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17 Jul 2025
In a win for the UK health and fitness industry, health secretary, Wes Streeting, has
04 Dec 2024
With 2.8 million people in the UK economically inactive due to long-term sickness, the government
18 May 2023
Delegates from across Europe and the US gathered from 3-5 May 2023 for the Themed
23 Feb 2023
The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end
24 Jan 2023
The damaging effect of the energy crisis due to government inaction and the impact on
11 Jan 2023
The UK government has announced it will be scaling back financial support for businesses as
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
10 Jan 2023
A report issued by the UK Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has accused Sport England
23 Jun 2022
A special task force has been established to boost physical activity opportunities for people with
10 May 2022
Sport England and UK Active have signed a five-year partnership agreement which will see the
29 Apr 2022
Physical activity levels are recovering slowly following the large drops in participation numbers caused by
22 Oct 2021
The pandemic has had an "unprecedented" impact on physical activity levels in England, with 1
26 Aug 2021
A consultation has been launched to review the current provision of fitness and leisure facilities
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
30 Jul 2021
Industry body ukactive has joined the chorus of organisations across a number of sectors calling
24 May 2021
A new campaign will look to help disabled footballers return to the sport and 'reclaim
30 Apr 2021
Sport England has reported a drop of 710,000 in the number of people classed as
26 Jan 2021
Sport England has vowed to tackle inequality and create a nation of "more equal, inclusive
26 Oct 2020
Gains made getting people more physically active over the last few years were all but
18 Aug 2020
The transport sector is not doing enough to address the barriers that prevent people from
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
12 Jun 2020
Sport England has begun a search for "innovative solutions" which could reduce inequalities in society
23 Apr 2020
England's physical activity levels were on the rise in the run-up to the coronavirus (COVID-19)
22 Apr 2020
Comedian Rosie Jones found that just one of the three gyms she tried to train
11 Feb 2020
Four in five (81 per cent) disabled people want to be more physically active –
25 Dec 2019
It has been another momentous year in the attractions industry, and Attractions Management has been
11 Dec 2019
England Netball has published its new Disability Strategy, in which it outlines plans to increase
14 Nov 2019
Disability sports charity Activity Alliance has called on political parties to commit to giving disabled
04 Nov 2019
Sport England has revealed details of a new £250,000 fund, aimed at helping disabled people
16 Sep 2019
Disability organisation Purple has claimed that health club operators and gyms are losing "millions of
11 Sep 2019
A study has claimed that "millions of disabled people" are not being catered for at
19 Aug 2019
Disabled people should be offered more opportunities to play sport alongside non-disabled people. That is
16 Jul 2019
A new national campaign looks to dispel negative perceptions about disability, inclusion and sport. Charity
08 Jul 2019
Inspiring accessibility in the most challenging of locations is the main goal for Wheel the
11 Apr 2019
A record 62.6 per cent of the adult population are now classed as physically active,
09 Apr 2019
Compliance with DDA (Disability Discrimination Act 2005) regulations does not always make a sports facility
28 Mar 2019
The sport and physical activity sector needs to step up its game if it wants
25 Mar 2019
A new directive in Singapore, set to launch in June, will allow elderly and disabled
15 Mar 2019
Double Paralympic gold medallist Jonnie Peacock has launched a new online hub, designed to empower
14 Feb 2019
Only 5 per cent of staff members are not white at Arts Council England (ACE)
11 Jan 2019
A new study published by the European Commission aims to help sports organisations ensure those
30 Dec 2018
A number of leisure industry people have been recognised in this year's New Year Honours
06 Dec 2018
The British Government is recruiting a new dedicated countryside and heritage disability champion, whose role
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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
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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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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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Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
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spaces for more than a decade. Founder and
former athlete, Greg Bradley, tells us what it takes
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“Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again”
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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