Mike Farrar news
06 Oct 2025
David Stalker has been announced as the new chair of UK Active today (6 October)
10 Mar 2025
Don’t wait for the government, or the NHS, to provide the solutions or the budget,
14 Feb 2025
Mike Farrar is stepping down as chair of UK Active, after being appointed interim Permanent
09 Sep 2024
UK Active is calling on the government for support to scale up its MSK Hubs
Farrer tells government the physical activity sector is critical to fixing the UK’s sluggish economy
01 Feb 2024
Mike Farrar, chair of UK Active, has called on the UK government to deploy the
14 Aug 2023
Parkwood Leisure, in partnership with its subsidiary companies Legacy Leisure and Lex Leisure, has launched
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
02 Feb 2023
The second phase of the UK’s MSK (musculoskeletal) health hub pilot will see the service
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
17 Jan 2023
Dave Wright, CEO of Myzone, has re-joined UK Active’s board of directors for a three-year
15 Jun 2022
Mike Farrar has been announced as the new chair at UK Active. His tenure will
27 Mar 2017
Jane Nickerson has been appointed as the permanent chief executive of the Amateur Swimming Association
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
19 Aug 2016
Adam Paker, the chief executive of the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA), has left the organisation.
13 May 2016
Swimming’s effect on the physical and mental health of the population will be investigated by
19 Oct 2015
The ASA (Amateur Swimming Association) has appointed Mike Farrar chair of the ASA Group Board.
19 Nov 2012
Leaders in the health and fitness sector are preparing to attend the annual Fitness Industry
17 Aug 2009
Health secretary Andy Burnham has announced details of new sports and physical activity schemes that
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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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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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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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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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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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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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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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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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Researchers have long known that the brain changes as a result of exercise. Now researchers believe this process is actually driven by the brain
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