gyms news
25 Feb 2021
What are the effects on public health of gyms and leisure centres being shut during
22 Feb 2021
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced non-essential retail, including spas, salons, close-contact services and
22 Feb 2021
PM, Boris Johnson, has confirmed that gyms, swimming pools and leisure centres in England will
22 Feb 2021
The re-opening of gyms in Wales has been pushed back by the country's First Minister
21 Feb 2021
The physical and mental health of women in the UK has been put under unprecedented
18 Feb 2021
Placing gyms and leisure centres at the front of the queue for reopening would be
23 Dec 2020
Pulse Fitness has recently completed a refurbishment of the fitness facilities at iGym London. Using
17 Feb 2021
Data published today (17 February) shows that for every 100,000 visits to UK gyms and
17 Feb 2021
People aged 40 living with Type 2 diabetes face a "disproportionately increased risk of dying
16 Feb 2021
Barbara den Bak, Tom Moos, and Clare Stobart have been announced as speakers for ukactive's
16 Feb 2021
PureGym expects lockdowns to last "until at least 31 March" – and that it will
15 Feb 2021
Spanish capital Madrid has been hailed as an example of a city which understands the
15 Feb 2021
ukactive has published six 'policy calls', which it says are crucial in order to help
23 Nov 2020
In collaboration with ukactive, FunXtion has driven a global discussion with some of the world’s
12 Feb 2021
The Cabinet Office has chosen leisure operator GLL as the "face" of England's COVID-secure physical
10 Feb 2021
A Parliamentary Petition calling for gyms to reopen first after the current national lockdown in
02 Feb 2021
Gyms, health clubs and leisure centres are set to be among the first businesses allowed
31 Jan 2021
Fitness business in China's top 18 cities generated US$4.9bn in revenues during 2019, before the
29 Jan 2021
Boutique operator Gymbox has launched a new service, giving consumers the opportunity to take their
28 Jan 2021
The UK’s largest social enterprise, GLL, is the latest operator to throw its support behind
26 Nov 2020
L&R Kältetechnik has launched a new division, named artofcryo.com, after 30 years’ experience with -110
28 Jan 2021
The UK government has been forced to remove a controversial radio advert which claimed people
28 Jan 2021
Anytime Fitness UK has unveiled a ‘Panel of Health’, tasked with supporting its members during
28 Jan 2021
The physical activity sector is in need of bespoke and substantial financial support in order
25 Jan 2021
Fitness instructors, personal trainers, coaches and other self-employed physical activity workers in Wales are being
20 Jan 2021
Sign the petition by clicking here. HCM editor, Liz Terry, has launched a Parliamentary Petition
21 Jan 2021
Gymbox has entered the hospitality space with the signing of a deal to deliver in-room
21 Jan 2021
Destination spa operator Chablé Hotels has appointed two new wellness spa managers at its Chablé
19 Jan 2021
A national survey has launched to chart the mental health of the fitness and physical
17 Jan 2021
Virtuagym, a leading provider of fitness technology for gyms and trainers, has announced the launch
15 Jan 2021
The Gym Group has brought in Rio Ferdinand and Wais Shaifta as non-executive directors, signalling
14 Jan 2021
Less than half (44.9 per cent) of children and young people in England met the
13 Jan 2021
An England-wide survey of over 5,000 adults found that 80 per cent of people aged
12 Jan 2021
The government needs to provide the fitness and physical activity sector with a plan which
12 Jan 2021
UK MPs have spoken in favour of backing the creation of a Minister of Hospitality,
08 Jan 2021
Frasers Group will open three new regional flagship Flannels-branded retail stores during 2021 – each
07 Jan 2021
The closing of gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools under COVID-19 restrictions is costing the
07 Jan 2021
The UK physical activity sector will lose around £400m a month during lockdown. The figure,
05 Jan 2021
ukactive has called on the UK government to draft a new National Physical Activity Plan
04 Jan 2012
Core Health & Fitness is proud to have signed an exclusive supplier agreement for the
30 Dec 2020
An independent gym in New York City has "returned to normal" and opened its doors
22 Dec 2020
The world has had to get used to social distancing in 2020 and any business
21 Dec 2020
Forcing gyms, health clubs and leisure centres to stay shut in tier 4 areas is
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Policy
“The industry should change from being focused on fitness and mostly working in real estate, to being a wellbeing industry, working with people of any age or level of health, wherever is needed”
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Third Space members embrace new digital app, viewing 75,000 workouts in just three months
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If we could get bike journeys up from 2% to 4% it would make a huge impact on emissions, people’s health and mental wellbeing
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Welcome to the world of creative fitness, where exercise and fun merge to change the way we train
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All products have been priced competitively, using Amazon as a benchmark, to ensure the shop can thrive in a competitive market
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Research
Tracking consumers’ sentiment in relation to lockdowns gives valuable insights into members’ priorities. Leisure-net surveyed the first two UK lockdowns and is currently working on the third. Dave Monkhouse reports on results from the lockdown 2 survey
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“It speaks volumes that the very first time we went for Investors in People, we came out with a gold rating. Our culture is very important to us”
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“Our members can find everything they’re looking for here, from a weekday morning workout class to a weekend date night”
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More than 1,700 industry professionals from 47 different
countries joined the virtual Retention Convention recently,
making it one of the sector’s largest online events of the year
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HCM People
Scott O’Shea
Founder, Station Mill“Coming from a personal training background, my experience has taught me that people hire the trainer before the training
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There’s never been a more important time for us all to be focused on lobbying, as the industry fights for its work and potential to be recognised and supported
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Resistance training is just as beneficial for women over the age of 50 as it is for men, according to a new study from the University of New South Wales
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Most of the world is dealing with some form of disruption to daily life, work life and
finances, as well as navigating an uncertain world. Even those who enjoy robust mental
health are finding themselves suffering from stress, anxiety, low mood and insomnia.
What can the health and fitness industry do to help? Kath Hudson reports
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Stephen Tharrett, co-founder, ClubIntel
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“Sport Relief’s ultimate objective was to reach the poorest and most disadvantaged... to inspire, encourage and motivate the most marginalised in our society”
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