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01 Apr 2026
Trade associations from around the world have joined forces to lobby governments and health systems
08 Sep 2025
Registered charity and leisure operator, BH Live has taken over the contract to run the
21 May 2025
Social wellness company &Soul has unveiled a new wellness and cultural hub called Shoreditch &Soul
13 May 2025
Work is underway on a £38 million leisure and wellbeing hub in Caerphilly, Wales, transforming
11 Dec 2024
The UK’s largest healthcare charity and a leading research university have teamed up to create
23 Jul 2024
Finalists for the UK Active Awards 2024 have been announced. Winners from across the 14
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
20 Feb 2024
Mark Hewlett, founder of padel tennis operator Soul Padel has told HCM the company is
14 Dec 2023
This summer's Nike’s Open Doors programme saved many children from a summer on the sofa
12 Jul 2023
Charitable leisure trust, Horizon Leisure, has acquired a former Sports Direct gym in Guildford and
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Pulse Fitness encourages community fitness with opening of new North East Derbyshire centre
Pulse Fitness encourages community fitness with opening of new North East Derbyshire centre
This Autumn, Pulse Fitness completed a £2m (US$2.4m, €2.3m) renovation project to re-open the Killamarsh
02 Sep 2022
St Albans City and District Council has signed a ten-year deal with Sport and Leisure
20 Jul 2022
UK Active and Nike have launched the 2022 Open Doors programme. The scheme provides children
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
16 Jul 2021
Vulnerable young people will be given opportunities to take part in sport and physical activity
29 Jan 2021
Construction work has commenced on Great Yarmouth's £26m Marina Centre, with the venue set to
28 Dec 2020
Planning applications have been submitted to redevelop a quaint 114-acre farm in north Cornwall, UK.
28 Oct 2020
A new waterfront destination in San Francisco, US, would transform the city's South Beach neighbourhood.
27 Jul 2020
Bans on meal deals, stricter rules on food advertising and printing calorie contents on menus
08 Jun 2020
Ever since the UK's leisure facilities were closed on "lockdown day" – 20 March –
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
15 May 2020
Sports clubs and community activity groups hit by the COVID-19 lockdown will be able to
28 Jan 2020
The UK government is looking to create more physical activity opportunities for children by helping
14 Jan 2020
Open Platform and JAJA Architects have won a competition to create a new multi-storey car-park
07 Jan 2020
The chancellor, Sajid Javid, has revealed that the government will present its budget on 11
16 Dec 2019
Ukactive has urged the incoming Conservative government to invest heavily in physical activity – in
05 Dec 2019
Almost half of children and young people (46.8 per cent) in England are doing the
28 Nov 2019
The main political parties need to "discuss prevention in the same breath as they discuss
25 Nov 2019
RDH Architects have converted an old derelict post office in the Candian city of Cambridge,
31 Oct 2019
The physical activity sector has called for the UK's party leaders to commit to improving
22 Oct 2019
Work on a £21m leisure and community hub in Morpeth, Northumberland is set to begin
21 Oct 2019
Plans have been revealed for a 150ha (16 million sq ft) wetlands development in Brisbane
10 Oct 2019
The outgoing chief medical officer, professor Dame Sally Davies, has called for urgent action across
26 Sep 2019
Construction work is finally set to begin on the Chiltern Lifestyle Centre in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.
16 Sep 2019
New Barnet Leisure Centre in North London has become the second new facility to open
21 Aug 2019
Work has begun on a £20.8m leisure centre in Pontefract in West Yorkshire. The Five
03 May 2019
The fitness of children falls dramatically during the holidays – but the problem could be
04 Feb 2019
Scotland’s flagship science centre is looking to attract a more diverse group of visitors and
17 Dec 2018
Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) has revealed the renderings for Lusail Stadium
05 Nov 2018
Health secretary Matt Hancock has revealed a new preventative vision for the NHS, which includes
24 Oct 2018
The Hollywood Casino and Racetrack in Los Angeles, once a popular spot for a who’s
28 Sep 2018
Central Bedfordshire Council (CBC) has pledged to invest £20.1m in transforming Dunstable Leisure Centre into
19 Sep 2018
More than £346m in "wasted" childcare funding should be used to get children more active
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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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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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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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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
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health and behaviour change
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New insight from Deloitte and Grant Thornton shows record growth, but the real shift is towards identity and perceived value, revealing opportunities to deepen engagement with members
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As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping
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than 10% ahead of last year.
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