Active UK news
13 May 2026
Virgin Active is set to open its first social wellness club in London, with a
06 Feb 2018
TV journalist and presenter Dr Michael Mosley has been announced as a keynote speaker for
05 Feb 2018
Thanks to increasing industry support Elevate, the UK’s largest physical activity trade event, has announced
20 Jun 2016
Virgin Active has announced the appointment of hospitality expert Robert Cook as UK managing director
31 Mar 2015
Sport England has given a boost to grassroots sport with £12m being awarded to specialist
09 Jan 2015
Competition in the low cost sector of the gym market will intensify over the next
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
18 Dec 2014
Former Virgin Active UK managing director Martin Pugh has joined Casino and bingo entertainment provider
17 Sep 2014
Body weight training supplier TRX has announced the appointment of Alan Holl – previously head
07 May 2014
Virgin Active is lining up a potential £1bn-plus float or sale, with the company close
31 Mar 2014
UK Spa Association chair, Charlie Thompson, has been appointed interim group spa manager for Q
10 Jan 2014
Virgin Active is investing £100m in its UK sites over the next three years as
10 Apr 2013
More than £7bn of savings could be made on the UK's health spending if each
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
24 Aug 2006
A new fitness professional training company, Performance Training Solutions (PTS), has been set up in
27 Jul 2006
YMCA Fitness Industry Training (YMCAfit) has been awarded almost £0.5m to launch a new scheme
10 Apr 2006
Hertsmere Leisure is taking part in the Fitness Industry Association and Sport England’s joint initiative
29 Mar 2006
More than 400 gyms throughout the UK are offering free use of their facilities this
16 Mar 2006
Leisure consultant thinkOTB has announced that it is to operate as three separate companies, OTB
01 Sep 2004
The British cinema sector is set for a major shake-up as private equity firm Terra
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
16 Jun 2004
Ross Faragher-Thomas from Virgin Active South Africa and Peter Brennan from Virgin Active UK are
22 Oct 2003
David Lloyd Leisure has officially opened its second training academy following the success of its
30 Jan 2003
The application for the development of a level four qualification for the REPs has been
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David Lloyd is stepping up its commitment to women’s health as it continues to explore what fit-for-purpose looks like for the female population
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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Greg Bradley looks at the shift towards strength training in gyms and advises on how operators can create the ultimate training environment
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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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The industry is embracing consumer-facing tech. Now it’s time to
streamline back-of-house systems with Orbit4, says Daniel Jones
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BLK BOX has been reimagining elite performance
spaces for more than a decade. Founder and
former athlete, Greg Bradley, tells us what it takes
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Strength training is evolving,
driven by changing consumer
preferences. Julie Cramer talks
to innovators about how their
products are meeting this demand
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If the health service is to
survive, we must recognise
that it is a disease service
– and that wellbeing rests with
us, says the activity advocate
and healthy ageing champion.
He talks to Kate Cracknell
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For every member with a tripod and a big following, there are others irritated at the way equipment is being hogged or wary they’ll be in the background on someone’s Insta feed. Do influencers offer valuable, free marketing or are they just a nuisance? Kath Hudson finds out how operators are responding
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Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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Jamie Clements
The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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Collaborations with the medical profession and greater aspirations around wellbeing are creating a need for more experts in our sector. It’s time to reboot our thinking around the workforce
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As the entrepreneur who started Wexer, Fresh Fitness, Fitness DK and Repeat, as well as being a former elite athlete, Rasmus Ingerslev’s life looked perfect from the outside, but onthe inside it was a different story. He talks to Kath Hudson about healing old wounds
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Stephen Price
Founder, SP&Co Group“Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again”
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Researchers have long known that the brain changes as a result of exercise. Now researchers believe this process is actually driven by the brain
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Julie Cramer highlights
recent health club flooring
upgrades, as top suppliers
give their advice
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As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping
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Celebrating its milestone 5th anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable
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