publish the first industry report on GLP-1 drugs
and muscle mass, as Kath Hudson reports
Digital: Digital Futures evolution
Health Club Management 2025 issue 7
Dave Gerrish
examines the results
of the sector’s Digital
Futures programme
About ukactive
About ukactive
ukactive is the UK’s leading trade body for the physical activity sector, bringing together more than 4,000 member organisations and partners in our shared ambition to get More People, More Active, More Often. From gyms, leisure centres, sports bodies and other activity providers, to health bodies, tech firms, major consumer brands and equipment manufacturers, our community collaborates across the private, public and third sectors. ukactive facilitates high-impact partnerships, conceives and drives breakthrough campaigns, conducts critical research and lobbies the Government to recognise the power of the physical activity sector to address today’s biggest issues – including ‘levelling up’ health, reducing the burden on the NHS and social care, reducing crime, revitalising high streets and communities, and tackling loneliness.
Key products and services
We deliver a world-class membership service which is designed to support your organisation to grow. ukactive members form a community of organisations which represents the most powerful network in the industry, supporting knowledge-sharing, new research, business improvement, and collective lobbying.
Tailored member benefits ensure your organisation has access to the latest industry news, reports and business intelligence to inform your decisions and help you grow. Member newsletters, webinars and networking events provide support from our highly skilled and dedicated team, as well as strategic leads with expertise in the critical areas for sector growth. Members also receive important government policy updates and essential technical updates for your operations, as well as discounts on ukactive events, award entries, and services from partners.
Members of our Strategic Partner Group receive access to exclusive networking events and promotional opportunities, providing a valuable platform for sector leadership, communication and new business.
ukactive is the UK’s leading trade body for the physical activity sector, bringing together more than 4,000 member organisations and partners in our shared ambition to get More People, More Active, More Often. From gyms, leisure centres, sports bodies and other activity providers, to health bodies, tech firms, major consumer brands and equipment manufacturers, our community collaborates across the private, public and third sectors. ukactive facilitates high-impact partnerships, conceives and drives breakthrough campaigns, conducts critical research and lobbies the Government to recognise the power of the physical activity sector to address today’s biggest issues – including ‘levelling up’ health, reducing the burden on the NHS and social care, reducing crime, revitalising high streets and communities, and tackling loneliness.
Key products and services
We deliver a world-class membership service which is designed to support your organisation to grow. ukactive members form a community of organisations which represents the most powerful network in the industry, supporting knowledge-sharing, new research, business improvement, and collective lobbying.
Tailored member benefits ensure your organisation has access to the latest industry news, reports and business intelligence to inform your decisions and help you grow. Member newsletters, webinars and networking events provide support from our highly skilled and dedicated team, as well as strategic leads with expertise in the critical areas for sector growth. Members also receive important government policy updates and essential technical updates for your operations, as well as discounts on ukactive events, award entries, and services from partners.
Members of our Strategic Partner Group receive access to exclusive networking events and promotional opportunities, providing a valuable platform for sector leadership, communication and new business.
ukactive
Tel: 020 8158 9700
Email: [email protected]
Address:
The Bloomsbury Building,
10 Bloomsbury Way,
London,
WC1A 2SL,
United Kingdom
Huw Edwards, CEO
ukactive video gallery:
Key personnel
Mike Farrar, Chair
Huw Edwards, CEO
Marianne Boyle, director of membership and sector development
Clemency Lion, director of research, policy and communications
Huw Edwards, CEO
Marianne Boyle, director of membership and sector development
Clemency Lion, director of research, policy and communications
Key customers
Gyms, health clubs, leisure centres, fitness studios, swimming pools, sports bodies, activity providers, equipment suppliers, technology suppliers, health bodies, education bodies, health charities, consumer fitness brands
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