Ukactive news
21 May 2026
UK Active has published new guidance on defibrillators to help fitness and leisure operators deliver
09 Apr 2026
The newly published The UK Health & Fitness Market Report 2026 shows penetration has reached
09 Mar 2026
UK Active and This Girl Can have published a new guide to help fitness and
05 Feb 2026
A report from UK Active and Les Mills has found that 43 per cent of
08 Dec 2025
The impact of weight loss drugs on skeletal muscle mass and the importance of exercise
26 Nov 2025
On unveiling the Autumn Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said there would be no return to
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
14 Nov 2025
UK Active has published new guidance designed to help operators support young people over the
15 Oct 2025
Across Europe there are encouraging signs that governments are waking up to the value of
06 Oct 2025
David Stalker has been announced as the new chair of UK Active today (6 October)
08 Aug 2025
UK Active, Sport England, CIMSPA and Women’s Aid have published new resources to help fitness
03 Jul 2025
The much anticipated Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan for England reveals ambitious
04 Jun 2025
The National Sector Partners Group (NSPG) has written to the Prime Minister ahead of the
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
25 Apr 2025
Physical participation figures are the highest ever, but inequalities remain with the same groups still
03 Apr 2025
The UK health and fitness industry is growing exponentially, with revenue up by 8.8 per
10 Mar 2025
Don’t wait for the government, or the NHS, to provide the solutions or the budget,
14 Feb 2025
Mike Farrar is stepping down as chair of UK Active, after being appointed interim Permanent
05 Dec 2024
Sport England’s Active Lives Children and Young People Survey for the academic year 2023-2024 has
18 Nov 2024
UK Active has written to chancellor, Rachel Reeves, asking for measures to offset the cost
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
04 Oct 2024
Some 800 people attended the UK Active Awards ceremony last night (3 October) in Birmingham.
09 Sep 2024
UK Active is calling on the government for support to scale up its MSK Hubs
02 Aug 2024
Lisa Nandy, secretary of state at the UK government's Department of Culture, Media and Sport
15 Jun 2024
More than 200 organisations and athletes in the UK have signed an open letter to
15 May 2024
Improving physical strength and fitness, mental health and confidence are the main reasons for joining
16 Apr 2024
UK Active has announced details of its annual health and fitness industry awards ceremony, which
16 Apr 2024
Social enterprise, Places Leisure, which is part of the Places for People Group, has appointed
13 Apr 2024
Planet Fitness has become the subject of a hate campaign by certain groups of consumers
28 Mar 2024
The first annual Private Sector Benchmarking report was released today (27 March). A collaboration between
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
11 Mar 2024
New legislation will change the way health clubs in the UK manage their membership process,
20 Feb 2024
CIMSPA has published its 2024-2030 strategy Releasing the Power of Our Profession, which sets out
19 Feb 2024
In a soft power exercise, politicians in the UK have been invited to take part
23 Jan 2024
As the UK's political parties set their sights on the general election in 2024, UK
17 Jan 2024
Physiotherapy patients are being offered treatment in leisure centres thanks to a tie-up between London
12 Jan 2024
People in the UK are getting the message that health clubs can support and protect
14 Dec 2023
This summer's Nike’s Open Doors programme saved many children from a summer on the sofa
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
27 Oct 2023
The top operators, suppliers and facilities from across the physical activity sector were celebrated last
21 Sep 2023
Improved mental health is now a stronger motivation for Brits to exercise than staying in
05 Aug 2023
UK Active has published the latest update to its Vision 2030 strategy – the blueprint
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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
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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BLK BOX has been reimagining elite performance
spaces for more than a decade. Founder and
former athlete, Greg Bradley, tells us what it takes
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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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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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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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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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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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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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Vicci Wells shares insights from the
recent Class of 2035 report into
physical activity in Generation Alpha
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