Sport and recreation alliance news
13 Jun 2025
The much-anticipated UK government’s Spending Review (SR) 2025 was delivered yesterday (11 June), which sets
04 Jun 2025
The National Sector Partners Group (NSPG) has written to the Prime Minister ahead of the
25 Apr 2025
Physical participation figures are the highest ever, but inequalities remain with the same groups still
25 Mar 2025
The national governing body for group exercise in the UK – EMD UK (Exercise, Movement
08 Feb 2025
BBC news reader and star of Strictly Come Dancing, Angela Rippon, has launched a UK
31 Oct 2024
Chanchellor, Rachel Reeves, talked about fixing the NHS and rebuilding Britain in the budget, but
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
26 Oct 2024
Sport and physical activity creates annual savings of £10.5 billion for the NHS and social
25 Jul 2024
Sector leaders in the UK have collaborated to create the Physical Activity Leadership Network that
09 Jul 2024
The UK's National Sector Partners Group (NSP) has called on the new government to pledge
15 Jun 2024
More than 200 organisations and athletes in the UK have signed an open letter to
04 Oct 2023
The UK is at the bottom of the pile when it comes to investing in
15 Mar 2023
In an announcement made today in advance of tomorrow's Spring Budget (15 March), the UK
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
23 Feb 2023
The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end
10 Feb 2023
Lucy Frazer has replaced Michelle Donelan as culture secretary at the UK's newly-named Department for
24 Jan 2023
The damaging effect of the energy crisis due to government inaction and the impact on
24 Nov 2022
A number of UK local authorities and their leisure management partners are in crisis due
08 Jul 2022
A coalition of leading organisations across the physical activity sector has called for radical reform
09 May 2022
How can organisations, including health club and leisure businesses, decarbonise, generate clean energy and harness
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
22 Mar 2022
The health, fitness and activity sector is ramping up its sustainability drive to net-zero with
12 May 2021
There is "incredible resilience" in the sports and physical activity sector – but the industry
11 May 2021
The Sport and Recreation Alliance (SRA) has published its new four-year strategy, outlining its vision
21 Sep 2020
More than 100 sport and physical activity bodies have sent a letter to UK Prime
15 Jun 2020
The sport and physical activity sector "hasn't done enough" to tackle persisting inequalities within the
22 Apr 2020
The UK government has launched a "major effort" to tackle loneliness and social isolation during
11 Mar 2020
Business rates in England will be abolished for one year for firms in the leisure
09 Dec 2019
Representatives from the three main political parties have backed the view that physical activity has
21 Nov 2019
The Sport and Recreation Alliance and ukactive will host sport and physical activity hustings with
22 Jul 2019
A new interactive map charting physical activity among children in England reveals that more than
02 Apr 2019
The Sport and Recreation Alliance (SRA) has named Lisa Wainwright as its new CEO. Wainwright
08 Jan 2019
Emma Boggis, chief executive of the Sport and Recreation Alliance (SRA), will step down from
25 Sep 2018
The Sport and Recreation Alliance (SRA) has launched a petition calling on politicians of all
31 Aug 2018
Sports clubs across England continue to grow – with the number of playing members and
11 Jul 2018
The Sport and Recreation Alliance (SRA) has launched a campaign to make physical activity a
28 Jun 2018
The 2018 Sport Summit, in association with Howden,will mark the official launch of the Sport
26 Jun 2018
The latest chapter of the government’s Childhood Obesity Plan – published this week – has
21 Mar 2018
The government’s new Integrated Communities Strategy Green Paper could present a funding opportunity for the
12 Mar 2018
The Sport and Recreation Alliance (SRA) is encouraging the sports sector to engage in a
06 Feb 2018
Two leading authorities from the world of sport have had their say on the state
02 Feb 2018
A progress report on the government’s Sporting Future strategy has been overshadowed by the omission
31 Jan 2018
Sports stars from minority backgrounds hold the key to sporting success in the UK, according
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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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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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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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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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Record market penetration in the UK
fitness sector masks a deeper shift
around consumer engagement, according
to a report from Grant Thornton and
UK Active, as Liz Terry reports
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UK market penetration has risen to 18 per cent – one of the highest
globally, yet with 100 per cent of people seeing benefits when they
exercise, how high could it go? Kath Hudson asks the experts…
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