COVID-19 pandemic news
22 Feb 2021
A collection of industry organisations, including The British Beauty Council, are working closely with the
16 Feb 2021
Barbara den Bak, Tom Moos, and Clare Stobart have been announced as speakers for ukactive's
03 Feb 2021
EuropeActive and ukactive have today (3 February) secured a new partnership agreement which will see
28 Jan 2021
The physical activity sector is in need of bespoke and substantial financial support in order
27 Jan 2021
Fitness start-up, Inspace, has revealed plans to launch a new brand, website and social channels.
14 Jan 2021
Less than half (44.9 per cent) of children and young people in England met the
26 Nov 2020
L&R Kältetechnik has launched a new division, named artofcryo.com, after 30 years’ experience with -110
13 Jan 2021
An England-wide survey of over 5,000 adults found that 80 per cent of people aged
12 Jan 2021
Some Brits drop their exercise habits, eat unhealthily and drink more alcohol during lockdowns, according
28 Dec 2020
24 Hour Fitness will emerge from chapter 11 bankruptcy this week after the gym chain
16 Dec 2020
A third (32 per cent) of US health club members remain unable to attend their
10 Dec 2020
Les Mills On Demand has been named as the "Best At-home Workout" award for 2020
09 Dec 2020
The fitness sector is mounting a challenge to overturn the government's decision to ban group
19 Nov 2020
Matrix Fitness has announced an exclusive partnership with Primal Strength to target an increased strategic
08 Dec 2020
Increasing physical activity globally could prevent up to 5 million deaths each year, according to
07 Dec 2020
Promoting physical activity as a preventative healthcare measure has been listed as a key priority
03 Dec 2020
Legoland New York is finally set to open in 2021, after having to delay its
19 Nov 2020
Leisure management company 3d Leisure is introducing two new services across its corporate division, in
18 Nov 2020
Building work has begun on a new year-round, indoor water park at Swedish theme park
10 Nov 2020
Experience UK has completed a merger with ALES UK – the industry body for manufacturers
23 Dec 2020
Pulse Fitness has recently completed a refurbishment of the fitness facilities at iGym London. Using
09 Nov 2020
Hundreds of heritage attractions and organisations in England will share a £103m government rescue fund
13 Nov 2020
The 16th World Leisure Hybrid Congress, taking place in April 2021, has been given the
11 Nov 2020
Andy Burnham and shadow culture secretary Jo Stevens have joined Paralympic legend Tanni Grey-Thompson in
07 Nov 2020
Millions of people throughout the UK took part in physical activity during this year's National
02 Nov 2020
Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England will address the physical activity sector at
28 Oct 2020
The latest study into the infection rates recorded at gyms has shown that the average
20 Oct 2020
Rod Hill, former president of TRIB3 and director general of Anytime Fitness Iberia, has signed
20 Oct 2020
Persistent and rising levels of lifestyle disease across the world have exacerbated the effects of
13 Oct 2020
Technogym's Let’s Move For a Better World campaign is back this year, with a new
05 Oct 2020
The battle to save the hard-hit US health and fitness industry continue, with US congressmen
05 Oct 2020
Digital fitness tech and on-demand platform, Intelivideo, has appointed former Gold's Gym CEO, Adam Zeitsiff,
30 Sep 2020
Industry body EuropeActive has published a sectoral manifesto which outlines the aims and objectives of
30 Sep 2020
European fitness operators will face increased consolidation, accelerated digitalisation and the new reality of creating
23 Sep 2020
The UK's physical activity sector has come together to get millions of people active during
21 Sep 2020
More than 100 sport and physical activity bodies have sent a letter to UK Prime
18 Sep 2020
Hundreds of thousands of small companies in the UK – including those operating in spa,
18 Sep 2020
Hundreds of thousands of small companies in the UK – including those operating in fitness
17 Sep 2020
Town Sports International – which operates a raft of brands, including the New York Sports
08 Sep 2020
Withings has announced the European availability of ScanWatch – a smartwatch that combines medical-grade electrocardiogram
20 Aug 2020
Health and fitness and leisure businesses in the UK will find out in September if
18 Aug 2020
Ensuring physical activity levels do not fall significantly should be treated as a "public health
11 Aug 2020
English Premiership rugby club Wasps has installed a heat camera at its Broadstreet training facility
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There’s never been a more important time for us all to be focused on lobbying, as the industry fights for its work and potential to be recognised and supported
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COVID survival strategies, growth plans, and a belief that
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Venueserve Fitness is working with the Health Club Collection to drive its digital customer engagement
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Retention
More than 1,700 industry professionals from 47 different
countries joined the virtual Retention Convention recently,
making it one of the sector’s largest online events of the year
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“All products have been priced competitively, using Amazon as a benchmark, to ensure the shop can thrive in a competitive market”
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Most of the world is dealing with some form of disruption to daily life, work life and
finances, as well as navigating an uncertain world. Even those who enjoy robust mental
health are finding themselves suffering from stress, anxiety, low mood and insomnia.
What can the health and fitness industry do to help? Kath Hudson reports
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Muir Gray has a vision for a world where exercise professionals help people live longer, better lives into old age
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Founder, #Bike is Best and Cycling Marketing Board“If we could get bike journeys up from 2% to 4% it would make a huge impact on emissions, people’s health and mental wellbeing”
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Stephen Tharrett, co-founder, ClubIntel
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Third Space members embrace new digital app, viewing 75,000 workouts in just three months
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Resistance training is just as beneficial for women over the age of 50 as it is for men, according to a new study from the University of New South Wales
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Tracking consumers’ sentiment in relation to lockdowns gives valuable insights into members’ priorities. Leisure-net surveyed the first two UK lockdowns and is currently working on the third. Dave Monkhouse reports on results from the lockdown 2 survey
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“The RISE programme will give people the physical literacy and a nurtured baseline of confidence to encourage them into other forms of exercise in gyms and leisure centres”
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