leisure centres news
30 Jul 2021
Industry body ukactive has joined the chorus of organisations across a number of sectors calling
22 Jul 2021
Planning approval has been granted to what is set to become one of the first
19 Jul 2021
KA Leisure has appointed industry veteran Malcolm McPhail as its interim chief executive. McPhail, who
12 Jul 2021
Health clubs in England are preparing to return to operations without restrictions, after Prime Minister
07 Jul 2021
There is a "clear case" to evolve the purpose and role played by the UK's
29 Jun 2021
Health clubs, gyms and leisure centres should focus on ability, rather than age, when designing,
18 Jul 2021
Let’s talk about Orbit4 – the secret behind successful gyms. Gym operators have described Orbit4
15 Jun 2021
Operating a further four weeks at reduced capacity will place serious pressure on English fitness
15 Jun 2021
People experiencing homelessness are being offered free access to leisure centres by Oxford City Council.
11 Jun 2021
The government needs to urgently set out its plans to support physical activity and fitness
18 May 2021
One in three councils in England are expecting to close at least one of their
17 May 2021
Indoor group exercise can recommence in England and Scotland today (17 May), as part of
15 May 2021
Thousands of health clubs, swimming pools and leisure centres are under the threat of permanent
26 Nov 2020
L&R Kältetechnik has launched a new division, named artofcryo.com, after 30 years’ experience with -110
04 May 2021
Health clubs and leisure centres in Northern Ireland reopened their doors on Friday 30 April,
30 Apr 2021
Sport England has reported a drop of 710,000 in the number of people classed as
22 Apr 2021
With gyms and leisure centres in England reopened, and the rest of the UK due
12 Apr 2021
Health clubs, leisure centres and studios in England have opened today (12 April) for the
09 Apr 2021
Leisure centre operator Everyone Active has formed a partnership with WW (formerly called Weight Watchers),
30 Mar 2021
The industry is eagerly awaiting the reopening of health clubs and leisure centres in another
29 Jun 2021
As gyms begin to reopen, cleanliness and hygiene remain an essential part of ensuring staff
25 Mar 2021
Welsh leisure trust, Aneurin Leisure (ALT), has announced it’s forging ahead with a £600,000 (US$821,000,
24 Mar 2021
It is unlikely that the UK will see a Work Out to Help Out scheme
23 Mar 2021
A total of £100m has been allocated to 266 local authorities across England, to support
22 Mar 2021
The UK parliament will today (22 March) debate the merits of a Work Out to
19 Mar 2021
David Lloyd will reopen 79 of its clubs in England for outdoor fitness on Monday
17 Mar 2021
The government has said it has no plans to fund a Work Out to Help
17 Mar 2021
Scotland’s health clubs and leisure centres can now begin to prepare for reopening, after First
16 Mar 2021
The vast majority of the population of the Netherlands expect their physical and mental health
12 Mar 2021
Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford, says the Welsh government is considering breaking the gym sector
04 Mar 2021
The Budget announcement has left the UK's physical activity sector with "unanswered questions" and vowing
28 Feb 2021
Gyms and leisure centres in Scotland are set to open on 26 April, provided that
28 Feb 2021
Hundreds of gyms, swimming pools and leisure centres have been forced to close and thousands
25 Feb 2021
What are the effects on public health of gyms and leisure centres being shut during
22 Feb 2021
PM, Boris Johnson, has confirmed that gyms, swimming pools and leisure centres in England will
22 Feb 2021
The re-opening of gyms in Wales has been pushed back by the country's First Minister
21 Feb 2021
The physical and mental health of women in the UK has been put under unprecedented
18 Feb 2021
Placing gyms and leisure centres at the front of the queue for reopening would be
17 Feb 2021
Data published today (17 February) shows that for every 100,000 visits to UK gyms and
15 Feb 2021
ukactive has published six 'policy calls', which it says are crucial in order to help
12 Feb 2021
Safe Space, supplier of lockers and changing room solutions to the fitness and leisure industry,
12 Feb 2021
The Cabinet Office has chosen leisure operator GLL as the "face" of England's COVID-secure physical
10 Feb 2021
A Parliamentary Petition calling for gyms to reopen first after the current national lockdown in
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Empowered Brands has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment
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“A great atmosphere is just as important to the fitness journey as the right workout routine, says LEDSnaps’ CEO, Ian Kirby
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Training
Six months on from the launch of its Kickstart programme, The
Gym Group is hiring the majority of trainees, as Liz Terry reports
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Rigs have been central to gyms for years. Now suppliers tell us
how they’re evolving to meet the changing needs of clubs and clients
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“Where Gold’s Gym has always been associated with bodybuilding and heavy weights, our new extended concept embraces all facets of fitness training”
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Premier Global NASM is setting personal trainers up for sustainable success with the launch of its online training bundle and app
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With local authority facility management companies and councils under financial pressure
due to the pandemic and issues emerging around health inequalities, will we see a trend
towards councils insourcing the management of facilities? Kath Hudson rounds up views
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A new study claims being physically active for 30 minutes a day, five days a week, is not enough for those who spend the rest of their time being sedentary
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Stelian Iacob, CEO and senior VP, Therme Group“We’re seeing a much greater focus on the need to integrate healthy living into daily life and reconnect with nature and each other”
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The pandemic has disrupted everything and as businesses across the leisure industry reshape themselves to survive and thrive, new competition is emerging that will change the sector
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GM Active has launched a training programme to create a
new generation of transformational leaders, as Liz Terry reports
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The results from the first Moving Communities Customer
Experience survey present a positive picture of overall
satisfaction with local authority facilities, explains Mike Hill
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As gyms begin to reopen, cleanliness and hygiene remain an essential part of ensuring staff
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