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NHS news
13 Mar 2024
Edinburgh Leisure has appointed Jen Holland as chief executive. She will take over from June
11 Mar 2024
The UK government acknowledged in its recent budget that economic recovery depends on the health
06 Mar 2024
The UK's National Health Service (NHS) is looking for recruits ahead of undertaking its largest-ever
16 Feb 2024
While life expectancy has increased, the extra years are often not spent in good health.
06 Feb 2024
In a newly-launched manifesto, physical activity sector stakeholders are calling for the next UK government
Farrer tells government the physical activity sector is critical to fixing the UK’s sluggish economy
01 Feb 2024
Mike Farrar, chair of UK Active, has called on the UK government to deploy the
PerformX Live, the premier business of fitness event, has announced Dr Jonathan Leary, founder and
23 Jan 2024
As the UK's political parties set their sights on the general election in 2024, UK
18 Jan 2024
Equinox has created an educational programme for its performance coaches that will enable them to
17 Jan 2024
With pressure on medical services at an all time high, the Tony Blair Institute for
17 Jan 2024
Physiotherapy patients are being offered treatment in leisure centres thanks to a tie-up between London
12 Jan 2024
People in the UK are getting the message that health clubs can support and protect
09 Jan 2024
HCM editor, Liz Terry, has called on the sector to step up to assist the
Introducing Sprung Gym-Flooring, where innovation meets excellence in the world of flooring and sports solutions.
21 Dec 2023
Without government action, economic growth in the UK will continue to be hampered by the
15 Dec 2023
Horizon Leisure is upgrading and investing in its new shopping-centre health hub – The Wellbeing
06 Dec 2023
Survivalist, Bear Grylls has partnered with four mental health heavyweights and former TV producer, Neil
06 Dec 2023
An Independent Commission for Healthier Working Lives, supported by the Health Foundation, is being established
01 Nov 2023
Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, UK, has opened a life-sized replica of a healthcare
04 Oct 2023
The UK is at the bottom of the pile when it comes to investing in
Elevate, the premier event in the physical activity, fitness, sports therapy and performance sector, is
21 Sep 2023
Improved mental health is now a stronger motivation for Brits to exercise than staying in
26 Jul 2023
Average charges for an adult swim session have topped £5.00 (US$6.45, €5.83) for the first
21 Jul 2023
Local government organisations and industry thought leaders have slammed the UK government’s decision not to
28 Jun 2023
The UK Government needs to adopt a national health strategy based on prevention, if it
28 Feb 2023
Residents of Wolverhampton, UK can earn gym discounts and food vouchers for exercising and eating
28 Feb 2023
HITIO Gym, which has experienced major success in Scandinavia, entered the UK market in 2022
23 Feb 2023
The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end
16 Feb 2023
As the physical activity sector works to deepen its relationship with the health sector, a
03 Feb 2023
Sharecare, a US-based digital health platform, has launched a corporate scheme called Get Active which
02 Feb 2023
The second phase of the UK’s MSK (musculoskeletal) health hub pilot will see the service
24 Jan 2023
The damaging effect of the energy crisis due to government inaction and the impact on
19 Jan 2023
In his first speech as chair at UK Active, Mike Farrar said the physical activity
11 Jan 2023
The UK government has announced it will be scaling back financial support for businesses as
10 Jan 2023
A report issued by the UK Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has accused Sport England
07 Dec 2022
The Food for the Brain foundation has released a new app, Cognition, which it claims
05 Dec 2022
Lumen, a health tech company that analyses people’s metabolism based on the CO2 and oxygen
24 Nov 2022
Exercise should be considered as a core treatment for those suffering from arthritis caused by
24 Nov 2022
A number of UK local authorities and their leisure management partners are in crisis due
Health and wellbeing are in retreat, stalling the UK’s economy says former Bank of England economist
14 Nov 2022
The declining health of Britons is stalling the nation’s economic growth. This is the key
07 Nov 2022
London's Science Museum has opened a new gallery which seeks to change young people's perceptions
20 Sep 2022
Plans to shelve the UK's sugar tax (Soft Drinks Industry Levy) and other pieces of
07 Sep 2022
4 Global has expanded its Data Hub (DataHub) platform into Europe. The announcement was made
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A new study from researchers at Yale shows HIIT can reverse nerve damage caused by Parkinson’s
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Remember when there was mass hostility about London hosting the 2012 Olympics? Huw Edwards, CEO of UK Active, was there. He talks to Kath Hudson about the lessons he learned
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Property experts say it’s a golden moment for health and fitness operators
to secure leases, as the sector has come through the pandemic with its
reputation largely intact and clubs are seen as desirable anchor tenants.
Kath Hudson finds out why landlords want to talk
HCM magazine
New laws are about to come into force that will oblige health club operators to offer consumers better membership terms. It will be disruptive, but tackled well, will change the sector for the better
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HCM People
Jennifer Maanavi
Founder, Physique 57“Our ‘why?’ is to improve the lives of our clients, not to make them feel defeated”
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Liz Terry looks at which operators
are most recognised by consumers,
using Kantar’s latest brand insight
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You might be tempted to skip a service, but
experts say it will cost you in the long run.
Providers tell Steph Eaves why they their work
is important to the management of assets
HCM magazine
“I’ve grown a massive affinity for franchising. It’s so exciting to be able to provide the platform and toolkit for people to have their own successful businesses”
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Although there’s much talk about working with
health services, research from SLC suggests
there’s much work to do before the sector is
ready for the challenge. Kath Hudson asks the
experts to identify barriers and solutions
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HCM People
Esther Fairfax
Founder, The Lotte Berk Foundation“My mother was the first person to take dance and create an exercise programme out of it”
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