football news
13 May 2022
The new £42m Moorways Sports Village will open its doors to the public on Saturday
22 Apr 2022
The National Academy of Television Arts & Science has nominated iFIT’s “Everest: A Trek to
06 Apr 2022
More than 100 industry delegates met in person at the annual active-net event at Eastwood
23 Mar 2022
David Beckham has been named as a partner in a newly-opened F45 studio in London,
Jamie Cartwright is a co-owner of Hatton Boxing and founder of BOX12. In 2021 Jamie
Five-a-side soccer operator Fives has unveiled its inaugural Pinnacle Gym and announced the roll-out of
Questex’s iconic event Sibec Europe-UK – known as Europe’s leading hosted buyer event for the
08 Nov 2021
A leading ticketing company that can boast Wembley Stadium as its first-ever client, is celebrating
31 Aug 2021
Fitness is the world's most popular physical activity and more than 50 per cent of
16 Aug 2021
Playing at empty stadiums had a hugely negative effect on the success of home teams,
11 Aug 2021
David Beckham has been named the new global partner for F45 Training. The partnership will
09 Jul 2021
The new Britannia Leisure Centre in Hackney, London, has opened its doors to the public.
29 Jun 2021
As gyms begin to reopen, cleanliness and hygiene remain an essential part of ensuring staff
ACTIV, a gym chain in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which operates separate gyms for men and
24 May 2021
A new campaign will look to help disabled footballers return to the sport and 'reclaim
24 May 2021
Waxworks of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at London's Madame Tussauds have been relocated
28 Apr 2021
Rowbots, the boutique fitness brand co-founded by star footballer Gareth Bale, has revealed plans to
21 Apr 2021
Undertaking regular physical activity could cut the risk of dying from infectious diseases – such
06 Apr 2021
Bob Rogers, the founder of BRC Imagination Arts, has predicted that the visitor attraction industry
22 Mar 2021
The FA Cup final in May could be played in front of 20,000 football fans,
The health and fitness industry is eagerly awaiting the return of Elevate, which will take
03 Mar 2021
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled an additional £700m funding boost for sports and culture, as
28 Feb 2021
The restoration of the Grade II*-listed Power Station in London is nearing completion, with the
25 Feb 2021
As the government looks into ways to stem the rising tide of health problems caused
16 Feb 2021
Construction work has been completed on the £29m Sports Park project in Colchester. The new
09 Feb 2021
Plans by Forest Green Rovers Football Club (FGRFC) to play its games at the world’s
15 Jan 2021
The Gym Group has brought in Rio Ferdinand and Wais Shaifta as non-executive directors, signalling
28 Dec 2020
Football's world governing body FIFA has filed a criminal complaint over what it describes as
23 Nov 2020
Closing gyms and leisure facilities during any possible future lockdown would be "unthinkable", according to
20 Nov 2020
Major spectator sports in England will receive a combined £300m emergency cash injection to protect
11 Nov 2020
The government has been forced to make a U-turn and to spend more than £400m
29 Oct 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged his support for plans to build a £70m world
23 Oct 2020
Red light therapy equipment supplier, Red Light Rising has partnered with Aidan Robinson of ITRM
07 Oct 2020
Belgian football team Club Brugge has appointed architects B2Ai and SCAU to develop designs for
21 Sep 2020
More than 100 sport and physical activity bodies have sent a letter to UK Prime
24 Aug 2020
Billionaire Mike Ashley's Frasers Group has acquired the fitness assets of DW Sports for £37m.
11 Aug 2020
Older men who have played football regularly throughout their lives have cells up to 11
28 Jul 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is having “a profound effect” on community sports projects and organisations in
01 Jul 2020
ukactive has announced that Active Uprising and the National Summit are going digital as part
17 Jun 2020
Madrid city council (Ayuntamiento de Madrid) has set out plans to develop a number of
15 Jun 2020
The sport and physical activity sector "hasn't done enough" to tackle persisting inequalities within the
03 Jun 2020
Plans have been revealed to redevelop the Van Donge & De Roo Stadium in Rotterdam,
30 May 2020
The fitness industry in Europe is uniting today (30 May) to launch #beactivehour, a free
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“We want to encourage the nation to focus on being healthy and happy in a way that’s sustainable for life ”
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Annual report
In April, Deloitte and Europe
Active published the ninth edition
of their yearly European Health
and Fitness Market Report, as
Karsten Hollasch explains
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Yate Leisure is one of the largest sites in Circadian Trust’s
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Editor's letter
Having a portfolio of more than 1,000 health club locations is the aim of ambitious operators, with this elite category growing fast, creating new dynamics in the market
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We want Grndhouse to be everywhere: in gyms, hotels, on holidays, at home – it’s boutique fitness in your hand
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“Operators must be clear in their messaging so people find their way to a club they stick with. Try not to be all things to all people, and we can be successful at keeping them engaged”
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Being physically active can heal damage caused by diabetes, enabling the activation of a natural system that grows new blood vessels, according to research in the US
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Pulse Fitness and Bolsover District Council have been collaborating for many years to deliver dedicated community activity spaces
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What to do when your changing rooms need a refresh,
but your budget is stretched? These specialists share
their top tips for easy upgrades that won’t break the bank
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Each health club has its own unique challenges,
but the right tech solution can make all the
difference. In the first of a two-part series,
specialists share how they’ve solved specific issues
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Bryce Hastings, head of research at
Les Mills, explains the latest research
into exercise motivation, giving tips on
how to engage hard-to-reach members
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As HCM passed its
300th edition milestone,
readers shared their
thoughts and feelings
on HCM’s contribution
to the industry in a very
special postbag
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Founder and CEO, Feel Electric“We’ve set ourselves the initial goal
of developing 100 Feel Electric
sites, using a cluster model”
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The pandemic brought about our sector’s
biggest ever collaboration on COVID
safety data. Lizzie Broughton tells the story
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Health clubs across the UK are facing huge rises in business energy bills which are forcing
difficult decisions.
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The health and fitness industry is eagerly awaiting the return of Elevate, which will take
place on 15-16 June 2022 at ExCeL London.
Featured operator news
As part of their work to break down the barriers that deter women and girls from
participating in sport and physical activity, Everyone Active has teamed up with EMD UK to
launch new exercise classes linked to the This Girl Can campaign.
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A new partnership has been launched to provide inclusive swimming for children with
mobility, visual and hearing disabilities.
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