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27 Oct 2023
The top operators, suppliers and facilities from across the physical activity sector were celebrated last
09 Mar 2023
Last year, Taylor Made Designs launched its end of use textile recycling programme. Between January
28 Feb 2023
Residents of Wolverhampton, UK can earn gym discounts and food vouchers for exercising and eating
23 Feb 2023
The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end
24 Nov 2022
Mark Braithwaite is to join Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council as chief operating officer. Braithwaite, formerly
01 Jul 2022
The best in the business from across the physical activity sector were honoured last night
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
23 Jun 2022
A special task force has been established to boost physical activity opportunities for people with
15 Jun 2022
Oliver Lee OBE will be taking the position of CEO at Places Leisure from July.
23 May 2022
A new physical activity programme called Big Sister has been launched in the UK to
02 Jul 2021
Places Leisure has opened the doors to its new £22m leisure centre in Camberley following
22 Jan 2021
Les Mills has launched a new digital content solution to support health and fitness operators
03 Nov 2020
A new national campaign aims to bridge the physical activity gender gap between women and
Elevate, the premier event in the physical activity, fitness, sports therapy and performance sector, is
21 Sep 2020
More than 100 sport and physical activity bodies have sent a letter to UK Prime
23 Jul 2020
Paul McPartlan has moved from Nuffield Health to take up the role of CEO of
18 Jun 2020
Leisure operator, Places Leisure, has revealed the results of a survey which sought to gauge
23 Oct 2019
Latest figures from Swim England show that 14.2 million adults – 31 per cent of
08 Oct 2019
Industry veteran Richard Millard has joined the senior team of leisure consultancy Max Associates. Millard,
24 Jul 2019
Industry veteran Richard Millard has joined Future Fit Training as non-executive ambassador, a new consulting
PerformX Live, the premier business of fitness event, has announced Dr Jonathan Leary, founder and
04 Apr 2019
The £16m Andover Leisure Centre has opened its doors to the public, after more than
07 Mar 2019
Sir Hugh Robertson, chairman of the British Olympic Association and a deputy lieutenant of Kent,
11 Feb 2019
Construction work is set to begin later this spring on a £38m leisure centre and
04 Jan 2019
The £26m Dover District Leisure Centre is set to open its doors on February 2019.
17 Oct 2018
A specialised gymnastics facility has opened at the Elmbridge Xcel Leisure Centre in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.
27 Nov 2017
A £28m leisure centre is set to open tomorrow (28 November) in Eastleigh, bearing the
11 Sep 2017
Social enterprise Places for People has secured the naming rights to a new £25m leisure
12 Feb 2002
Holmes Place Leisure Management has been awarded a contract to manage the leisure facilities in
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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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Absenteeism and presenteeism is
taking a huge economic toll, with
musculoskeletal problems and poor
mental health the biggest issues.
Can workplace wellness make
a difference? Kath Hudson investigates
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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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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
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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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“We’re planning to connect our system with strength equipment, so we can also report on improvements”
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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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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
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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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Dr Paul Bedford talks
to Jak Phillips about
the double-edged
sword of the strength
training trend and his
ambitions for the sector
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