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05 Apr 2005
21 Minute Convenience Fitness is the latest express workout concept to set its sights on
05 Apr 2005
Russian fitness enthusiasts are gearing up for the country’s biggest health and fitness event, which
28 Mar 2005
A £1.45m grant has been awarded to improve community health and leisure facilities in South
24 Mar 2005
Total Fitness has joined the International Fitness Club Network (IFCN) to offer corporate memberships at
24 Mar 2005
The first new leisure centre to be built in Belfast for over 20 years opened
24 Mar 2005
Willmott Dixon (WD) has agreed a £7.4m deal to build a health and racquets club
Elevate, the premier event in the physical activity, fitness, sports therapy and performance sector, is
23 Mar 2005
Leisure Connection has secured another Private Finance Initiative (PFI) project, which will provide the London
22 Mar 2005
Fitness First plans to incorporate new concepts in design and programming throughout its estate over
22 Mar 2005
The FIA and the Performing Right Society (PRS) have entered into a dialogue to investigate
22 Mar 2005
DC Leisure-managed River Park Leisure Centre plans to take exercise classes to schools and youth
22 Mar 2005
Boxercise plans to take its training courses overseas after being awarded the European Trademark for
16 Mar 2005
Willmott Dixon (WD) has agreed a £7.4m deal to build a health and racquets club
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
16 Mar 2005
Nominations for the REPs 2005 Exceptional Achievement Awards have already been received but more are
15 Mar 2005
Dr Peter Schutte, the Head of Advisory of the Medical Defence Union has recently written
15 Mar 2005
Leisure Connection has secured its second Private Finance Initiative (PFI) project, which will provide the
15 Mar 2005
3d Leisure has launched a buddy system to improve customer service and increase retention levels
11 Mar 2005
A cross-governmental action plan for improving the nation’s health and activity levels has been published.
08 Mar 2005
Work begins later this month on a £12m leisure complex at Walton-on-Thames in Surrey. The
Panatta will consolidate its global presence throughout 2024 by attending a host of major industry
08 Mar 2005
Media reports regarding the superbug in UK health clubs and gyms are inaccurate and unfounded,
07 Mar 2005
The government’s proposals to extend family-friendly working rights have been welcomed by trade unions but
03 Mar 2005
Hartlepool Council and Tees Valley Regeneration are looking into the feasibility of refurbishing or completely
03 Mar 2005
The De Vere Group has appointed marketing company Synergy to mastermind a UK campaign to
03 Mar 2005
A new children’s fitness facility is set to open at Gateshead Leisure Leisure Centre on
03 Mar 2005
Organisations across Surrey have joined forces to launch the new Surrey Physical Activity Alliance to
03 Mar 2005
The LivingWell chain of health clubs is to install new Precor cardiovascular equipment across 36
03 Mar 2005
Following the successful introduction of a SHOKK gym at its Dukeries Leisure Centre a year
03 Mar 2005
Macclesfield leisure centres teamed up with Warburtons Bread to offer children across the borough free
03 Mar 2005
UK-basd health club chain Holmes Place has agreed a deal with internet mapping company Multimap
02 Mar 2005
The Robert Gordon University has officially opened RGU: SPORT – a new £11m sports centre
01 Mar 2005
Membership numbers at Whitbread’s 65-strong David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) club chain have fallen, according to
01 Mar 2005
The London Development Agency (LDA) has promised the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) a grant
01 Mar 2005
The Welsh Assembly, in conjunction with the Sports Council for Wales, has agreed to help
01 Mar 2005
The British Wheel of Yoga has signed up more than 200 members to the Register
28 Feb 2005
The ban on smoking in public places in Ireland has cost the country’s pubs £80m
23 Feb 2005
Minister for health John Hutton has praised Southwark’s exercise referral scheme as a wonderful example
23 Feb 2005
An independent research company has declared that claims that childhood obesity has hit epidemic levels
23 Feb 2005
Members and staff of the Manchester Health Club GL-14 will take to the catwalk next
23 Feb 2005
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) is to hold discussions with the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)
23 Feb 2005
International charity Save the Children is organising a national tennis tournament for boys and girls
23 Feb 2005
Customer service and a strict policy of non-discounting have been credited for the strong 2004
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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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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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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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A new study from researchers at Yale shows HIIT can reverse nerve damage caused by Parkinson’s
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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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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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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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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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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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