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07 Apr 2026
Wakefield Council has confirmed plans to transition its swim school provision to STA’s new 1-7
18 Dec 2025
Life Leisure is raising awareness for the physical and mental wellbeing of men with the
08 Sep 2025
Registered charity and leisure operator, BH Live has taken over the contract to run the
CoverMe Fitness, the seamless, on-demand fitness team management and cover solution app, has launched an
Launching a career as a personal trainer can be incredibly rewarding for those passionate about
11 Apr 2022
Premier Software is prioritising staff wellbeing by training team members in Mental Health First Aid
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
15 Sep 2021
Suffice to say that the pandemic has completely changed the way fitness professionals work and
19 Nov 2020
Leisure management company 3d Leisure is introducing two new services across its corporate division, in
08 Jun 2020
Ever since the UK's leisure facilities were closed on "lockdown day" – 20 March –
08 Jun 2020
EuropeActive has launched an online practical learning programme to guide operators in the re-opening and
07 May 2020
ukactive has published an operational framework for use by gyms, leisure centres and the wider
30 Oct 2019
The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) is proud to be the industry leader
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
16 May 2019
A new qualification focusing on mental health – one of the first of its kind
15 May 2019
A new lifeguard qualification will "break the industry mould" by offering employers more flexibility in
14 May 2019
Elite agency UK Sport has launched a mental health education programme aimed at supporting every
10 May 2019
Basketball England has become the first national governing body of sport to train its staff
02 May 2019
The Swimming Teachers' Association (STA) has introduced a new lifeguard qualification, which it says is
17 Apr 2019
The Mental Health Foundation (MHF) has chosen body image as the theme for its Mental
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
07 Mar 2019
A new Leisure Team Member apprenticeship is now available for funded delivery, giving the sports
05 Nov 2018
Awarding organisation Active IQ has launched a Level 2 Award focusing in mental health –
01 Nov 2018
The Swimming Teachers Association (STA) and Leisure Media have signed a strategic partnership designed to
14 Sep 2018
Developer Moda has signed a pioneering partnership with wellness company Hero, which will look to
12 Sep 2018
The Sport for Development Coalition (SDC) has launched a campaign to train 21,000 UK sports
31 Aug 2018
Chiva-Som International Health Resort in Hua Hin, Thailand, is closed for six months while it
18 Jun 2018
A leisure trust has ensured that all its senior managers are qualified "mental health first
14 May 2018
Three people have been treated following a fire at Six Flags Over Georgia this weekend.
19 Apr 2018
A new funding scheme has been launched to aid the retention of adult male teams
05 Apr 2018
Aromatherapy Associates has launched a new collection of facial oils designed to target a range
03 Apr 2018
The award-winning Irish seaweed specialists VOYA have announced a move into men’s skincare with the
22 Mar 2018
Forty members of staff at trampoline park operator Oxygen Freejumping have become the first in
17 Jan 2018
Hospitality group sbe has developed an online service to help its London-based spa brand Agua
15 Jan 2018
Community sports organisations have urged the government to introduce an independent ombudsman to help them
04 Jan 2018
Proposals for an open water surf sports lagoon at Sydney Olympic Park have been given
28 Dec 2017
Elite sports centres Lilleshall, Bisham Abbey and the National Water Sports Centre have announced plans
19 Oct 2017
More than 1,500 new football teams and 3,400 coaches will be created after the FA
30 Jun 2017
A pub in Kent is the first in the UK to be granted a licence
22 Jun 2017
Active IQ and Right Directions have launched a Level 2 qualification for court monitors in
13 Apr 2017
The Pulse Group has revamped a 1,150sq m (12,380sq ft) office block to create a
29 Mar 2017
An increase in demand for children’s swimming lessons in China has opened the door for
01 Feb 2017
Grassroots football clubs that want to develop more teams for girls and disabled people will
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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,
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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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Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate,
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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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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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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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If the health service is to
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us, says the activity advocate
and healthy ageing champion.
He talks to Kate Cracknell
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Record market penetration in the UK
fitness sector masks a deeper shift
around consumer engagement, according
to a report from Grant Thornton and
UK Active, as Liz Terry reports
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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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