Huw Edwards news
01 Jul 2020
ukactive has announced that Active Uprising and the National Summit are going digital as part
01 Jul 2020
Industry body ukactive has today (1 July) hosted a delegation of government and public health
30 Jun 2020
Almost half of all public health and fitness, leisure and community facilities in the UK,
25 Jun 2020
Tanni Grey-Thompson, Chair of ukactive, Humphrey Cobbold, CEO of Pure Gym and ukactive board member
19 Jun 2020
The government has announced that it will keep the Moratorium of Forfeiture, which protects businesses
18 Jun 2020
Thousands of gyms, restaurants and retail outlets in the UK will be going out of
10 Jun 2020
Fitness expert and television host, Jessie Pavelka has collaborated with Fisikal, experts in digital management
17 Jun 2020
The UK government has given its clearest signal yet it may be about to announce
10 Jun 2020
An industry-wide campaign will provide fitness operators with the practical resources needed to ensure a
08 Jun 2020
Thousands of UK gyms could go out of business if they're forced to pay full
04 Jun 2020
The varying approaches taken by the UK's four home nations to reopening businesses is creating
01 Jun 2020
ukactive has questioned the government's decision to make all employers start paying towards the wages
30 May 2020
The fitness industry in Europe is uniting today (30 May) to launch #beactivehour, a free
24 May 2020
Innovatise, the company behind myFitApp, today announced the immediate availability of its customer-branded live-streaming solution.
21 May 2020
Gyms in England could be open in July if lobbying by the fitness industry comes
20 May 2020
A survey by Savanta ComRes, in partnership with Sport England, has studied the impact of
15 May 2020
BMF with Bear Grylls will look to active people across the continent with #BeActive Hour,
12 May 2020
ukactive has questioned the UK government's apparent decision to class gyms and leisure centres among
07 May 2020
ukactive has published an operational framework for use by gyms, leisure centres and the wider
04 May 2020
VAT rebates and an extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme are among the list
10 Jun 2020
As countries around the world gear up to relax their lockdown rules, there remains a
23 Apr 2020
Plans have been revealed for a four-stage strategy to reopen the UK's physical activity sector,
13 Apr 2020
The legislation intended to protect commercial tenants from eviction during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has
08 Apr 2020
Thousands of UK leisure and fitness facilities could close permanently, as operators struggle to deal
08 Apr 2020
Martin Long, CEO of DW Fitness First, has called on the government to speed up
30 Mar 2020
The physical activity sector is adapting to the difficult circumstances caused by COVID-19 (Coronavirus), according
17 Mar 2020
The UK fitness sector remains "open until directed otherwise by the government" – and will
11 Mar 2020
Business rates in England will be abolished for one year for firms in the leisure
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Balance training is set to become a major fitness trend, with
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Strength
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Reopening
David Lloyd Leisure has launched a raft of outdoor classes, including
an enhanced role for its Battlebox concept, as Liz Terry reports
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As the health and fitness industry gears up for reopening, Caroline Constantine,
MD of Right Directions, shares critical guidance about safe operating procedures
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Working with Precor, Aberdeen Sports Village has undergone a £500k overhaul to strengthen the user experience and put digital connectivity at the core of its offering
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Statistics
ukactive, 4global and partners have modelled the likely recovery from the lockdown. Ed Hubbard outlines the numbers
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Partner briefing
BMF, the outdoor fitness franchise company co-owned by Bear Grylls, is launching a £1m initiative designed to offer financial support to PTs and exercise professionals in getting back to work after the lockdown
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People
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Ben Lucas
Founder, Flow Athletic, Sydney
“We advise our Flow Athletes to complete classes at a ratio of one yoga class to
one strength class to one cardio class. This combination has very positive effects”
People
“Our COVID-19 measures make our clubs significantly safer than any other public space”
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Aaron Smith
Founder, KX Pilates“‘KX’ stands for ‘the Kaizen Experience’, which means ‘change for the better’ in Japanese. It’s a philosophy that focuses on continuous improvement. We’re always seeking to improve, not only as a company but as individuals”
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Jo Smallwood
general manager, Oldham Leisure Centre“We saw the opportunity to initiate new partnerships with the Oldham Foodbank to help local residents during the COVID-19 crisis. We can’t serve our community in the way we would usually do, so we’ve moved resources to help where people need us most”
People
“Around 50% of our members are currently continuing to pay full membership, with another 10% taking up virtual-only digital membership”
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Dr Jonathan Leary
Remedy Place, West Hollywood: Founder and CEO“Remedy Place teaches people how to take care of themselves and gives them the tools they need to be holistically healthy ”
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Professor Zhen Yan
director of the Center for Skeletal Muscle Research, University of Virginia“Regular exercise may help people survive COVID-19”
People
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Michael Ramsay
Founder and director, STRONG Rowformer“There’s something about the combination of fast-twitch and slow-twitch
fibres working together that absolutely destroys you and gives you
an almost euphoric feeling at the end of every workout”
People
Kate Cracknell talks connected health and digital transformation
with Chris Blackwell-Frost, Martin Friend and Rick Crawford
from Nuffield Health’s senior management team
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Fitness expert and television host, Jessie Pavelka has collaborated with Fisikal, experts in
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