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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
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
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
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
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
29 Oct 2025
The UK’s chief medical officer, Sir Chris Whitty, has given evidence to the Health and
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
20 Aug 2025
The 2025 HFA Global Report, which looked at almost 30 markets, shows that around the
29 Jul 2025
Strategic advisor, Andy Reed, founder of SajeImpact, has called for a fresh approach to physical
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
17 Jul 2025
The UK government has got behind Joe Wicks’ latest initiative – Activate – a new
31 Mar 2025
NHS England has released a report, Harnessing the benefits of physical activity that suggests it
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
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
10 Jan 2025
UK chartered institute, CIMSPA, has teamed up with the UK government's Department for Work and
18 Sep 2024
Myzone has appointed Vahid Zadeh, as its new chief technology officer to lead the company’s
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
07 Dec 2023
Physical activity levels among children and young people have improved compared to five years ago,
03 Dec 2023
New insight from UK quango, Sport England has found that healthy life expectancy in England
22 Nov 2023
The Exercise for Health Summit (EfHS), organised by EuropeActive, kicked off today at the Melia
31 Jul 2023
Integrative medical-wellness spa brand SHA Wellness has enhanced its Alicante destination with new sexual health
22 Mar 2023
A new type of multi-activity, outdoor exercise space – designed to get people moving by
28 Feb 2023
HITIO Gym, which has experienced major success in Scandinavia, entered the UK market in 2022
24 Feb 2023
Almost half of the population of the EU don't exercise or play sport and the
16 Feb 2023
As the physical activity sector works to deepen its relationship with the health sector, a
03 Feb 2023
Sharecare, a US-based digital health platform, has launched a corporate scheme called Get Active which
19 Jan 2023
In his first speech as chair at UK Active, Mike Farrar said the physical activity
11 Jan 2023
The UK government has announced it will be scaling back financial support for businesses as
10 Jan 2023
A report issued by the UK Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has accused Sport England
22 Nov 2022
Sport for Health, a collaboration between The World Health Organization (WHO), FIFA and Qatar’s Ministry
16 Nov 2022
UK Active and Nike have released an impact report for the 2022 Open Doors programme,
07 Nov 2022
Politicians in the UK are taking part in a physical activity challenge hosted by UK
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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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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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
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BLK BOX has been reimagining elite performance
spaces for more than a decade. Founder and
former athlete, Greg Bradley, tells us what it takes
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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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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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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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Stephen Price
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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Strength training is evolving,
driven by changing consumer
preferences. Julie Cramer talks
to innovators about how their
products are meeting this demand
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Jamie Clements
The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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Record market penetration in the UK
fitness sector masks a deeper shift
around consumer engagement, according
to a report from Grant Thornton and
UK Active, as Liz Terry reports
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CEO, Les Mills“The Les Mills partnership with Hyrox is something I'm personally really excited about”
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