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12 Jun 2026
Global group exercise specialist, Les Mills, is inviting operators to sign up to its Workout
04 Dec 2025
Sport England has released the latest Active Lives Children & Young People Report for the
27 Nov 2025
Sport England has announced 27 new partnerships that will benefit from its place-based approach, which
30 Sep 2025
Childhood trauma is linked to mental health problems and chronic pain in later life and
12 May 2025
As cost is still a major barrier to participation in physical activity, leisure centre operator
25 Apr 2025
Physical participation figures are the highest ever, but inequalities remain with the same groups still
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
11 Apr 2025
A Sussex hospital-based stroke rehabilitation programme, delivered by health instructors and NHS physiotherapists, has seen
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
11 Dec 2024
The UK’s largest healthcare charity and a leading research university have teamed up to create
05 Dec 2024
Sport England’s Active Lives Children and Young People Survey for the academic year 2023-2024 has
26 Oct 2024
Sport and physical activity creates annual savings of £10.5 billion for the NHS and social
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
27 Sep 2024
Edinburgh Leisure has launched its first impact report since 2015, which shows progress in the
30 Aug 2024
Under a new annual initiative, the Ignite365 Awards, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is awarding
19 Jun 2024
With the UK General Election imminent, industry strategist, Martyn Allison, says it’s time for the
02 May 2024
Active Oxfordshire has received £1.3 million to tackle inactivity and inequality and launch a new
09 Jan 2024
Solving the UK's social care problem is the key to overcoming the financial challenges facing
03 Dec 2023
New insight from UK quango, Sport England has found that healthy life expectancy in England
06 Nov 2023
The 15th annual Spa China Summit was recently held at the Ritz-Carlton in the northern
10 Sep 2023
Over 100 experts in health and wellbeing gathered in central London yesterday (Friday 8 September)
21 Mar 2023
Health and wellbeing should be at the heart of all government policymaking according to a
14 Mar 2023
The UK government has declared that boys and girls should have equal access to sports
07 Nov 2022
Politicians in the UK are taking part in a physical activity challenge hosted by UK
28 Sep 2022
New Eurobarometer research results, published by the European Commission, show conclusively that women remain less
21 May 2022
Go Fit has been selected by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) as
10 May 2022
Sport England and UK Active have signed a five-year partnership agreement which will see the
22 Sep 2021
Plans have been revealed for a US$400bn city which could be the home for up
11 May 2021
The Sport and Recreation Alliance (SRA) has published its new four-year strategy, outlining its vision
09 Apr 2021
A parliamentary report is calling for a £3bn intervention fund to build back better health
15 Mar 2021
Non profit, 'nomadic' Boston-based museum, Design Museum Everywhere, has launched its Diversity in Action three
26 Feb 2021
A new guide looks to offer local level practitioners and commissioners – as well as
26 Jan 2021
Sport England has vowed to tackle inequality and create a nation of "more equal, inclusive
20 Oct 2020
Persistent and rising levels of lifestyle disease across the world have exacerbated the effects of
GWI Q&A: Canyon Ranch’s Nicola Finley talks inequality and the black community’s concept of wellness
12 Aug 2020
Dr Nicola Finley, doctor and integrative medicine practitioner at Canyon Ranch, Tucson, spoke with GWI’s
18 Jun 2020
Over 150 black and minority wellness professionals have united to sign a charter demanding reform
15 Jun 2020
The sport and physical activity sector "hasn't done enough" to tackle persisting inequalities within the
12 Mar 2020
A new initiative has been launched to engage and empower women working in the UK
05 Dec 2019
Almost half of children and young people (46.8 per cent) in England are doing the
17 Oct 2019
The number of UK adults classed as physically active has increased by 1 million in
20 Sep 2019
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published the country's first ever
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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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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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The new CEO of UK Active talks to HCM about the gym-curious and
why he believes the sector can double in size by the end of the next decade
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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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Would you stop selling memberships to prevent your club getting overcrowded?
How do you strike the balance between maximising profits and prioritising
the member experience? Kath Hudson talks to the experts
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People on weight loss drugs reduce their activity levels, according to a team at St John’s Hospital Illinois
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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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New legislation is exposing weakness
and potential liabilities in the
management of customer data in
health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
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