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11 Jul 2026
The UK's four Chief Medical Officers have published a refreshed edition of Physical activity guidelines:
22 Jun 2026
With Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, announcing his resignation this morning and Andy Burnham as a
03 May 2026
Activity levels are still rising among English adults according to Sport England’s new Active Lives
11 Feb 2026
Bolton Middlebrook Leisure Trust has scooped the contract to run five leisure sites as an
19 Jan 2026
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released two global reports calling on governments around the
04 Dec 2025
Sport England has released the latest Active Lives Children & Young People Report for the
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
28 Nov 2025
Unless urgent action is taken to increase physical activity this generation of children will face
27 Nov 2025
Sport England has announced 27 new partnerships that will benefit from its place-based approach, which
Sport England research shows sport and exercise contributes £123 billion to the UK economy each year
18 Nov 2025
Grassroots sport and exercise boost the UK economy by £36.2 billion every year, according to
04 Nov 2025
Myzone launches a new category today, called Motivation Technology (Mo-Tech), that transforms the science of
29 Oct 2025
The UK’s chief medical officer, Sir Chris Whitty, has given evidence to the Health and
08 Oct 2025
European operator, Go Fit has announced record profits and the investment of €150 million in
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
10 Sep 2025
India presents one of the world’s most exciting growth opportunities for the fitness sector, says
08 Sep 2025
Head of health and wellbeing development at UK Active, Kenny Butler, has announced he is
29 Aug 2025
The UK’s Health and Social Care Committee is actively looking at how physical activity can
20 Aug 2025
The 2025 HFA Global Report, which looked at almost 30 markets, shows that around the
30 Jul 2025
EMD UK, the national governing body for group exercise, has announced the appointment of Dan
29 Jul 2025
Strategic advisor, Andy Reed, founder of SajeImpact, has called for a fresh approach to physical
17 Jul 2025
The UK government has got behind Joe Wicks’ latest initiative – Activate – a new
13 Jun 2025
The much-anticipated UK government’s Spending Review (SR) 2025 was delivered yesterday (11 June), which sets
31 Mar 2025
NHS England has released a report, Harnessing the benefits of physical activity that suggests it
25 Mar 2025
The national governing body for group exercise in the UK – EMD UK (Exercise, Movement
27 Feb 2025
Sport England has announced investment into 53 areas highlighted in the top 10 per cent
26 Feb 2025
Improvements in life expectancy in Europe have slowed according to a study published in The
06 Feb 2025
Sport England has announced that Tim Hollingsworth will stand down as CEO at the end
28 Jan 2025
Research by the Global Health and Fitness Alliance (GHFA) and the Health and Fitness Association
10 Jan 2025
UK chartered institute, CIMSPA, has teamed up with the UK government's Department for Work and
18 Nov 2024
CIMSPA is preparing a submission in response to the government announcement of a 10-year health
31 Oct 2024
Chanchellor, Rachel Reeves, talked about fixing the NHS and rebuilding Britain in the budget, but
27 Sep 2024
Edinburgh Leisure has launched its first impact report since 2015, which shows progress in the
18 Sep 2024
Myzone has appointed Vahid Zadeh, as its new chief technology officer to lead the company’s
02 Aug 2024
Lisa Nandy, secretary of state at the UK government's Department of Culture, Media and Sport
Walking 10,000 steps daily confirmed to reduce health risks of inactivity, say Australian scientists
26 Jun 2024
A new study by the University of Sydney is one of the first to objectively
26 Jun 2024
Thirty one per cent of adults worldwide – approximately 1.8 billion people – did not
02 May 2024
Active Oxfordshire has received £1.3 million to tackle inactivity and inequality and launch a new
25 Apr 2024
Nuffield Health’s fourth annual survey, the Healthier Nation Index, has found people moved slightly more
10 Apr 2024
Jason Worthy has been appointed group CEO of Myzone to lead the 'next stage of
11 Mar 2024
The UK government acknowledged in its recent budget that economic recovery depends on the health
09 Jan 2024
Solving the UK's social care problem is the key to overcoming the financial challenges facing
07 Dec 2023
Physical activity levels among children and young people have improved compared to five years ago,
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World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry
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The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills,
a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
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After decades of focusing on adult audiences, operators are starting to engage young people – unlocking growth opportunities while supporting the health and wellbeing of future generations
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As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released,
LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
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