Jenny Patrickson news
08 Jun 2021
Active IQ has launched two new qualifications – the Level 2 Diploma in Health and
04 Dec 2020
Gym and health club members in England have flocked back to fitness facilities in droves
16 Nov 2020
Active IQ has launched its Level 3 Award in Understanding the Development and Delivery of
17 Jun 2020
Three industry firms – Active IQ, fibodo and Study Active – have teamed up to create
22 Sep 2019
Active IQ has appointed two new directors to strengthen its senior management team. The awarding
16 May 2019
A new qualification focusing on mental health – one of the first of its kind
04 Oct 2021
FunXtion has upgraded its White Label Member App with a raft of new features to
10 May 2019
Basketball England has become the first national governing body of sport to train its staff
08 Mar 2019
The Women in Fitness Association (WIFA) has launched its UK council today (8 March 2019,
05 Nov 2018
Awarding organisation Active IQ has launched a Level 2 Award focusing in mental health –
29 Oct 2018
Active IQ has been declared the winner of the Innovation of the Year Award at
15 Mar 2018
UK-based training provider Active IQ has partnered with Train Me, to offer students on Active
01 Dec 2017
The physical activity sector’s best performers in workforce development were announced last night (30 November)
13 Sep 2021
As Surge expands its offer with the launch of a third dedicated Electronic Muscle Stimulation
08 Jun 2017
Fitness professionals can now gain advanced skills in personal training after Active IQ launched a
06 Mar 2017
Fitness and leisure qualification body Active IQ has strengthened its team with the addition of
19 Oct 2016
A new training course is looking to equip professionals working with very young children with
24 Aug 2016
A new path for school leavers to enter the leisure industry has been developed after
10 Aug 2016
Funding cuts to vocational qualifications had a “significant impact” on the fall in the number
05 Aug 2016
The number of training qualifications awarded across the leisure, travel and tourism sector has fallen
30 Sep 2021
CEO of Orbit4, Daniel Jones, says: “There’s no reason traditional gyms and smart gyms can’t
28 Jun 2016
Britain’s impending withdrawal from the European Union will present a broad range of challenges for
30 Mar 2016
NHS plans to offer personal trainers and exercise classes to tackle Type 2 diabetes mark
09 Feb 2016
The government has given its backing to several new vocational qualifications for 16-19 year-olds preparing
20 Nov 2015
Active IQ commercial director Jenny Patrickson has been promoted to the role of managing director
18 Nov 2015
The physical activity sector needs to put co-operation above self-interest if it is to avoid
10 Apr 2015
Awarding organisation Active IQ recently gathered physical activity sector employers, training providers and representatives from
24 Feb 2015
Awarding organisation Active IQ has unveiled a new two-year college diploma qualification offering an alternative
13 Jan 2015
The campaign against youth inactivity continues apace, with Active IQ aiming to help physical activity
10 Nov 2014
Awarding organisation Active IQ has launched a new range of active leisure qualifications designed to
25 Feb 2014
Active IQ has appointed Jenny Patrickson as it new commercial director to help drive the
16 Aug 2012
The Wright Foundation has announced that CYQ will now accredit its exercise referral training, as
19 Jun 2012
Image: CYQ head Jenny Patrickson Central YMCA Qualifications (CYQ) has recorded a 17 per cent
27 Sep 2010
Global Fitness Education (GFE) has become one of the first training providers to deliver the
01 Jul 2010
An initiative designed to establish a pan-European set of standards for trainers in the health
14 Jun 2010
Central YMCA Qualifications has launched a new suite of fitness instructing and personal training qualifications.
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Tokyo Olympics
GLL is best known for running leisure
facilities on behalf of local authorities
across the UK, but a lesser-known
part of its remit is its GLL Sport
Foundation which supports Olympic
hopefuls. Liz Terry finds out more
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Active IQ is launching courses to upskill fitness professionals
to work in social prescribing, extending the reach of the industry
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Hybrid
The Gym Group has taken its digital hybrid strategy full circle,
piloting in-gym workout pods and studios with its home workout
delivery partner, Fiit. HCM talks to the team driving the project
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Policy
Generations rarely have the opportunity to
reset public opinion and effect behaviour change
for good, but post-pandemic two unequal
movements with a lot in common will be the
focus of governments, says David Minton
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Research
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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Life Fitness introduces Integrity SL, the next-generation LED console with intuitive functionality and digital connectivity
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Booming membership sales, busy suburban clubs and members visiting during
the working day. Operators are reporting it’s good to be back. Kath Hudson finds
out what business has been like since the re-set button was pressed
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Danielle Obe
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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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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
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HCM People
Tim Mayer
MDL Fitness“Screens display power generated from each piece of equipment, allowing people to compete against each other for kilowatt hours produced”
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The appetite for health clubs is strong among consumers and investors – to take advantage of this, operators must figure out how to meet key challenges in operationally sustainable ways
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How have consumers responded to the
end of lockdowns? Cesar Carvalho shares
some bounceback numbers with HCM
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“It’s as much about capacity and programming in the clubs as it is about creating innovative ways to engage customers to come and use us”
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