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15 Dec 2022
Following a £500,000 investment, Everybody Health and Leisure has unveiled a new 100-station Technogym fitness
01 Jun 2021
ukactive has published new data from the National ReferAll Database (NRD) – the UK’s first
08 Mar 2021
As health clubs prepare for reopening, some are introducing programmes designed to help people recovering
04 Sep 2020
The fitness sector is perfectly placed to help people recovering from the effects of COVID-19,
27 Jul 2020
Bans on meal deals, stricter rules on food advertising and printing calorie contents on menus
02 Dec 2019
The improvements in health and wellbeing associated with exercise referral schemes aren’t as large as
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
21 Oct 2019
Public Health England (PHE) and the Centre for Ageing Better (CAB) have set out their
11 Feb 2019
Bury St. Edmunds Leisure Centre in Suffolk has become the first facility in the UK
01 Feb 2019
ukactive has called for the physical activity sector to increase the amount of evidence it
17 Apr 2018
Independently-owned boutique fitness operator Ten Health and Fitness has launched an exercise prescription programme for
15 Feb 2018
ukactive has named Dr James Steele as its new principal investigator – a role which
08 Jun 2017
Fitness professionals can now gain advanced skills in personal training after Active IQ launched a
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
01 Mar 2017
The chief executive of the organisation that runs some of Sheffield’s key leisure, wellbeing and
21 Feb 2017
Life Leisure's actilife health programme has been adopted by two North West leisure trusts planning
30 Jan 2017
The doctor of both the Great Britain men's basketball team and York City Football Club
23 Dec 2016
Half the number of people advised by NHS practitioners to go on exercise programmes to
01 Nov 2016
BH Live, a social enterprise which operates leisure facilities across the South of England, is
06 Oct 2016
New research is being carried out to determine the extent to which exercise referrals can
Experience the pinnacle of fitness and luxury at the premier industry event, Sibec EMEA, set
04 Oct 2016
In an attempt to counter Britain’s childhood obesity epidemic, ukactive will work alongside the Local
18 Jul 2016
Local councils in England have warned that government cuts to public health funding could thwart
23 May 2016
A new report has accused public health bodies of colluding with the food industry to
16 May 2016
Leisure centres should curtail the “unethical” selling of junk food if they want to be
10 May 2016
A conservation initiative which aims to offer “physical activity with a purpose” is planning to
11 Apr 2016
Beginning an exercise intervention programme with motivational interviewing to ease inactive clients into the idea
30 Mar 2016
NHS plans to offer personal trainers and exercise classes to tackle Type 2 diabetes mark
07 Mar 2016
The Retention Convention is back for 2016 with a second installment, featuring a bumper cast
11 Feb 2016
The ukactive Research Institute has ‘come of age’ according to ukactive operations director Geraldine Tuck,
01 Feb 2016
Leisure operator BH Live has made another high-profile acquisition as it continues its strong start
06 Jan 2016
Scientists are to launch a new pilot study which could be the first step towards
26 Aug 2015
As many as five million adults in England are in danger of becoming diabetic, Public
24 Aug 2015
Refer-all, the software solutions specialist for exercise referrals, has added two new staff member to
20 Jul 2015
Some obese and inactive NHS patients are unable to access public health initiatives designed to
17 Jul 2015
GP referrals for weight management and physical activity programmes are failing to curb obesity, researchers
27 May 2015
A new training course designed to equip exercise professionals with the behaviour change skills needed
22 May 2015
Active IQ has announced a new partnership with Nordic Walking UK, which will see the
24 Feb 2015
An indie club in Solihull which has attracted 20 per cent of its members through
20 Feb 2015
PayasUgym, the online gym pass provider, is trialling a programme that will see private gyms
11 Dec 2014
Being severely obese can cut a person’s life short by up to eight years and
02 Dec 2014
Starting in the new year, residents of North Lancashire with an unhealthy BMI, will get
12 Nov 2014
Public health spending on tackling England’s inactivity epidemic will double next year, marking a “seismic
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University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship
Goodwin Sports Centre following a major refurbishment
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Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
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As health club operators move to incorporate recovery into their
offerings to meet growing consumer demand, Steph Eaves takes a
look at what cryotherapy and ice bathing can add to the equation
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Imposter syndrome about a promotion taught the
CEO of SATS that behaving authentically is the most
important part of leadership. He talks to Kath Hudson
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McFit, the original budget gym is undergoing
a transformation with a new look and
estate-wide overhaul, as Liz Terry reports
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Industry suppliers are responding to the exponential increase in
consumer demand for strength training with a raft of new and
innovative launches and concepts, as Steph Eaves reports
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Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s
new strategy for 2024, as Kath Hudson reports
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As more people join clubs to support their mental
health, fitness professionals need to be empowered to
take a holistic approach. Kath Hudson shares useful
tools discussed at the ACE summit on mental health
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Now mental health is the number one reason for people to join a
health club, do fitness professionals need a grounding in counselling
to offer a more holistic service? Kath Hudson asks the experts
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New research has found BMI to be a highly inaccurate measure of childhood obesity, leading current thinking and policy based on it into question
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Members are telling us they need support with their mental and spiritual health and the industry is starting to see this need. Now’s the time to fast-track our response
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Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –
is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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