Physical inactivity news
08 Oct 2025
European operator, Go Fit has announced record profits and the investment of €150 million in
08 Sep 2025
Head of health and wellbeing development at UK Active, Kenny Butler, has announced he is
20 Aug 2025
The 2025 HFA Global Report, which looked at almost 30 markets, shows that around the
31 Mar 2025
NHS England has released a report, Harnessing the benefits of physical activity that suggests it
28 Jan 2025
Research by the Global Health and Fitness Alliance (GHFA) and the Health and Fitness Association
10 Jan 2025
UK chartered institute, CIMSPA, has teamed up with the UK government's Department for Work and
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
26 Jun 2024
Thirty one per cent of adults worldwide – approximately 1.8 billion people – did not
22 Mar 2023
A new type of multi-activity, outdoor exercise space – designed to get people moving by
28 Feb 2023
HITIO Gym, which has experienced major success in Scandinavia, entered the UK market in 2022
19 Jan 2023
In his first speech as chair at UK Active, Mike Farrar said the physical activity
11 Jan 2023
The UK government has announced it will be scaling back financial support for businesses as
22 Nov 2022
Sport for Health, a collaboration between The World Health Organization (WHO), FIFA and Qatar’s Ministry
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
16 Nov 2022
UK Active and Nike have released an impact report for the 2022 Open Doors programme,
07 Nov 2022
Politicians in the UK are taking part in a physical activity challenge hosted by UK
19 Oct 2022
A new report from The World Health Organization (WHO), Global Status Report on Physical Activity
17 Sep 2022
The Churchill Fellowship – the operating name of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust – is
20 Jul 2022
UK Active and Nike have launched the 2022 Open Doors programme. The scheme provides children
05 Apr 2022
The Global Health & Fitness Alliance (GHFA) has announced Andrea Bell is to serve as
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
11 Jan 2022
4 Global – a partner in the Moving Communities initiative – has completed an initial public
06 Jan 2022
Physically active people are 50 per cent more likely to develop higher levels of antibodies
22 Jul 2021
Further research into the levels of positive COVID-19 cases among those to have visited fitness
11 May 2021
Jan Spaticchia, founder and chair of énergie Fitness has died aged 51 following a short
14 Apr 2021
Lack of exercise is a major cause of death from COVID-19, according to new research,
11 Apr 2021
A major new initiative will look to strengthen and unite the fitness industry's voice in
25 Feb 2021
As the government looks into ways to stem the rising tide of health problems caused
08 Dec 2020
Increasing physical activity globally could prevent up to 5 million deaths each year, according to
24 Aug 2020
Speaking to HCM, Brent Darden, the new interim CEO and president of IHRSA, says the
30 May 2020
The fitness industry in Europe is uniting today (30 May) to launch #beactivehour, a free
16 Dec 2019
Ukactive has urged the incoming Conservative government to invest heavily in physical activity – in
08 Nov 2019
A study assessing the impact of physical inactivity on national economies has suggested that if
19 Sep 2019
A nation divided by Brexit could be united by diverting focus to a "more pressing
05 Sep 2019
Moves towards making NHS care more personalised could see physical activity become a "miracle cure".
05 Sep 2019
Les Mills has made its Born to Move programming – which targets children as young
26 Jul 2019
Huw Edwards, acting CEO of ukactive, has called on the new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson,
25 Jul 2019
An alliance of walking and cycling organisations has called on the government to make a
06 Jun 2019
A new leadership learning initiative aims to transform knowledge sharing in the physical activity sector.
14 May 2019
The number of people dying prematurely from heart attacks and strokes in the UK has
10 May 2019
The Moving Medicine initiative and Wattbike were among the winners of this year's Elevate Innovation
09 May 2019
Physical activity body ukactive has partnered with developer Barking Riverside Limited (BRL) to help create
28 Mar 2019
Shapewatch's 3D body visualisation system has been recognised as one of the leading start-ups in
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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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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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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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Pulse Fitness has created a
new health club delivering an
elevated wellness experience
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Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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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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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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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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Deena Gillan
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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Julie Cramer highlights
recent health club flooring
upgrades, as top suppliers
give their advice
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Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers
confirming the event’s largest-ever drinks reception as registrations continue to run more
than 10% ahead of last year.
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Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing
disparate information from multiple systems to be aggregated into one dataset, to support
its focus on reducing health inequalities and improving healthy life expectancy.
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