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08 Feb 2024
Iberian operator, Go fit, has confirmed its plans to move into the Italian market next
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
29 Nov 2023
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is everyone’s responsibility, especially given the industry’s ambition to broaden
30 Jun 2023
Pocket Rocket Group has appointed Nick Mennell as director to head up business development and
18 May 2023
Councils in the UK will benefit from hundreds of thousands of pounds of extra revenue
Elevate, the premier event in the physical activity, fitness, sports therapy and performance sector, is
10 Feb 2023
Go Fit has started work on a new wellness hub in Tenerife. It will open
24 Nov 2022
Mark Braithwaite is to join Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council as chief operating officer. Braithwaite, formerly
24 Nov 2022
A number of UK local authorities and their leisure management partners are in crisis due
Salt Ayre Leisure Centre, run by Lancaster City Council, has received two brand new training
Questex’s Sibec Europe|UK, Europe’s leading one-to-one event for the fitness industry, takes place next week
12 Sep 2022
Merlin Entertainments has secured a contract to operate Blackpool Sandcastle, the UK's largest indoor waterpark.
Panatta will consolidate its global presence throughout 2024 by attending a host of major industry
22 Aug 2022
Eleven local authority areas in England are sharing £12.7m as part of a multi-year funding
Questex’s Sibec Europe-UK, Europe’s leading hosted buyer event for the fitness industry, has announced that
Questex’s Sibec Europe-UK, Europe’s leading hosted buyer event for the fitness industry, will take place
15 Jul 2022
Community benefit society Leisure in the Community (LITC) and 1Life Leisure Management Solutions (1Life) have
15 Jun 2022
Key organisations from the UK’s leisure industry are lobbying the government for financial support to
Questex’s iconic event Sibec Europe-UK – known as Europe’s leading hosted buyer event for the
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
07 Apr 2022
UK Active has released its final report on COVID-19 cases among health club, leisure centre
03 Dec 2021
As global leaders meet for the COP26 climate summit, local authorities across England are partnering
05 Aug 2021
Harrogate Borough Council has launched a community health and wellbeing company to manage its portfolio
12 Jul 2021
Center Parcs is set to develop its sixth UK holiday village in Southern England. The
24 Mar 2021
It is unlikely that the UK will see a Work Out to Help Out scheme
17 Mar 2021
The government has said it has no plans to fund a Work Out to Help
10 Feb 2021
A Parliamentary Petition calling for gyms to reopen first after the current national lockdown in
29 Oct 2020
The UK government has provided a lengthy response to a petition which demanded that gyms
22 Oct 2020
The government has pledged to invest £100m in supporting public leisure centres this winter, as
31 Jul 2020
Gyms will be free to open on high streets across England from September 1, following
23 Jul 2020
Paul McPartlan has moved from Nuffield Health to take up the role of CEO of
02 Jul 2020
Planning permission has been submitted for a naturally filtered thermal experience and botanical spa and
08 May 2020
Leisure centre operators are facing crisis point without access to emergency government funding or support,
06 May 2020
SKincare brand Dermalogica has unveiled measures to help its spas and professional skin therapists reopen
04 May 2020
VAT rebates and an extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme are among the list
24 Mar 2020
Leisure centres and stadiums are being transformed into emergency hospital wards in Wales, as part
18 Mar 2020
Leading trade bodies representing the physical activity sector have called on the government to introduce
28 Feb 2020
Oxfordshire County Council has objected to plans for a multi-million-pound waterpark resort in Chesterton, UK,
12 Feb 2020
The Bee Network initiative, a joined-up cycling and walking network planned for Greater Manchester, could
12 Feb 2020
HIIT specialist, Speedflex, is set to launch a new studio at Gateshead International Stadium in
07 Feb 2020
The iconic City Baths in Newcastle have reopened to the public following a complete restoration.
13 Jan 2020
Sports stadiums and large entertainment venues could soon be forced to implement airport-style security checks,
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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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Liz Terry looks at which operators
are most recognised by consumers,
using Kantar’s latest brand insight
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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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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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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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Fuel the debate about issues and opportunities across the industry. We’d love to hear from you – [email protected]
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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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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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“We’re planning to connect our system with strength equipment, so we can also report on improvements”
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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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