UK Active news
03 Jun 2026
Speedflex has launched a strength training programme for 10 to 16-year-olds, to make it safer,
21 May 2026
UK Active has published new guidance on defibrillators to help fitness and leisure operators deliver
03 May 2026
Activity levels are still rising among English adults according to Sport England’s new Active Lives
14 Apr 2026
According to the latest insights from the Health & Fitness Association (HFA), 81 million Americans
09 Apr 2026
The newly published The UK Health & Fitness Market Report 2026 shows penetration has reached
01 Apr 2026
Trade associations from around the world have joined forces to lobby governments and health systems
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
25 Mar 2026
The UK’s trade body for the physical activity sector, UK Active has announced that Cameron
09 Mar 2026
UK Active and This Girl Can have published a new guide to help fitness and
03 Mar 2026
PureGym, one of Europe’s largest gym operators, has achieved FITCert Level 4 accreditation across its
19 Feb 2026
EuropeActive has announced the launch of Next Level Leaders, a world class executive development programme,
05 Feb 2026
A report from UK Active and Les Mills has found that 43 per cent of
28 Jan 2026
Sector representative body, UK Active, has expressed frustration that the UK government has overlooked the
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
19 Jan 2026
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released two global reports calling on governments around the
09 Jan 2026
Following protests from the hospitality industry UK chancellor, Rachel Reeves, is looking set to make
08 Dec 2025
The impact of weight loss drugs on skeletal muscle mass and the importance of exercise
04 Dec 2025
Sport England has released the latest Active Lives Children & Young People Report for the
26 Nov 2025
On unveiling the Autumn Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said there would be no return to
14 Nov 2025
UK Active has published new guidance designed to help operators support young people over the
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
11 Nov 2025
Of the 60 companies chosen by the UK government to be vanguard employers in the
31 Oct 2025
Everyone Active, Sarah Watts and Sandwell Leisure Trust were among those to be honoured at
15 Oct 2025
Across Europe there are encouraging signs that governments are waking up to the value of
14 Oct 2025
Seventy two per cent of people with mental health conditions say being physically active has
06 Oct 2025
David Stalker has been announced as the new chair of UK Active today (6 October)
17 Sep 2025
PureGym has launched three new fitness classes which both members and non-members will be able
08 Sep 2025
Head of health and wellbeing development at UK Active, Kenny Butler, has announced he is
20 Aug 2025
The finalists of the UK Active Awards 2025 have been announced today (19 August) following
18 Aug 2025
The three-year Opening School Facilities initiative smashed all targets according to a report into its
08 Aug 2025
UK Active, Sport England, CIMSPA and Women’s Aid have published new resources to help fitness
18 Jul 2025
Improving the pathway between health and physical activity for people living with long-term conditions is
03 Jul 2025
The much anticipated Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan for England reveals ambitious
01 Jul 2025
Fitness professionals have a key role to play in mitigating the harms of social media,
27 Jun 2025
The resilience of the UK fitness sector and its thirst for innovation was evident at
20 Jun 2025
The UK's Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced £900 million for major
13 Jun 2025
The much-anticipated UK government’s Spending Review (SR) 2025 was delivered yesterday (11 June), which sets
11 Jun 2025
Energy costs have pushed Active Nation into liquidation, despite the charity reporting the strongest trading
10 Jun 2025
Sport England has confirmed that Simon Hayes will take over from Tim Hollingsworth as CEO.
06 Jun 2025
UK Active and Swim England are urging the government to provide support for swimming pools
04 Jun 2025
Exercise can reduce the risk of cancer relapse more effectively than drugs, according to new
04 Jun 2025
The National Sector Partners Group (NSPG) has written to the Prime Minister ahead of the
19 May 2025
A record 77 million – 25 per cent – of Americans aged six years and
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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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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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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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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
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New launch, Salus House, elevates boutique wellness with
high service levels and a partnership with Technogym
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Researchers have long known that the brain changes as a result of exercise. Now researchers believe this process is actually driven by the brain
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