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05 Feb 2026
A report from UK Active and Les Mills has found that 43 per cent of
21 Feb 2024
Les Mills has been through a senior management refresh following the recent departure of CEO
After 3 successful years in the US, the first European Connected Health and Fitness Summit
22 Jan 2021
Les Mills has launched a new digital content solution to support health and fitness operators
09 Dec 2020
The fitness sector is mounting a challenge to overturn the government's decision to ban group
15 Sep 2020
Les Mills has launched a trio of digital solutions to help fitness operators shift towards
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
11 Oct 2017
Martin Franklin has been appointed chief operating officer of Les Mills global markets, with responsibility
24 May 2016
ukactive has begun its search for a new chair of its Membership Council, with previous
21 Mar 2016
Fitness giant Les Mills kicked off its 2016 global tour by packing 3,000 workout enthusiasts
29 Feb 2016
Health clubs should invest more in star fitness instructors to reflect their value to the
20 Nov 2015
Leisure industry analyst David Minton has warned that fitness businesses must take heed of technological
16 Nov 2015
Fitness group Les Mills has launched a fast 30-minute, high intensity interval training techniques (HIIT)
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
26 Oct 2015
Global fitness giant Les Mills is aiming to help conventional health clubs counter the threat
16 Oct 2015
Despite having greater access to exercise and wellness tools than ever before, barely half of
09 Oct 2015
In the future, the success of fitness equipment suppliers will depend on the strength of
01 Oct 2015
An array of fitness industry thought leaders will make up ukactive’s newly-elected Suppliers Council, which
28 Sep 2015
Gym managers should treat their role like that of a theatre manager and focus on
29 Jul 2015
Almost 40 per cent of health club users think that selfies should be banned in
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
16 Jun 2015
Alexandra Palace played host to a sea of sweaty bodies on Saturday (13 June), as
22 May 2015
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt’s pledge to make addressing the “great scandal” of childhood obesity a
29 Apr 2015
Harnessing the power of group exercise in an effective fashion will be key to capitalising
16 Feb 2015
Les Mills United Kingdom (LMUK) chief executive Keith Burnet and customer experience director Martin Franklin
30 Apr 2014
Leading figures from the health and fitness industry have today warned that companies must adapt
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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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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The industry is embracing consumer-facing tech. Now it’s time to
streamline back-of-house systems with Orbit4, says Daniel Jones
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New launch, Salus House, elevates boutique wellness with
high service levels and a partnership with Technogym
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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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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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The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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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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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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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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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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Consolidation, specialisation and shifting consumer behaviours
are reshaping the sector, say Deloitte and EuropeActive
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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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