National Fitness Day news
15 Oct 2025
Across Europe there are encouraging signs that governments are waking up to the value of
17 Sep 2025
PureGym has launched three new fitness classes which both members and non-members will be able
19 Sep 2024
Operators across the UK ran special events and gave away free passes to encourage people
27 Oct 2023
The top operators, suppliers and facilities from across the physical activity sector were celebrated last
09 Oct 2023
A survey of UK adults by market research outfit Savanta has identified the nation’s dream
21 Sep 2023
Improved mental health is now a stronger motivation for Brits to exercise than staying in
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
21 Sep 2022
Operators across the physical activity sector open up to the public today offering free sessions
02 Sep 2022
UK Active and ITN Productions will be releasing their co-produced programme, called Fitness for Everyone,
24 Nov 2021
A total of 22.7 million Brits – more than a third of the total population
22 Sep 2021
Sports Minister, Nigel Huddleston, has joined gym-goers this morning to kick-off the annual National Fitness
20 Sep 2021
Half of UK adults aren't happy with their physical fitness levels, according to a study
14 Sep 2021
An award celebrating outstanding individuals in the fitness sector is to be named in honour
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
04 Aug 2021
Paralympic champion and ukactive chair Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has issued a rallying cry for the
11 May 2021
Jan Spaticchia, founder and chair of énergie Fitness has died aged 51 following a short
07 Nov 2020
Millions of people throughout the UK took part in physical activity during this year's National
23 Sep 2020
The UK's physical activity sector has come together to get millions of people active during
21 Sep 2020
Exercise has been voted the number one way the public can help the NHS –
09 Sep 2020
Every £1 spent on community sport and physical activity in England generates £3.91 in return
30 Jul 2020
This year's National Fitness Day (NFD) will be the "biggest unified celebration of fitness in
27 Jul 2020
Les Mills will launch a new global campaign in September, celebrating the return of fitness
30 May 2020
The fitness industry in Europe is uniting today (30 May) to launch #beactivehour, a free
15 May 2020
BMF with Bear Grylls will look to active people across the continent with #BeActive Hour,
13 Nov 2019
Who does your brand belong to? There used to be only one answer to this
18 Oct 2019
Physical activity bodies ukactive and EuropeActive have agreed to strengthen their partnership in the event
24 Sep 2019
A medical practice is opening its very own fitness club, as part of plans to
23 Sep 2019
The average UK adult spends more than twice as long making tea as they do
19 Sep 2019
A nation divided by Brexit could be united by diverting focus to a "more pressing
30 Aug 2019
Strictly Come Dancing star Ashley Roberts and DJ Locksmith from dance music group Rudimental have
24 Sep 2018
The average UK adult spends eight times as long watching on-demand television as they do
31 Aug 2018
This year's National Fitness Day will kick off with a mass dance workout in the
15 May 2018
This year's National Fitness Day (NFD) will look to find and celebrate the most inspiring
13 Feb 2018
A new four-day “celebration of physical activity” – combining a conference, awards night and a
08 Jan 2018
Fitness brand Les Mills has recruited ukactive’s head of communications to lead its global business-to-business
25 Oct 2017
More than 5.1 million Britons, including three-quarters-of-a-million schoolchildren, got active on National Fitness Day 2017,
29 Sep 2017
Never underestimate the positive social and mental effects of activity – that was the message
27 Sep 2017
Gym operators and physical activity providers are throwing open their doors today (27 September), offering
26 Sep 2017
British adults spend an average of just 90 minutes being physically active, according to a
07 Sep 2017
Les Mills UK has teamed up with ukactive to offer its Born To Move virtual
23 Aug 2017
Strictly Come Dancing star Darcey Bussell will lead a workout in Central London to kick-start
12 Jul 2017
School summer holidays are creating a class divide between the fitness levels of deprived children
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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
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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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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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A new report puts physical activity
at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
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Shaping the future of the sector with a clear mission,
unified voice and open channels of communication.
This is the ambition of UK Active’s new chair
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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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Lisa Starr tries the Ammortal
Chamber to see whether
layering 10 modalities into one
experience really delivers more
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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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World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry
about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
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Would you stop selling memberships to prevent your club getting overcrowded?
How do you strike the balance between maximising profits and prioritising
the member experience? Kath Hudson talks to the experts
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Owner, Stride Fitness“My goal was to invest in where fitness is going, not where it’s already been”
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The new CEO of UK Active talks to HCM about the gym-curious and
why he believes the sector can double in size by the end of the next decade
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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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