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10 Jan 2023
A report issued by the UK Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has accused Sport England
25 Feb 2022
Anantara will open its third Chinese property in ecotourism destination Anji County, in the northwestern
01 Mar 2021
3d Leisure has put the current lockdown to good use, by stepping in to help
04 Nov 2020
Physical activity body, ukactive, has revealed plans to create a new sector standard for active
23 Jul 2020
A new family fitness focused operator is preparing to open its first site in Putney,
06 Jul 2020
The government has confirmed that the £320m Physical Education and Sport Premium will be made
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
03 Mar 2020
Dean Horridge, founder of children’s activity provider Fit For Sport, is stepping down from his
05 Dec 2019
Almost half of children and young people (46.8 per cent) in England are doing the
05 Sep 2019
Les Mills has made its Born to Move programming – which targets children as young
07 Aug 2019
The Association of Play Industries (API) has called for urgent and sustained investment in public
18 Jun 2019
A majority of mothers do not exercise because it makes them feel guilty about not
25 Mar 2019
Enjoyment is the single biggest factor in motivating children to be active – while "physically
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02 May 2018
International architects Snøhetta have designed a new planetarium and a visitor centre for Norway’s largest
20 Feb 2018
A consultation launched earlier today by not-for-profit health body ukactive will look to shape future
12 Jul 2017
School summer holidays are creating a class divide between the fitness levels of deprived children
09 Feb 2017
ukactive has bolstered its senior team in an effort to drive forward the physical activity
01 Feb 2017
Children’s activity levels at school can now be monitored after the launch of an online
30 Sep 2016
Organisations providing physical activity programmes for children would attract more public funding if they improved
15 Jul 2016
The ukactive Kids board has produced a new long-term strategy to tackle youth inactivity –
19 Apr 2016
A new Sport-England funded programme has engaged more than 15,000 school children in regular activity
16 Mar 2016
The UK government has announced plans to introduce a surprise £520m levy on sugary drinks
19 Feb 2016
The Oberoi Group is opening three hotels in 2016 in Morocco, India and United Arab
14 Sep 2015
Former ukactive CEO David Stalker has been named chair of Fit For Sport, one of
02 Sep 2015
Physical activity is affected by the design and maintenance of public spaces and people’s perceptions
18 Aug 2015
The Swimming Teachers’ Association STA has joined forces with the newly-established Children’s Activities Association (CAA),
02 Jul 2015
ukactive has revealed the results of the recent election for its revamped Membership Council, reflecting
26 May 2015
ukactive has today (26 May) confirmed the shortlist of candidates vying for nine seats on
05 May 2015
ukactive is calling on existing members to apply for its newly-formed Membership Council as the
22 Apr 2015
More than two thirds of children in Britain fall below recommended levels of fitness for
17 Apr 2015
ukactive is to renew efforts to tackle childhood inactivity through a raft of initiatives following
06 Nov 2014
Les Mills has become the latest fitness brand to set its sights on tackling youth
03 Nov 2014
Les Mills UK has added four new members to its team as it gears up
22 Oct 2014
Children's activity and sport provider Fit For Sport has strengthened its management team with two
18 Sep 2014
Compass – the representative body for providers of children’s activity and sport in schools and
14 Jul 2014
The Crowne Plaza Hotel Marlow in London has begun a £500,000 refurbishment project including upgrades
03 Apr 2014
A new ukactive report calls on the government, schools and everyone involved in childhood development
16 Dec 2013
Entitled ‘Engaging Children and Young People in Physical Activity’ the report, commissioned by Precor and
10 Dec 2013
An editorial in the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) has highlighted a lack of
05 May 2009
Following the 2007 refurbishment of the Grade II listed Brockwell Lido, the facility has won
29 Oct 2008
ZigZag is the UK’s leading provider of innovative children’s activity solutions, offering a portfolio of
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University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship
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D2F had updated its brand styling to keep pace with
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Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten
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New research has found BMI to be a highly inaccurate measure of childhood obesity, leading current thinking and policy based on it into question
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As more people join clubs to support their mental
health, fitness professionals need to be empowered to
take a holistic approach. Kath Hudson shares useful
tools discussed at the ACE summit on mental health
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Dr Jonathan Leary
Founder, Remedy Place“It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time”
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“We are the new youth club, a social space for young people to connect”
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Now mental health is the number one reason for people to join a
health club, do fitness professionals need a grounding in counselling
to offer a more holistic service? Kath Hudson asks the experts
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Members are telling us they need support with their mental and spiritual health and the industry is starting to see this need. Now’s the time to fast-track our response
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Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
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Industry suppliers are responding to the exponential increase in
consumer demand for strength training with a raft of new and
innovative launches and concepts, as Steph Eaves reports
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