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08 Apr 2026
Managing director of awarding body, Active IQ, Jenny Patrickson, is leaving to focus on consultancy,
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The leading awarding organisation for the physical activity sector, Active IQ, is urging social media
22 Apr 2025
Active IQ is preparing to launch a Level 3, nested wellbeing qualification that covers coaching
26 Nov 2022
Active IQ has been acquired by educational charity NCFE from its parent company, US-based Ascend
01 Jul 2022
The best in the business from across the physical activity sector were honoured last night
01 Jun 2022
Power Plate has been shortlisted for the “Developing & Supporting Communities following on from Covid-19”
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Questex’s iconic event Sibec Europe-UK – known as Europe’s leading hosted buyer event for the
24 Nov 2021
Active IQ has won the Exporter of the Year award at the sixth annual FAB
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
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
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
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)
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
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
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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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The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills,
a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
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After decades of focusing on adult audiences, operators are starting to engage young people – unlocking growth opportunities while supporting the health and wellbeing of future generations
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the member experience? Kath Hudson talks to the experts
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health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
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MD, Brio“We’ve reduced the level of council investment over the last three years by 40 per cent and increased our turnover by 9 per cent”
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A new report puts physical activity
at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
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Lisa Starr tries the Ammortal
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layering 10 modalities into one
experience really delivers more
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People on weight loss drugs reduce their activity levels, according to a team at St John’s Hospital Illinois
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