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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
27 Jul 2020
Bans on meal deals, stricter rules on food advertising and printing calorie contents on menus
Panatta will consolidate its global presence throughout 2024 by attending a host of major industry
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
09 Dec 2019
Representatives from the three main political parties have backed the view that physical activity has
Elevate, the premier event in the physical activity, fitness, sports therapy and performance sector, is
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
30 Oct 2018
The government's autumn budget – the last fiscal event before the UK leaves the European
PerformX Live, the premier business of fitness event, has announced Dr Jonathan Leary, founder and
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
21 Nov 2005
Tourism businesses and destinations in the south east of England are set to benefit from
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Remember when there was mass hostility about London hosting the 2012 Olympics? Huw Edwards, CEO of UK Active, was there. He talks to Kath Hudson about the lessons he learned
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Dr Paul Bedford talks
to Jak Phillips about
the double-edged
sword of the strength
training trend and his
ambitions for the sector
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Property experts say it’s a golden moment for health and fitness operators
to secure leases, as the sector has come through the pandemic with its
reputation largely intact and clubs are seen as desirable anchor tenants.
Kath Hudson finds out why landlords want to talk
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Absenteeism and presenteeism is
taking a huge economic toll, with
musculoskeletal problems and poor
mental health the biggest issues.
Can workplace wellness make
a difference? Kath Hudson investigates
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Liz Terry looks at which operators
are most recognised by consumers,
using Kantar’s latest brand insight
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Founder, Physique 57“Our ‘why?’ is to improve the lives of our clients, not to make them feel defeated”
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Although there’s much talk about working with
health services, research from SLC suggests
there’s much work to do before the sector is
ready for the challenge. Kath Hudson asks the
experts to identify barriers and solutions
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A new study from researchers at Yale shows HIIT can reverse nerve damage caused by Parkinson’s
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New laws are about to come into force that will oblige health club operators to offer consumers better membership terms. It will be disruptive, but tackled well, will change the sector for the better
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