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28 Mar 2024
The first annual Private Sector Benchmarking report was released today (27 March). A collaboration between
11 Mar 2024
New legislation will change the way health clubs in the UK manage their membership process,
19 Feb 2024
In a soft power exercise, politicians in the UK have been invited to take part
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
30 Jan 2024
Sportswear giant, Adidas, and social network app, Bumble for Friends, have collaborated to help people
23 Jan 2024
As the UK's political parties set their sights on the general election in 2024, UK
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
17 Jan 2024
Physiotherapy patients are being offered treatment in leisure centres thanks to a tie-up between London
12 Jan 2024
Two new research reports have highlighted the impact of the UK's cost of living crisis
12 Jan 2024
People in the UK are getting the message that health clubs can support and protect
21 Dec 2023
UK Active has launched a programme designed to support the physical activity sector as it
20 Dec 2023
The UK’s most recently-formed local government body – North Yorkshire Council – is making wellbeing
14 Dec 2023
This summer's Nike’s Open Doors programme saved many children from a summer on the sofa
Introducing Sprung Gym-Flooring, where innovation meets excellence in the world of flooring and sports solutions.
06 Dec 2023
An Independent Commission for Healthier Working Lives, supported by the Health Foundation, is being established
29 Nov 2023
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is everyone’s responsibility, especially given the industry’s ambition to broaden
09 Oct 2023
A survey of UK adults by market research outfit Savanta has identified the nation’s dream
04 Oct 2023
The UK is at the bottom of the pile when it comes to investing in
21 Sep 2023
Improved mental health is now a stronger motivation for Brits to exercise than staying in
14 Aug 2023
Parkwood Leisure, in partnership with its subsidiary companies Legacy Leisure and Lex Leisure, has launched
PerformX Live, the premier business of fitness event, has announced Dr Jonathan Leary, founder and
05 Aug 2023
UK Active has published the latest update to its Vision 2030 strategy – the blueprint
26 Jul 2023
Average charges for an adult swim session have topped £5.00 (US$6.45, €5.83) for the first
24 May 2023
Jack Shakespeare, UK Active's director of research, policy and communications, is leaving the organisation to
28 Mar 2023
Fitness industry leaders, including UK Active CEO Huw Edwards, will take to the stage at
21 Mar 2023
Health and wellbeing should be at the heart of all government policymaking according to a
15 Mar 2023
In an announcement made today in advance of tomorrow's Spring Budget (15 March), the UK
14 Mar 2023
The UK government has declared that boys and girls should have equal access to sports
23 Feb 2023
The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end
14 Feb 2023
The Parkwood Group has taken over leisure management contracting business 1Life Management Solutions Limited (1LMS
10 Feb 2023
Lucy Frazer has replaced Michelle Donelan as culture secretary at the UK's newly-named Department for
02 Feb 2023
The second phase of the UK’s MSK (musculoskeletal) health hub pilot will see the service
24 Jan 2023
The damaging effect of the energy crisis due to government inaction and the impact on
19 Jan 2023
In his first speech as chair at UK Active, Mike Farrar said the physical activity
17 Jan 2023
Dave Wright, CEO of Myzone, has re-joined UK Active’s board of directors for a three-year
11 Jan 2023
The UK government has announced it will be scaling back financial support for businesses as
10 Jan 2023
A report issued by the UK Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has accused Sport England
14 Dec 2022
Sport England has released the Future of Public Sector Leisure report which looks at how
12 Dec 2022
Children’s and young people’s activity levels are back to pre-pandemic levels, confirms Sport England in
01 Dec 2022
UK Health and Fitness operators' level of engagement with technology has been researched for the
24 Nov 2022
A number of UK local authorities and their leisure management partners are in crisis due
16 Nov 2022
UK Active and Nike have released an impact report for the 2022 Open Doors programme,
10 Nov 2022
League Football Education has announced a new partnership with training provider The Fitness Group (TFG)
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Liz Terry looks at which operators
are most recognised by consumers,
using Kantar’s latest brand insight
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Founder, Physique 57“Our ‘why?’ is to improve the lives of our clients, not to make them feel defeated”
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Founder, The Lotte Berk Foundation“My mother was the first person to take dance and create an exercise programme out of it”
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Remember when there was mass hostility about London hosting the 2012 Olympics? Huw Edwards, CEO of UK Active, was there. He talks to Kath Hudson about the lessons he learned
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A new study from researchers at Yale shows HIIT can reverse nerve damage caused by Parkinson’s
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“We’re planning to connect our system with strength equipment, so we can also report on improvements”
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New laws are about to come into force that will oblige health club operators to offer consumers better membership terms. It will be disruptive, but tackled well, will change the sector for the better
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Dr Paul Bedford talks
to Jak Phillips about
the double-edged
sword of the strength
training trend and his
ambitions for the sector
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Absenteeism and presenteeism is
taking a huge economic toll, with
musculoskeletal problems and poor
mental health the biggest issues.
Can workplace wellness make
a difference? Kath Hudson investigates
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Although there’s much talk about working with
health services, research from SLC suggests
there’s much work to do before the sector is
ready for the challenge. Kath Hudson asks the
experts to identify barriers and solutions
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You might be tempted to skip a service, but
experts say it will cost you in the long run.
Providers tell Steph Eaves why they their work
is important to the management of assets
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