YMCA news
23 Jul 2024
Finalists for the UK Active Awards 2024 have been announced. Winners from across the 14
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
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
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
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
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,
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
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
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
06 Mar 2017
Fitness and leisure qualification body Active IQ has strengthened its team with the addition of
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
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
02 Dec 2014
Starting in the new year, residents of North Lancashire with an unhealthy BMI, will get
10 Nov 2014
Awarding organisation Active IQ has launched a new range of active leisure qualifications designed to
27 Oct 2014
The finalists have been named for the Active Training Awards 2014, which will see the
09 Oct 2014
Sarah Edmonds has been promoted to director of quality and standards for Active IQ, just
06 Oct 2014
More than 55 per cent of UK fitness managers believe that exercise professionals are under-skilled
29 Sep 2014
The largest indoor waterpark in the UK has put its lifeguard team through its paces,
17 Jun 2014
Premier Global, the parent group of Premier Training International and Active IQ, has appointed Sarah
07 Apr 2014
Delivering training for the next generation of active leisure workers is a great responsibility. Choosing
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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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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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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Pulse Fitness has created a
new health club delivering an
elevated wellness experience
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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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“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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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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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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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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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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Consolidation, specialisation and shifting consumer behaviours
are reshaping the sector, say Deloitte and EuropeActive
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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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“Strength training has moved from the margins to the mainstream.”
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than 10% ahead of last year.
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CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an
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