exercise referrals news
02 Sep 2025
Work is underway on Central Bedfordshire Council’s £30 million leisure and community centre in Leighton
01 Jun 2021
ukactive has published new data from the National ReferAll Database (NRD) – the UK’s first
27 Jul 2020
Bans on meal deals, stricter rules on food advertising and printing calorie contents on menus
02 Dec 2019
The improvements in health and wellbeing associated with exercise referral schemes aren’t as large as
21 Oct 2019
Public Health England (PHE) and the Centre for Ageing Better (CAB) have set out their
06 Oct 2016
New research is being carried out to determine the extent to which exercise referrals can
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
04 Oct 2016
In an attempt to counter Britain’s childhood obesity epidemic, ukactive will work alongside the Local
16 May 2016
Leisure centres should curtail the “unethical” selling of junk food if they want to be
11 Apr 2016
Beginning an exercise intervention programme with motivational interviewing to ease inactive clients into the idea
30 Mar 2016
NHS plans to offer personal trainers and exercise classes to tackle Type 2 diabetes mark
06 Jan 2016
Scientists are to launch a new pilot study which could be the first step towards
24 Aug 2015
Refer-all, the software solutions specialist for exercise referrals, has added two new staff member to
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
20 Jul 2015
Some obese and inactive NHS patients are unable to access public health initiatives designed to
17 Jul 2015
GP referrals for weight management and physical activity programmes are failing to curb obesity, researchers
27 May 2015
A new training course designed to equip exercise professionals with the behaviour change skills needed
20 Feb 2015
PayasUgym, the online gym pass provider, is trialling a programme that will see private gyms
11 Dec 2014
Being severely obese can cut a person’s life short by up to eight years and
12 Nov 2014
Public health spending on tackling England’s inactivity epidemic will double next year, marking a “seismic
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
05 Nov 2014
Lifestyle Personal Training (LSF-PT) is bidding to bridge the gap between the fitness and medical
07 Oct 2014
A group of the UK’s leading exercise referral experts have expressed concern at the initial
23 Sep 2014
Obesity is the new smoking in terms of its impact on health and cost to
22 Jul 2014
Software provider Refer-all, which specialises in solutions to enhance the efficiency of exercise referrals from
20 May 2014
Is the health and fitness industry fully-qualified to deliver professional advice and guidance? That was
06 May 2014
New ‘Level 4 Specialist Practitioner’ qualifications for personal trainers wanting to meet specific client needs
01 Dec 2011
People are being asked for their opinions on the best location for a planned new
30 Jun 2011
The Joint Consultative Forum has released the latest standards for Exercise Referral, which will now
26 May 2011
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) have published a
14 Dec 2010
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) has established a Joint Consultative Forum with a number of
08 Mar 2010
Guildford Spectrum Leisure Complex played host to shadow health minister Anne Milton, the FIA's chief
07 Jul 2009
Less than half of GPs currently have access to an exercise referral scheme, due partly
30 Jun 2009
Less than half of general practitioners have access to an exercise referral scheme according to
20 Nov 2007
A new active lifestyle gym has opened at the Walnuts Leisure Centre in Orpington. The
29 May 2007
For the first time more than 60 per cent of all members of the Register
11 May 2007
For the first time more than 60 per cent of all members of the Register
04 Apr 2007
A recent analysis of the Register of Exercise Professionals’ (REPs) members database has revealed some
07 Dec 2006
The results of a £2.5m pilot scheme to combat physical inactivity have been revealed by
19 Sep 2006
The first regional Register of Exercise Professionals' (REPs) conventions in November have secured some top-line
09 Feb 2006
The Register of Exercise Professionals has published an information guide on qualifications and training in
10 Jan 2006
Advanced instructors at level 3 on the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) who are responsible
09 Aug 2005
The Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) has joined the Fitness Industry Association (FIA) as a
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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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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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Strength training is evolving,
driven by changing consumer
preferences. Julie Cramer talks
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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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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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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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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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Designing multi-functional
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fewer bottlenecks at
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