Huw Edwards news
30 Sep 2021
Tanni Grey-Thompson has announced she will hand over her role as ukactive chair in August
21 Sep 2021
VAT reform, adjustments in business rates and a fitness-led high street regeneration push could see
20 Sep 2021
Half of UK adults aren't happy with their physical fitness levels, according to a study
14 Sep 2021
An award celebrating outstanding individuals in the fitness sector is to be named in honour
02 Sep 2021
New data from the ukactive Research Institute shows that for every 100,000 visits to UK
13 Aug 2021
OnePT Rochdale has been named as club of the year at this year's ukactive Awards,
30 Sep 2021
CEO of Orbit4, Daniel Jones, says: “There’s no reason traditional gyms and smart gyms can’t
13 Jul 2021
A consultation on social prescribing and other similar health programmes will look to "uncover the
12 Jul 2021
Health clubs in England are preparing to return to operations without restrictions, after Prime Minister
08 Jul 2021
ukactive has set out its vision to develop a national strategy for the UK's public
29 Jun 2021
Health clubs, gyms and leisure centres should focus on ability, rather than age, when designing,
28 Jun 2021
The UK government has confirmed that the PE and Sport Premium will continue to run
23 Jun 2021
The number of active memberships across European health clubs fell by roughly 10 million –
03 Sep 2021
“At least 40 per cent of all businesses will die in the next 10 years
16 Jun 2021
The UK government has extended the ban on commercial evictions until 25 March 2022. Announcing
15 Jun 2021
Operating a further four weeks at reduced capacity will place serious pressure on English fitness
11 Jun 2021
The government needs to urgently set out its plans to support physical activity and fitness
17 May 2021
Indoor group exercise can recommence in England and Scotland today (17 May), as part of
11 May 2021
Jan Spaticchia, founder and chair of énergie Fitness has died aged 51 following a short
04 May 2021
Health clubs and leisure centres in Northern Ireland reopened their doors on Friday 30 April,
13 Sep 2021
As Surge expands its offer with the launch of a third dedicated Electronic Muscle Stimulation
30 Apr 2021
Sport England has reported a drop of 710,000 in the number of people classed as
29 Apr 2021
Independent gyms in the UK have fared better during the pandemic than larger corporate operators
14 Apr 2021
Lack of exercise is a major cause of death from COVID-19, according to new research,
12 Apr 2021
Health clubs, leisure centres and studios in England have opened today (12 April) for the
23 Mar 2021
A total of £100m has been allocated to 266 local authorities across England, to support
17 Mar 2021
Scotland’s health clubs and leisure centres can now begin to prepare for reopening, after First
12 Mar 2021
Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford, says the Welsh government is considering breaking the gym sector
04 Mar 2021
The Budget announcement has left the UK's physical activity sector with "unanswered questions" and vowing
28 Feb 2021
Hundreds of gyms, swimming pools and leisure centres have been forced to close and thousands
22 Feb 2021
PM, Boris Johnson, has confirmed that gyms, swimming pools and leisure centres in England will
22 Feb 2021
The re-opening of gyms in Wales has been pushed back by the country's First Minister
17 Feb 2021
Data published today (17 February) shows that for every 100,000 visits to UK gyms and
15 Feb 2021
ukactive has published six 'policy calls', which it says are crucial in order to help
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
26 Jan 2021
Sport England has vowed to tackle inequality and create a nation of "more equal, inclusive
12 Jan 2021
The government needs to provide the fitness and physical activity sector with a plan which
07 Jan 2021
The closing of gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools under COVID-19 restrictions is costing the
07 Jan 2021
The UK physical activity sector will lose around £400m a month during lockdown. The figure,
05 Jan 2021
ukactive has called on the UK government to draft a new National Physical Activity Plan
21 Dec 2020
Forcing gyms, health clubs and leisure centres to stay shut in tier 4 areas is
19 Dec 2020
Gyms and leisure facilities in south-east England are to close from midnight tonight as part
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Research
“We’re not necessarily against weight loss, we just think that it shouldn’t be the primary criterion for judging the success of a lifestyle intervention programme ”
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Insight
Research firm Qualtrics surveyed 12,157 consumers across
15 countries in seven languages to create the Les Mills 2021 Global
Fitness Report, highlighting the ways consumers are choosing to work
out as we emerge from the pandemic. Jak Phillips reports
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Screens display power generated from each piece of equipment, allowing people to compete against each other for kilowatt hours produced
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Changes to DNA which occur during exercise give protection against a wide range of diseases, according to new research from the Univesity of Copenhagen
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As the UK government’s social prescribing initiative gains momentum,
Kenny Butler calls on the sector to step up and get involved
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In the last issue of HCM, we checked with big box operators in the UK to see how
trading has been going since restrictions were lifted. This month we turn our attention
to boutiques and urban studios to find out how they’re faring. Kath Hudson reports
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Research confirms the role health clubs can play in supporting
people in nurturing their mental health, as Victor Brick explains
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David Minton says the healthy movement industry
is ten times bigger than the health club sector,
and the care industry four times bigger and
ask why we’re not rushing to collaborate?
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“I’d like to see the gym sector help champion the social prescribing agenda, as a route to getting more people engaged in physical activity”
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In this issue, we’re focusing on sharing insights and thought leadership to highlight opportunities for the development of the sector in terms of both markets and offerings, says Liz Terry, HCM editor
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HCM People
Danielle Obe
Chair, The Black Swimming Association“Our vision is a future with ethnic diversity in aquatics”
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“We start with people’s pain points and give them a pathway to move away from that – to heal and be a force for good in their own lives”
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This year’s edition of the IHRSA Global Report which addresses performance from 2020, is a valuable record of the tremendous impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sector, creating a benchmark from which to understand the recovery. Kristen Walsh reports for HCM
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