SkillsActive news
17 Jul 2018
The Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) has introduced a new points system to record Continuing
06 Mar 2017
Fitness and leisure qualification body Active IQ has strengthened its team with the addition of
24 Jan 2017
The Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs), has been taken over by Sports Coach UK “in
30 Aug 2016
CIMSPA, the professional body for the UK sport and physical activity sector, has kicked off
20 May 2016
Sport England has pledged to work with CIMSPA to produce a new workforce strategy by
13 Apr 2016
Sport England’s funding to SkillsActive – the owner of fitness professional register REPs – has
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
07 Apr 2016
The Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) has issued a defiant rebuttal to online rumours that
18 Dec 2015
The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) has won a
04 Dec 2015
Work to improve physical activity sector apprenticeships through the Trailblazer initiative has made another leap
18 Nov 2015
The physical activity sector needs to put co-operation above self-interest if it is to avoid
13 Aug 2015
A new Diploma in Health, Fitness and Sales from Premier Training International (PTI) aims to
28 Apr 2015
More than two thirds of the UK fitness sector’s workforce is female, according to the
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
10 Apr 2015
Awarding organisation Active IQ recently gathered physical activity sector employers, training providers and representatives from
02 Apr 2015
Physical activity sector skills bodies will meet in the coming weeks to discuss the future
31 Mar 2015
Sport England has given a boost to grassroots sport with £12m being awarded to specialist
03 Mar 2015
The owner of Sports Leisure Management (SLM) has acquired wellness intervention provider Weight Management Centre
02 Mar 2015
Hair and Beauty Industry Authority (Habia) has appointed Gill Morris to the newly created position
17 Dec 2014
Hair and beauty apprenticeships that ensure trainees are ‘salon-ready’ when they qualify have been given
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
20 Oct 2014
Keiser UK has appointed Neil Troutman as new master instructor, tasked with building a team
11 Jun 2014
SkillsActive has launched a new Quality Training Portal (QTP) – an online resource featuring thousands
07 Apr 2014
The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) has appointed a
04 Mar 2014
SkillsActive has launched its Register of Personal Development Practitioners in Sport (RPDPS) to help athletes
18 Oct 2013
The International Confederation of Registers of Exercise Professionals has appointed Central YMCA Qualifications (CYQ) the
16 Oct 2013
The British Association of Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology (BABTAC) has expressed its dissatisfaction and distrust
31 Jul 2013
The government has revealed radical new plans in a shake up of the way apprenticeships
22 Jul 2013
SkillsActive has welcomed the positive results shown in a recent government report on sport and
16 Jul 2013
SkillsActive, the Sector Skills Council for active leisure, learning and wellbeing has announced a partnership
03 Jul 2013
SkillsActive and the Sports and Play Construction Association (SAPCA) have teamed up to launch a
26 Feb 2013
Sector skills body Habia has developed a new qualification in health and safety to help
12 Feb 2013
The Register of Aquatic Professionals (RAPs) has officially been launched into its pilot phase. Owned
07 Feb 2013
The Compass Association (TCA), a new industry body looking to support and promote physical activity
01 Feb 2013
SkillsActive and ukactive have launched a survey to determine what employers want for training solutions,
31 Jan 2013
The Habia Skills Academy is to develop a professional register for the spa, nails and
30 Jan 2013
Sport England has given sector skills council SkillsActive a £350,000 grant as part of efforts
19 Sep 2012
Image: The single qualification framework is set to come into force in 2014 SkillsActive has
05 Jul 2012
Image: Rowley is also a Sport England board member SkillsActive, the sector skills council for
29 May 2012
Image: The scheme looks to improve skills in fitness SkillsActive has launched its new ActiveAmbition
17 May 2012
Image: Ian Taylor is the new SkillsActive CEO Ian Taylor, a two-time Olympic field hockey
27 Mar 2012
Sector skills council SkillsActive has announced that it has secured funding to continue the delivery
22 Mar 2012
A new Employer Ownership Fund has been launched in order to give employers direct access
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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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,
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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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spaces for more than a decade. Founder and
former athlete, Greg Bradley, tells us what it takes
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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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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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The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Consolidation, specialisation and shifting consumer behaviours
are reshaping the sector, say Deloitte and EuropeActive
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