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11 Mar 2024
The UK government acknowledged in its recent budget that economic recovery depends on the health
11 Mar 2024
New legislation will change the way health clubs in the UK manage their membership process,
19 Feb 2024
In a soft power exercise, politicians in the UK have been invited to take part
06 Feb 2024
In a newly-launched manifesto, physical activity sector stakeholders are calling for the next UK government
09 Jan 2024
HCM editor, Liz Terry, has called on the sector to step up to assist the
26 Jul 2023
Average charges for an adult swim session have topped £5.00 (US$6.45, €5.83) for the first
Panatta will consolidate its global presence throughout 2024 by attending a host of major industry
14 Jul 2023
Fitness First has filed a Court Order for restructuring at Companies House in the UK
Double Olympic rinks, gym and dance studio will drive physical activity at new Lee Valley Ice Centre
06 Jun 2023
London has a new double Olympic skating centre following a £30m investment by the Lee
21 Mar 2023
Health and wellbeing should be at the heart of all government policymaking according to a
02 Feb 2023
The second phase of the UK’s MSK (musculoskeletal) health hub pilot will see the service
11 Jan 2023
The UK government has announced it will be scaling back financial support for businesses as
10 Jan 2023
A report issued by the UK Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has accused Sport England
Experience the pinnacle of fitness and luxury at the premier industry event, Sibec EMEA, set
07 Nov 2022
Politicians in the UK are taking part in a physical activity challenge hosted by UK
03 Nov 2022
The Royal Parks Half Marathon has named London Marathon Events as its new delivery partner.
09 Dec 2021
ukactive has stressed the importance of landlords and tenants "sharing the burden" of commercial rent
09 Aug 2021
The Labour Party has accused the Conservatives of slashing grassroots sport funding by nearly half
03 Aug 2021
A cross-party DCMS Committee in the UK has called on the government to launch a
15 May 2021
Thousands of health clubs, swimming pools and leisure centres are under the threat of permanent
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
12 May 2021
The Local Government Association (LGA) has appointed Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson as its new president. The
12 Apr 2021
Health clubs, leisure centres and studios in England have opened today (12 April) for the
09 Apr 2021
A parliamentary report is calling for a £3bn intervention fund to build back better health
24 Mar 2021
It is unlikely that the UK will see a Work Out to Help Out scheme
22 Mar 2021
The UK parliament will today (22 March) debate the merits of a Work Out to
17 Mar 2021
The government has said it has no plans to fund a Work Out to Help
04 Mar 2021
The Budget announcement has left the UK's physical activity sector with "unanswered questions" and vowing
22 Feb 2021
PM, Boris Johnson, has confirmed that gyms, swimming pools and leisure centres in England will
18 Feb 2021
Placing gyms and leisure centres at the front of the queue for reopening would be
12 Feb 2021
The Cabinet Office has chosen leisure operator GLL as the "face" of England's COVID-secure physical
10 Feb 2021
A Parliamentary Petition calling for gyms to reopen first after the current national lockdown in
02 Feb 2021
Gyms, health clubs and leisure centres are set to be among the first businesses allowed
28 Jan 2021
The UK’s largest social enterprise, GLL, is the latest operator to throw its support behind
26 Jan 2021
The Donald Trump baby blimp, which was flown over London's Parliament Square in July 2018
25 Jan 2021
Fitness instructors, personal trainers, coaches and other self-employed physical activity workers in Wales are being
20 Jan 2021
Sign the petition by clicking here. HCM editor, Liz Terry, has launched a Parliamentary Petition
12 Jan 2021
The government needs to provide the fitness and physical activity sector with a plan which
07 Jan 2021
The UK physical activity sector will lose around £400m a month during lockdown. The figure,
09 Dec 2020
The House of Lords' National Plan for Sport and Recreation committee has invited sporting organisations
26 Nov 2020
Nick Whitcombe, the independent gym owner who refused to shut his gym during the October
26 Nov 2020
This year's UK government Spending Review, announced in Parliament by chancellor Rishi Sunak on 25
23 Nov 2020
Closing gyms and leisure facilities during any possible future lockdown would be "unthinkable", according to
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Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten
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D2F had updated its brand styling to keep pace with
business growth. MD, John Lofting and operations
director, Matt Aynsley, explain the rationale
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University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship
Goodwin Sports Centre following a major refurbishment
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The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based
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Francesca Cooper-Boden says
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Operators, prepare to revolutionise the way members connect with personal
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Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter
and more productive workforce, one membership at a time
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Imposter syndrome about a promotion taught the
CEO of SATS that behaving authentically is the most
important part of leadership. He talks to Kath Hudson
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Will Orr has been talking to HCM about the company’s
new strategy for 2024, as Kath Hudson reports
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Cristiano Ronaldo
Footballer and entrepreneur“Taking care of your physical and mental health is essential for a fulfilling life”
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Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –
is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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New research has found BMI to be a highly inaccurate measure of childhood obesity, leading current thinking and policy based on it into question
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Members are telling us they need support with their mental and spiritual health and the industry is starting to see this need. Now’s the time to fast-track our response
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Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
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Founder, Remedy Place“It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time”
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“I would say those results, along with the team’s total lack of complacency – their desire to keep improving – have been the two big highlights of my first year ”
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New laws are about to come into force that will oblige health club operators to offer consumers better membership terms. It will be disruptive, but tackled well, will change the sector for the better
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You might be tempted to skip a service, but
experts say it will cost you in the long run.
Providers tell Steph Eaves why they their work
is important to the management of assets
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