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18 Nov 2024
UK Active has written to chancellor, Rachel Reeves, asking for measures to offset the cost
19 May 2021
Attractions Management understands the launch of Hasbro's Monopoly attraction in London is back on the
08 Apr 2021
As health clubs and fitness studios in England are counting the hours down to reopening
08 Jan 2021
Frasers Group will open three new regional flagship Flannels-branded retail stores during 2021 – each
23 Nov 2020
Gyms, health clubs and leisure centres will be able to open their doors when the
31 Jul 2020
Gyms will be free to open on high streets across England from September 1, following
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
27 Jul 2020
Bans on meal deals, stricter rules on food advertising and printing calorie contents on menus
24 Jun 2020
Momentum is gathering pace in the push for a U-turn on the government's decision to
08 Apr 2020
Thousands of UK leisure and fitness facilities could close permanently, as operators struggle to deal
11 Mar 2020
Business rates in England will be abolished for one year for firms in the leisure
19 Feb 2020
The government's post-Brexit plans to stop "low-skilled workers" from entering the UK has been described
07 Feb 2020
Ukactive has called on HM Treasury to invest more in the physical activity sector, in
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
09 Dec 2019
Representatives from the three main political parties have backed the view that physical activity has
19 Nov 2019
Huw Edwards, CEO of ukactive, has written to Boris Johnson, requesting that the Prime Minister's
18 Oct 2019
Funding support for York's National Railway Museum, Coventry's 2021 UK City of Culture programme and
02 Oct 2019
Olympic champion Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill will add a bit of stardust to this year's ukactive
06 Jun 2019
Huw Edwards, acting CEO of ukactive, has called for a "cultural shift" across government, in
14 Mar 2019
The chancellor, Philip Hammond, has presented his Spring Statement to parliament, making updates to apprenticeship
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
30 Oct 2018
The government's autumn budget – the last fiscal event before the UK leaves the European
07 Sep 2017
Les Mills UK has teamed up with ukactive to offer its Born To Move virtual
26 May 2017
ukactive has kicked off its countdown to National Fitness Day 2017 with the launch of
03 May 2017
Ukactive has launched a five-point manifesto designed to improve the health of the nation, urging
03 Mar 2017
“Archaic” town planning laws are blocking fitness businesses from having impactful presences on English high
02 Aug 2016
No-contract fitness operator The Gym Group is continuing its expansion in the north of England
13 Jul 2016
The boss of the UK’s only listed gym chain has called on planning authorities to
04 Jul 2016
The UK leisure market is now worth £117bn in annual revenue and is growing nearly
26 May 2016
New heritage body Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has allocated £10m (US$14.7m, €13.2m) to repair and
01 Mar 2016
The UK’s outdated town planning laws are blocking fitness studios from boosting physical activity on
26 Mar 2015
High streets in the North and Midlands are most likely to feature businesses that are
14 Jan 2015
After what has been generally viewed as a successful 2014 for the physical activity sector,
13 Sep 2013
Vacant spaces in high streets left by the effects of the recession are starting to
13 Aug 2013
Art Everywhere, a project backed by artists, has launched to bring art further into the
03 May 2013
England Squash & Racketball has opened a pop-up squash shop in a vacant retail space
06 Dec 2012
London’s town centres must become less reliant on retail in the face of internet sales
24 Jul 2012
Image: The report urges less central regulation A report by the Commons Culture, Media and
11 Jun 2012
Everyone is invited to get into the groove and join the free giant dance party
01 May 2009
Scottish towns have been handed the opportunity to apply for a share of £60m from
30 Nov 2007
Disadvantaged coastal resorts around England are set to benefit from a £45m funding boost from
23 Nov 2007
England’s inability to qualify for Euro 2008 could mean total losses of £1bn for pub
15 Jun 2007
Wagamama, the Japanese restaurant chain, is to open a further 20 outlets in the UK
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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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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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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The industry is embracing consumer-facing tech. Now it’s time to
streamline back-of-house systems with Orbit4, says Daniel Jones
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Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Researchers have long known that the brain changes as a result of exercise. Now researchers believe this process is actually driven by the brain
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Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers
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