EMD UK news
30 Jul 2025
EMD UK, the national governing body for group exercise, has announced the appointment of Dan
25 Mar 2025
The national governing body for group exercise in the UK – EMD UK (Exercise, Movement
30 Sep 2024
The Shredquarters has announced the launch of a new boutique franchise brand called Fuse, with
15 Jun 2024
More than 200 organisations and athletes in the UK have signed an open letter to
23 Feb 2023
The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end
19 May 2021
A new job retention scheme, backed by National Lottery funding, has been launched to support
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
04 Feb 2021
CIMSPA has issued a new policy to help ensure fitness and physical activity training is
09 Dec 2020
The fitness sector is mounting a challenge to overturn the government's decision to ban group
15 Jun 2020
The sport and physical activity sector "hasn't done enough" to tackle persisting inequalities within the
19 May 2020
CIMSPA, has opened a consultation on the safe delivery of sport and physical activity online,
07 Oct 2019
EMD UK, the national governing body for group exercise, has appointed Marcus Kingwell, the current
09 Sep 2019
A new directory of group fitness classes – claimed to be the largest of its
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
10 May 2019
Group exercise is being presented as a solution to two of society's growing problems –
29 Apr 2019
EMD UK, the national governing body for group exercise, has been working with Active IQ
26 Apr 2019
EMD UK chief executive Ross Perriam has announced he will step down from his role
17 Jan 2019
Ten national governing bodies of sport (NGBs) have been granted further financial support from funding
14 Dec 2018
EMD UK, the national governing body for group exercise, has appointed fitness industry veteran Nigel
13 Nov 2018
EMD UK will launch its Class Finder database – described as ‘an Expedia-style group exercise
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
14 May 2018
The number of people doing group exercise increased by 3.76 million during 2017, according to
31 Mar 2017
Exercise, Move, Dance Partnership (EMDP) – the national governing body for group exercise – has
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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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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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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
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Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate,
has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company
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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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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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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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The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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Raphael Cuomo explores the
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health and behaviour change
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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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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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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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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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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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Designing multi-functional
spaces can lead to
fewer bottlenecks at
peak times. Julie Cramer
investigates the latest kit
and inspiring installations
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