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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
23 Jan 2024
As the UK's political parties set their sights on the general election in 2024, UK
12 Jan 2024
Two new research reports have highlighted the impact of the UK's cost of living crisis
08 Dec 2023
A proposed change to the way councils organise the operation of their leisure facilities – including
14 Jul 2023
Fitness First has filed a Court Order for restructuring at Companies House in the UK
18 May 2023
Councils in the UK will benefit from hundreds of thousands of pounds of extra revenue
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
10 Mar 2023
Spa, salon and barber equipment manufacturer REM has launched a new Signature Range. Designed and
Members of the global spa and wellness community are being invited to gather at the
24 Nov 2022
A number of UK local authorities and their leisure management partners are in crisis due
22 Sep 2022
The UK government has announced it will subsidise energy bills by at least 50 per
12 Sep 2022
As the UK’s new prime minister Liz Truss prepares an energy bailout, UK Active has
18 May 2022
The Legacy Spa Couch is the latest massage bed created by spa and salon equipment
Introducing Sprung Gym-Flooring, where innovation meets excellence in the world of flooring and sports solutions.
21 Mar 2022
Lobbying is gearing up in advance of the Spring Budget this week, with UK Active
10 Feb 2022
Cutting VAT for the pandemic-hit fitness industry could have saved businesses and jobs – just as
22 Dec 2021
HCM has confirmed that the UK government's £1bn support package for the hospitality and leisure
20 Dec 2021
UK Active has sent letters to three government departments, asking for them to provide the
20 Dec 2021
Ten UK fitness industry leaders have written an open letter to the Prime Minister, Boris
20 Dec 2021
Boutique boxing brand UBX is coming to the UK and Ireland following the signing of
PerformX Live, the premier business of fitness event, has announced Dr Jonathan Leary, founder and
16 Dec 2021
The UK government's working from home guidelines are threatening the financial future of city centre
22 Oct 2021
Spa business development company The Spa Collaborative (TSC) has launched a service called The Spa
13 Oct 2021
Tanni Grey-Thompson has outlined her vision on how the physical activity sector can play "the
08 Oct 2021
Following the official relaunch of the Gleneagles Spa in September, the team behind the Scottish
05 Oct 2021
The UK Spa Association (UKSA) has announced plans to host a 2021 Autumn networking event
21 Sep 2021
VAT reform, adjustments in business rates and a fitness-led high street regeneration push could see
20 Sep 2021
Despite the Prime Minister’s claims that trade with the EU would be tariff-free post-Brexit, the
16 Jun 2021
The UK government has extended the ban on commercial evictions until 25 March 2022. Announcing
15 Jun 2021
Operating a further four weeks at reduced capacity will place serious pressure on English fitness
11 Jun 2021
The government needs to urgently set out its plans to support physical activity and fitness
26 May 2021
The Gym Group has outperformed all of its own expectations in the six weeks of
13 May 2021
Anytime Fitness UK has revealed that April was its busiest month for new memberships since
30 Apr 2021
Sport England has reported a drop of 710,000 in the number of people classed as
31 Mar 2021
The UK's major visitor attractions recorded just 45.4 million visits during 2020 – a 70
24 Mar 2021
It is unlikely that the UK will see a Work Out to Help Out scheme
18 Mar 2021
The Gym Group saw its revenues cut by nearly half during the pandemic, a direct
04 Mar 2021
The Budget announcement has left the UK's physical activity sector with "unanswered questions" and vowing
03 Mar 2021
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled an additional £700m funding boost for sports and culture, as
28 Feb 2021
Hundreds of gyms, swimming pools and leisure centres have been forced to close and thousands
22 Feb 2021
A collection of industry organisations, including The British Beauty Council, are working closely with the
15 Feb 2021
ukactive has published six 'policy calls', which it says are crucial in order to help
28 Jan 2021
The physical activity sector is in need of bespoke and substantial financial support in order
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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“For 2024 our European growth will be focused on Spain and the UK and in 2025, Japan”
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