Jenny Patrickson news
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”
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
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
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
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
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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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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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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spaces for more than a decade. Founder and
former athlete, Greg Bradley, tells us what it takes
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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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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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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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The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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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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Stephen Price
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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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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New insight from Deloitte and Grant Thornton shows record growth, but the real shift is towards identity and perceived value, revealing opportunities to deepen engagement with members
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Vicci Wells shares insights from the
recent Class of 2035 report into
physical activity in Generation Alpha
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