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19 Jun 2026
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Elevate has had its busiest show to date, with almost 200
03 May 2026
Activity levels are still rising among English adults according to Sport England’s new Active Lives
22 Apr 2026
Omnisens has revealed a range of elixirs and supplements called Pure, for a sensory and
31 Mar 2026
Life evaluations by young people aged under 25 in English-speaking countries have dropped dramatically over
05 Feb 2026
A report from UK Active and Les Mills has found that 43 per cent of
25 Sep 2025
Everyone Active will be taking over the contract to run Woking Borough Council’s four leisure
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
20 Jun 2025
The UK's Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced £900 million for major
12 May 2025
As cost is still a major barrier to participation in physical activity, leisure centre operator
03 Apr 2025
The UK health and fitness industry is growing exponentially, with revenue up by 8.8 per
26 Feb 2025
Improvements in life expectancy in Europe have slowed according to a study published in The
19 Nov 2024
Nearly 100 students gathered in Baden bei Wien, Austria, last week to take part in
21 Jun 2024
According to a year-long study, offering financial incentives to people to encourage them to lose
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
07 Jun 2024
French skincare brand Biologique Recherche has introduced a new serum and treatment to address the
06 Jun 2024
European health spa operator Ensana has announced the strategic appointment of Dr László Puczkó as
28 May 2024
New research shows that following social media health influencers motivates young people to exercise more
26 Apr 2024
While British adults are the most active they’ve been in a decade, health inequalities remain
18 Mar 2024
The International Sauna Association's (ISA) Sauna Aid initiative is asking for donations to establish a
20 Feb 2024
CIMSPA has published its 2024-2030 strategy Releasing the Power of Our Profession, which sets out
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
Farrer tells government the physical activity sector is critical to fixing the UK’s sluggish economy
01 Feb 2024
Mike Farrar, chair of UK Active, has called on the UK government to deploy the
12 Jan 2024
Two new research reports have highlighted the impact of the UK's cost of living crisis
14 Dec 2023
This summer's Nike’s Open Doors programme saved many children from a summer on the sofa
03 Dec 2023
New insight from UK quango, Sport England has found that healthy life expectancy in England
28 Nov 2023
The Make moves Fund, co-funded by Nike and Spotify, is gearing up to award grants
30 Sep 2023
More than 100 people from across the academic and sport and physical activity sectors gathered
11 Aug 2023
The International Spa Association (ISPA) has announced Michael Tompkins – managing director and executive recruiter
01 Jun 2023
JW Marriott has branched into the luxury safari segment with a wellness-forward retreat property in
23 May 2023
Mountain tourism represents between nine and 16 per cent of all international tourist arrivals worldwide
21 Apr 2023
Overall physical activity levels among adults in England have returned to pre-pandemic levels, being in
14 Apr 2023
European fitness operators have seen a strong return to growth, with member numbers and income
24 Feb 2023
Almost half of the population of the EU don't exercise or play sport and the
10 Jan 2023
A report issued by the UK Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has accused Sport England
16 Nov 2022
UK Active and Nike have released an impact report for the 2022 Open Doors programme,
03 Nov 2022
The Digital Marketing HUb (DMH) is a CIMSPA initiative, which has secured an additional grant
19 Oct 2022
A new report from The World Health Organization (WHO), Global Status Report on Physical Activity
25 Jul 2022
The International Congress on Thermal Tourism (ICTT) is returning for 2022 and taking place at
15 Jun 2022
Key organisations from the UK’s leisure industry are lobbying the government for financial support to
07 Jun 2022
According to The World Health Organization's recently-released research study, WHO European Regional Obesity Report 2022,
10 May 2022
Sport England and UK Active have signed a five-year partnership agreement which will see the
10 Mar 2022
Sauna Aid is a new multi-country initiative, sponsored by the International Sauna Association (ISA), providing
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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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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
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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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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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Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
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Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate,
has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company
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Stephen Price
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“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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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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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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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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Phillip Mills
CEO, Les Mills“The Les Mills partnership with Hyrox is something I'm personally really excited about”
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Consolidation, specialisation and shifting consumer behaviours
are reshaping the sector, say Deloitte and EuropeActive
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“Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.”
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Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing
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its focus on reducing health inequalities and improving healthy life expectancy.
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