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08 Apr 2026
The £30.6 million Bedworth Physical Activity Hub is now open, replacing a centre which dated
05 Feb 2026
A report from UK Active and Les Mills has found that 43 per cent of
15 Dec 2025
Gaia Retreat’s owners have submitted a planning application to the local government authority in Byron,
10 Dec 2025
The UK government has announced a National Youth Strategy, backed by £500 million, to rebuild
26 Nov 2025
On unveiling the Autumn Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said there would be no return to
29 Aug 2025
The UK’s Health and Social Care Committee is actively looking at how physical activity can
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
14 Jul 2025
For a second time, Therme Group has reworked the plans for Therme Spa at Ontario
29 Nov 2024
Recognising the challenges facing local authorities, the Labour government has announced plans to tackle local
25 Jul 2024
Sector leaders in the UK have collaborated to create the Physical Activity Leadership Network that
11 Mar 2024
The UK government acknowledged in its recent budget that economic recovery depends on the health
09 Jan 2024
Solving the UK's social care problem is the key to overcoming the financial challenges facing
20 Dec 2023
The UK’s most recently-formed local government body – North Yorkshire Council – is making wellbeing
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
08 Dec 2023
A proposed change to the way councils organise the operation of their leisure facilities – including
18 Oct 2023
The Italian thermal town of Montecatini Terme will welcome 30 delegates from the Great Spa
04 Oct 2023
The UK is at the bottom of the pile when it comes to investing in
26 Jul 2023
Average charges for an adult swim session have topped £5.00 (US$6.45, €5.83) for the first
21 Jul 2023
Local government organisations and industry thought leaders have slammed the UK government’s decision not to
15 Mar 2023
In an announcement made today in advance of tomorrow's Spring Budget (15 March), the UK
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
23 Feb 2023
The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end
10 Feb 2023
Lucy Frazer has replaced Michelle Donelan as culture secretary at the UK's newly-named Department for
24 Jan 2023
The damaging effect of the energy crisis due to government inaction and the impact on
19 Jan 2023
In his first speech as chair at UK Active, Mike Farrar said the physical activity
14 Dec 2022
Sport England has released the Future of Public Sector Leisure report which looks at how
07 Dec 2022
Shanghai Disneyland theme park will reopen to visitors on Thursday 8 December, following a temporary
24 Nov 2022
A number of UK local authorities and their leisure management partners are in crisis due
16 Nov 2022
UK Active and Nike have released an impact report for the 2022 Open Doors programme,
12 Sep 2022
As the UK’s new prime minister Liz Truss prepares an energy bailout, UK Active has
05 Aug 2022
Easton Leisure Centre in the UK has announced a 100 per cent reduction in heating
20 Jul 2022
UK Active and Nike have launched the 2022 Open Doors programme. The scheme provides children
08 Jul 2022
A coalition of leading organisations across the physical activity sector has called for radical reform
15 Jun 2022
Key organisations from the UK’s leisure industry are lobbying the government for financial support to
03 Dec 2021
As global leaders meet for the COP26 climate summit, local authorities across England are partnering
25 Nov 2021
The City of Madrid could become one of the healthiest in the world if plans
26 Oct 2021
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on the UK government to invest £875m in
03 Aug 2021
Equinox Group will require customers and employees to provide proof of vaccine, if they want
08 Jul 2021
ukactive has set out its vision to develop a national strategy for the UK's public
07 Jul 2021
There is a "clear case" to evolve the purpose and role played by the UK's
12 May 2021
The Local Government Association (LGA) has appointed Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson as its new president. The
30 Mar 2021
The UK government has launched a new Office for Health Promotion, designed to lead efforts
25 Feb 2021
The pandemic cost the US visitor attractions an estimated US$23bn in economic losses during 2020,
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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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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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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
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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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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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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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The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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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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Record market penetration in the UK
fitness sector masks a deeper shift
around consumer engagement, according
to a report from Grant Thornton and
UK Active, as Liz Terry reports
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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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