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For more than three decades, Creative Fitness Marketing (CFM) has been helping health clubs grow
04 Oct 2024
Some 800 people attended the UK Active Awards ceremony last night (3 October) in Birmingham.
23 Jul 2024
Finalists for the UK Active Awards 2024 have been announced. Winners from across the 14
18 Aug 2023
Peloton, which announced a major rebrand in May is also relaunching into the B2B market
16 Jun 2023
Dan Rees, the former MD of Premier Global NASM – the training company which was
07 Mar 2022
In celebration of International Women’s Day, WIFA launches the most significant global advocacy campaign for
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
02 Jun 2020
Dan Rees has been appointed to oversee the growth of training company Premier Global NASM's
18 Mar 2020
Leading fitness chains in the US are closing their clubs and studios, as a measure
23 Jan 2020
Tech giant Apple is venturing further into the wellness space by launching a new Apple
05 Dec 2019
Freemotion Fitness has appointed John Harris to the role of director of Business Development. Harris
22 Aug 2019
Arvinda Gohil has been appointed CEO of Central YMCA. Gohil joins the health and wellbeing
01 Mar 2019
Sportswear giant Nike has teamed up with equipment supplier Technogym to create a bespoke Nike
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
19 Nov 2018
Paula Wells has been named director of YMCA Awards. Wells, who has spent more than
29 Oct 2018
Fitness studio operator Frame has launched a training course designed to meet the demands of
14 Jun 2018
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) has announced several changes in its leadership,
22 May 2018
YMCA Awards has become the UK’s first awarding organisation to achieve accreditation from the Chartered
13 Mar 2018
Central London’s YMCA Club has selected Legend Club Management Systems as its new, one-step, single
25 Jan 2018
Organisations have pledged to back a programme aimed at encouraging more people with disabilities to
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
13 Nov 2017
Mental health providers should integrate personal training programmes into their patients’ treatment plans, a new
31 Oct 2017
Virtual reality fitness device Icaros is heading for the gym floor at YMCA’s Minneapolis club
10 Jul 2017
The Swimming Teachers’ Association (STA) has recruited its 10,000th member and had all of its
19 Apr 2017
Former US president Bill Clinton and former first lady Michelle Obama are to make keynote
08 Mar 2017
The Retention Convention will focus on the impact a happy workforce has on retaining leisure
06 Mar 2017
Fitness and leisure qualification body Active IQ has strengthened its team with the addition of
11 Jan 2017
Education and training providers in the health and fitness sector need to embrace learning technology
07 Oct 2016
GLL, Everyone Active and Fusion Lifestyle are among the nominations for this year’s Active Training
02 Sep 2016
Almost £30m has been ploughed into grassroots football facilities over the last six months, courtesy
02 Dec 2015
YMCA Awards has appointed Craig Potter head of commercial as the awarding organisation aims to
27 Nov 2015
Lifetime Training scooped a trio of awards as the leading lights of physical activity sector
16 Oct 2015
Finalists have been announced for the 2015 Active Training Awards, which will be presented on
17 Sep 2015
Fitness training providers and colleges are failing to capitalise on the benefits of integrating technology-enabled
01 Sep 2015
Y-USA (the YMCA of the USA) has teamed up with the Healthy Weight Partnership to
28 Aug 2015
London's Walkie Talkie, also known as 20 Fenchurch Street, has suffered a barrage of criticism
27 Aug 2015
Leading fitness equipment suppliers are turning to partnerships with training providers to offer their clients
08 Jul 2015
Government cuts to further education budgets are putting key initiatives tackling obesity and physical inactivity
25 Jun 2015
Lancashire’s Wyre Council has completed the Spa on the Breck in Poulton-le-Fylde, marking the first
28 May 2015
CYQ is to change its name to YMCA Awards from 1 June, ahead of plans
13 Apr 2015
Wyre Council has invested more than £3m to rejuvenate Thornton Health and Fitness Centre in
05 Feb 2015
InstructAbility, the award-winning programme providing fitness instructor training for people with disabilities, is to roll
02 Dec 2014
Starting in the new year, residents of North Lancashire with an unhealthy BMI, will get
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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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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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New launch, Salus House, elevates boutique wellness with
high service levels and a partnership with Technogym
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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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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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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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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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With corporately-owned clubs,
franchise networks, investments
and proprietary tech, Viva Leisure’s
ecosystem is redefining how
gyms scale and generate revenue.
Its CEO speaks to Kate Cracknell
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CEO, Les Mills“The Les Mills partnership with Hyrox is something I'm personally really excited about”
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“Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.”
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Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers
confirming the event’s largest-ever drinks reception as registrations continue to run more
than 10% ahead of last year.
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