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26 Jan 2024
Dawn Tuckwell and Cheryl Hersey, founders of Action Group, have sold the company to their
17 Jan 2024
Physiotherapy patients are being offered treatment in leisure centres thanks to a tie-up between London
06 Dec 2023
An Independent Commission for Healthier Working Lives, supported by the Health Foundation, is being established
14 Aug 2023
Parkwood Leisure, in partnership with its subsidiary companies Legacy Leisure and Lex Leisure, has launched
23 Feb 2023
The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end
14 Feb 2023
The Parkwood Group has taken over leisure management contracting business 1Life Management Solutions Limited (1LMS
In the dynamic world of indoor cycling, Schwinn has consistently been at the forefront of
15 Sep 2022
The Tarka Leisure Centre in North Devon, which reopened in June after a £15m revamp,
07 Jul 2022
It was a night to remember at the 2022 ukactive Awards for Parkwood Leisure, as
01 Jul 2022
The best in the business from across the physical activity sector were honoured last night
Parkwood Leisure, one of the UK’s leading leisure operators, has reached the milestone of teaching
20 Aug 2021
Parkwood Leisure – one of the UK’s leading leisure operators – is offering free access
10 Aug 2021
The number of children enrolled on Parkwood Leisure's Learn to Swim Programme, has reached a
Following a hugely successful event last year in Split, Croatia, a W3Fit EMEA, is heading
04 Feb 2021
Plantasia, a rainforest zoo in Swansea, UK, has been awarded provisional membership of the British
22 Jan 2021
Les Mills has launched a new digital content solution to support health and fitness operators
09 Oct 2019
Parkwood Leisure has launched a programme of workshops, aimed at making its staff more aware
25 Sep 2019
MoveGB is a collaboration-based platform, but being a platform, one of the common worries we
29 May 2019
Facility operator Parkwood Leisure has secured a 15-year lease to run Grange Leisure & Community
01 Mar 2019
Peter Fitzboydon has stepped down from his managing director position at Parkwood Leisure after less
In today's competitive fitness landscape, the key to success lies not only in providing exceptional
05 Feb 2019
Parkwood Leisure has been awarded a 10-year contract to operate leisure facilities on behalf of
28 Dec 2018
Construction work on the Broughton Astley Leisure Centre in Leicestershire is set to begin in
22 May 2018
YMCA Awards has become the UK’s first awarding organisation to achieve accreditation from the Chartered
09 May 2018
New research has shown that those taking part in supervised resistance training benefit from vast
13 Mar 2018
Parkwood Leisure, one of the UK’s most experienced providers of leisure management working in partnership
06 Mar 2018
Management company Parkwood Leisure has named Andy Farr as its new business development director. Farr
17 Feb 2018
A futuristic leisure centre, featuring an indoor street and winter garden running through the spine
23 Jan 2018
Plastic cutlery and cups will be removed from all cafés in leisure centres run by
08 Jan 2018
Tony Hewitt, the founder and executive chair of the Parkwood Group, which owns Parkwood Leisure,
19 Dec 2017
More than 80 leisure facilities across the UK will overhaul their food and beverage offering
26 Sep 2017
Tove Okunniwa, the former head of marketing for BBC Sport, has been announced as the
29 Aug 2017
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) council has revealed detailed plans for the
29 Jun 2017
The health and fitness industry’s finest came together in their hundreds last night (28 June)
17 May 2017
Peter Fitzboydon, the outgoing chief executive of London Sport, has called on the sport sector
28 Apr 2017
Both ends of the private gym market will be represented when budget brand Xercise4Less takes
18 Apr 2017
Peter Fitzboydon has stepped down from his chief executive position at London Sport to become
03 Jan 2017
Nottingham’s West Bridgford district has kicked off 2017 by welcoming a £13m (US$15.9m, €15.3m) sport
02 Nov 2016
The public is being given the opportunity to offer their views on the new £29m
09 Sep 2015
National Fitness Day 2015 kicked off this morning (9 September), making a major impact online
24 Aug 2015
Efforts to revolutionise physical activity sector apprenticeships have taken a solid step forward after the
29 Jul 2015
Major operators such as Fitness First, Parkwood Leisure and Places for People Leisure have signed
20 Apr 2015
As the industry's largest health club client, this year alone MoveGB will purchase several £M's
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The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based
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University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship
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Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter
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Francesca Cooper-Boden says
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Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten
years, ensuring the equipment in its clubs is commercially optimised
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Consumers’ growing love of strength training is to be welcomed, as this long-neglected modality has a renaissance, however, it’s vital we continue to make the case for cardio
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“Fitstop is growing well. In 2023 it added 45 locations and launched in New Zealand, Singapore and the US. It has grown sustainably and has great founder-led energy”
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Belinda Steward
MD of leisure, health and wellbeing, Places Leisure Places Leisure“We need to make it automatic that when people go to their doctor, they’re offered exercise rather than medication where appropriate”
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Pilates is having a
moment. Steph Eaves
asks suppliers how
they’re responding
to the demand
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HCM People
Jen Holland
CEO: Edinburgh Leisure“Edinburgh Council will have a £143m budget shortfall by 2028/29 and so must find ways to become more efficient”
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What needs to happen to integrate physical activity with
healthcare? Leaders in the sector share their thoughts
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Ross Stewart Campbell
CEO, BeyondActiv“We have a fantastic opportunity in front of us to realise our vision of a happier and healthier world”
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The European fitness sector is beating pre-pandemic numbers according to the 11th annual European Health & Fitness Market Report 2024 from Deloitte and EuropeActive, as Karsten Hollasch reports
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When a hefty round of investment
coincided with the pandemic, the
CEO of Midtown Athletic Clubs
feared the company – founded by
his grandfather – would go down
on his watch. He talks to Kath
Hudson about the pressure to
keep the business afloat
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The Elevate trade show and conference comes to London next
month. HCM gives the low down on what to look out for
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Speaking on the LIFTS podcast recently, Xponential Fitness CEO Anthony Geisler said participation in studio cycling is down globally. Kath Hudson decided to investigate
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In today's competitive fitness landscape, the key to success lies not only in providing
exceptional facilities but also in cultivating meaningful interactions with members.
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Complaints about group exercise have become a thing of the past for the Reynolds Group
thanks to its partnership with CoverMe, a digital platform that simplifies group exercise
and PT management for clubs and instructors.
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