DCMS news
06 Jul 2022
The Rugby League World Cup's social impact programme has resulted in £25.8m of investment in
28 Feb 2022
The UK government must offer greater clarity on how it plans to support the health
20 Dec 2021
UK Active has sent letters to three government departments, asking for them to provide the
03 Nov 2021
Nigel Huddleston, the UK's minister for tourism, will give a keynote speech at the 2021
15 Oct 2021
Nadine Dorries, the recently appointed secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport at
03 Aug 2021
A cross-party DCMS Committee in the UK has called on the government to launch a
Expert comment from Ernst De Neef, CEO, Funxtion In just over two years, the fitness
30 Jul 2021
Industry body ukactive has joined the chorus of organisations across a number of sectors calling
16 Jun 2021
Discount rail and bus travel and £10m in vouchers to key attractions – funded by
17 May 2021
Indoor group exercise can recommence in England and Scotland today (17 May), as part of
22 Mar 2021
The FA Cup final in May could be played in front of 20,000 football fans,
10 Mar 2021
The UK government has announced an independent review to assess the way destination management organisations
10 Feb 2021
A Parliamentary Petition calling for gyms to reopen first after the current national lockdown in
EGYM has been pioneering the connected gym floor for more than a decade, partnering with
19 Jan 2021
Broadcaster and natural historian, Sir David Attenborough, will front a new virtual app which will
12 Jan 2021
The government needs to provide the fitness and physical activity sector with a plan which
24 Nov 2020
To the relief of the sector, the UK government confirmed yesterday (23 November) that gyms,
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
06 Oct 2020
The UK and Scottish governments should classify gyms, health clubs, swimming pools and leisure centres
EGYM has announced an integration with a leading UK-based software company Fisikal to enhance its
05 Oct 2020
UK tourism and heritage minister, Nigel Huddleston, delivered the keynote speech during this year's Annual
01 Oct 2020
The UK Spa Association (UKSA) has announced the government has given the green light for
24 Sep 2020
The UK government's 'Rule of Six' has come into force in physical activity facilities today
09 Aug 2020
A significant proportion of leisure facilities in England have not reopened since lockdown measures were
28 Jul 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is having “a profound effect” on community sports projects and organisations in
13 Jul 2020
Publicly listed operator, The Gym Group (TGG) says it has retained 80 per cent of
09 Jul 2020
The UK's fitness industry can finally get back to business on Saturday 25 July, following
25 Jun 2020
Tanni Grey-Thompson, Chair of ukactive, Humphrey Cobbold, CEO of Pure Gym and ukactive board member
24 Jun 2020
Momentum is gathering pace in the push for a U-turn on the government's decision to
17 Jun 2020
The UK government has given its clearest signal yet it may be about to announce
21 May 2020
Baroness Martha Lane-Fox, Sir Nicholas Serota and former BBC and ITV chief Lord Grade are
06 May 2020
Leaders of major English sports have told MPs that they are set to lose more
01 May 2020
The UK government has begun stepping up its plans for the return of sport, according
30 Apr 2020
Sports minister Nigel Huddleston has said the DCMS is working closely with Sport England to
09 Apr 2020
A new digital hub has been set up to help individuals and businesses in the
31 Mar 2020
A total of £195m of National Lottery funding has been made available to help the
30 Mar 2020
The UK's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMS) will meet this week to hear
28 Feb 2020
Children and young people who spend time as sports volunteers are "happier and more satisfied
11 Feb 2020
UK Sport has commissioned an independent review into UK Athletics (UKA), as part of what
06 Feb 2020
The UK Government has earmarked almost £1.3m (US$1.7m, €1.5m) towards a scheme that aims to
28 Jan 2020
The UK government has launched an online portal aimed at strengthening its support to charities
17 Dec 2019
Nicky Morgan has been reappointed culture secretary, despite having retired from the House of Commons
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Research
Doing the recommended amount of exercise during weekends is just as beneficial as spreading physical activity out across the week, a new study has found
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Editor's letter
For years the sector has used participation numbers as a measure of success, but policymakers are now calling for a change to measuring outcomes, so value can be established
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It was important to create a high-end gym that offers as much value to the local community as it does to hotel guests
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Evidence
Tom Walker investigates how £2.2bn worth of
London 2012 legacy investment has failed to empower teachers
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Ask the experts
Abi Harris talks to industry experts about ways operators can
ensure members feel a continual sense of achievement and
progression that keeps them coming back for more
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Gym floor
Small group training is growing ever more popular, driven by supply-side
innovation and demand, as HCM’s Frances Marcellin discovers
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RSG Group has opened Heimat, a members-only concept fitness
club and a new way to ‘work out and live well’, as Liz Terry reports
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Creators of strength-training kit
have their finger on the pulse
when it comes to delivering on
consumer engagement.
Frances Marcellin asks them to
highlight emerging trends
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Colin Milner, CEO of the International
Council on Active Aging explains the
latest research into opportunities in
the active-ageing sector
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Are you on board with the metaverse
or is it something to leave to the tech
team? Kath Hudson investigates
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HCM People
Shannon Hudson
Founder and CEO, 9Round““I wanted to bring real kickbox training to the average person in the most convenient format, while taking out the worst part – getting punched in the face!””
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Fuel the debate about issues and opportunities across the industry. We’d love to hear from you.
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From VR to personalisation, here’s what we can expect to see
in wellness in the coming months, says Lauren McAlister
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Martyn Allison reviews a recent National Audit Office report
into grassroots participation in physical activity in the UK
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“My starting point was to ask what would happen if membership was something you gave for free?”
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