Physical activity news
29 May 2026
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
29 May 2026
Small improvements to sleep, diet quality, and physical activity, made in combination lead to a
21 May 2026
UK Active has published new guidance on defibrillators to help fitness and leisure operators deliver
Research by Kelly and Yesawich highlights growing focus on wellbeing, as WELLSurvey 2.0 is published
07 May 2026
A new global study by Kevin Kelly and Peter Yesawich is shedding fresh
03 May 2026
Activity levels are still rising among English adults according to Sport England’s new Active Lives
28 Apr 2026
On unveiling a strong set of year-end results, PureGym CEO, Clive Chesser, says the low-cost
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
16 Apr 2026
EuropeActive interim president, Marcel Boots and host, TV presenter and former Paralympian, Denise Schindler, have
14 Apr 2026
According to the latest insights from the Health & Fitness Association (HFA), 81 million Americans
09 Apr 2026
The cognitive boost from exercise can last until the following day according to a study
08 Apr 2026
The £30.6 million Bedworth Physical Activity Hub is now open, replacing a centre which dated
08 Apr 2026
The physical activity sector is at a crossroads. From the rise of obesity medications to
07 Apr 2026
Manchester City Council has launched an ambitious programme to offer free gym memberships and access
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
01 Apr 2026
Trade associations from around the world have joined forces to lobby governments and health systems
25 Mar 2026
The UK’s trade body for the physical activity sector, UK Active has announced that Cameron
20 Mar 2026
While the use of wearable technology to track health parameters is tracking upwards and can
With Elevate 2026 fast approaching, leisure and physical activity professionals are being encouraged to
17 Mar 2026
Parkinson's UK has announced a new partnership with the British Wheel of Yoga (BWY), to
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Active IQ: Social media companies should introduce trust mark to fight online fitness misinformation
Active IQ: Social media companies should introduce trust mark to fight online fitness misinformation
The leading awarding organisation for the physical activity sector, Active IQ, is urging social media
Scaling health interventions could add US$12.5 trillion to the global economy by 2050, says McKinsey
26 Feb 2026
By 2050, the average person could gain nine years of healthy life and the global
18 Feb 2026
Italy’s wellness economy is ranked as the fourth-largest in Europe and the 10th largest globally,
16 Feb 2026
Vibrating tendons before cycling allows people to push harder without feeling mental strain, according to
05 Feb 2026
The Well HQ has teamed up with pelvic floor and bladder health specialist, Jude, to
05 Feb 2026
A report from UK Active and Les Mills has found that 43 per cent of
23 Jan 2026
Five minutes more exercise each day and half an hour less sitting time each day
19 Jan 2026
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released two global reports calling on governments around the
19 Jan 2026
The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has released its first report on the wellness economy of
15 Jan 2026
Eynsham Baths in the Cotswolds, UK, will host a resilience retreat in partnership with practitioners
14 Jan 2026
PureGym has announced a partnership with Hatch Athletic to upskill 3,000 PTs across its international
09 Jan 2026
Following protests from the hospitality industry UK chancellor, Rachel Reeves, is looking set to make
08 Jan 2026
Research by the Health and Fitness Association suggests that 2026 will be another good year
18 Dec 2025
Sport England’s continuous improvement tool, Quest, is being updated for 2026 with two new products
13 Dec 2025
Vigorous exercise is four times more effective than moderate exercise at protecting the heart, according
10 Dec 2025
Charity running programme provider, Realbuzz, is sponsoring a new nationwide movement initiative in the UK,
08 Dec 2025
The impact of weight loss drugs on skeletal muscle mass and the importance of exercise
08 Dec 2025
The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has released an updated report showing the UAE’s wellness economy
05 Dec 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first guideline on the use of GLP-1s
04 Dec 2025
Sport England has released the latest Active Lives Children & Young People Report for the
28 Nov 2025
Unless urgent action is taken to increase physical activity this generation of children will face
27 Nov 2025
Sport England has announced 27 new partnerships that will benefit from its place-based approach, which
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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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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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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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BLK BOX has been reimagining elite performance
spaces for more than a decade. Founder and
former athlete, Greg Bradley, tells us what it takes
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Pulse Fitness has created a
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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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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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Jamie Clements
The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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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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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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Phillip Mills
CEO, Les Mills“The Les Mills partnership with Hyrox is something I'm personally really excited about”
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Chair of UK Active’s Independent Council and GM at 3-1-5“There are so many dedicated people in the independent sector – they work hard because they’re passionate about changing lives”
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Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers
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than 10% ahead of last year.
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