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28 Mar 2024
The first annual Private Sector Benchmarking report was released today (27 March). A collaboration between
12 Jan 2024
Two new research reports have highlighted the impact of the UK's cost of living crisis
15 Mar 2023
In an announcement made today in advance of tomorrow's Spring Budget (15 March), the UK
17 Jan 2023
Dave Wright, CEO of Myzone, has re-joined UK Active’s board of directors for a three-year
11 Jan 2023
The UK government has announced it will be scaling back financial support for businesses as
21 Dec 2022
Mark Sesnan, co-founder and CEO of GLL (Greenwich Leisure Limited), has announced that he will
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
14 Dec 2022
Sport England has released the Future of Public Sector Leisure report which looks at how
12 Sep 2022
As the UK’s new prime minister Liz Truss prepares an energy bailout, UK Active has
15 Jun 2022
Key organisations from the UK’s leisure industry are lobbying the government for financial support to
28 Apr 2022
Those looking to have a dip in Berlin's famous heated outdoor pools this summer will
21 Mar 2022
Lobbying is gearing up in advance of the Spring Budget this week, with UK Active
21 Feb 2022
Two staff were injured and Twenty Six GLL leisure facilities had to close their doors
Following a hugely successful event last year in Split, Croatia, a W3Fit EMEA, is heading
12 Jan 2022
Mark Sesnan, co-founder and CEO of GLL, has been awarded an OBE in the New
23 Dec 2021
The number of positive COVID-19 cases among people who have visited health clubs across Europe
22 Dec 2021
HCM has confirmed that the UK government's £1bn support package for the hospitality and leisure
10 Dec 2021
The number of positive COVID-19 cases among people who have visited health clubs, leisure centres
26 Oct 2021
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on the UK government to invest £875m in
22 Sep 2021
Swim England has warned that 2,000 swimming pools could be lost forever unless the government
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08 Jul 2021
ukactive has set out its vision to develop a national strategy for the UK's public
07 Jul 2021
There is a "clear case" to evolve the purpose and role played by the UK's
23 Mar 2021
A total of £100m has been allocated to 266 local authorities across England, to support
04 Mar 2021
The Budget announcement has left the UK's physical activity sector with "unanswered questions" and vowing
28 Feb 2021
Hundreds of gyms, swimming pools and leisure centres have been forced to close and thousands
15 Feb 2021
ukactive has published six 'policy calls', which it says are crucial in order to help
18 Dec 2020
As COVID-19 cases increase across much of the UK, the fitness industry is standing fast,
22 Oct 2020
The government has pledged to invest £100m in supporting public leisure centres this winter, as
06 Oct 2020
The UK and Scottish governments should classify gyms, health clubs, swimming pools and leisure centres
02 Oct 2020
Up to 48 per cent of public leisure facilities could close by the end of
25 Sep 2020
Chancellor Rishi Sunak's proposals to support the economy through the next six months of the
27 Aug 2020
Over 22,000 jobs are at risk across the UK's public leisure sector, out of a
09 Aug 2020
A significant proportion of leisure facilities in England have not reopened since lockdown measures were
27 Jul 2020
Bans on meal deals, stricter rules on food advertising and printing calorie contents on menus
27 Jul 2020
Health clubs, swimming pools, leisure centres and other indoor sports facilities have reopened to the
22 Jul 2020
The UK's industry's leading trade associations have united to call for a major review of
30 Jun 2020
Almost half of all public health and fitness, leisure and community facilities in the UK,
05 Jun 2020
The Beau Sejour leisure centre on the island of Guernsey has become the first public
08 May 2020
Leisure centre operators are facing crisis point without access to emergency government funding or support,
07 May 2020
ukactive has published an operational framework for use by gyms, leisure centres and the wider
04 May 2020
VAT rebates and an extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme are among the list
23 Apr 2020
Plans have been revealed for a four-stage strategy to reopen the UK's physical activity sector,
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The New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride
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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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Operators, prepare to revolutionise the way members connect with personal
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Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter
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D2F had updated its brand styling to keep pace with
business growth. MD, John Lofting and operations
director, Matt Aynsley, explain the rationale
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GymNation is pioneering the future of
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to power and sustain its growth
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Francesca Cooper-Boden says
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Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten
years, ensuring the equipment in its clubs is commercially optimised
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“We’ve had an outstanding year, with record revenues of €77m and €31m in EBITDA in 2023. ”
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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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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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Footballer and entrepreneur“Taking care of your physical and mental health is essential for a fulfilling life”
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Dr Jonathan Leary
Founder, Remedy Place“It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time”
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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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Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
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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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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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