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Farrer tells government the physical activity sector is critical to fixing the UK’s sluggish economy
01 Feb 2024
Mike Farrar, chair of UK Active, has called on the UK government to deploy the
16 Feb 2023
As the physical activity sector works to deepen its relationship with the health sector, a
24 Nov 2022
A number of UK local authorities and their leisure management partners are in crisis due
09 Nov 2022
Innerva’s new Access range, comprising the power-assisted Rotary Torso and Torso Dip, addresses the issues
02 Nov 2022
A local leisure centre has begun work on a £1m refurbishment to provide state-of-the-art facilities
02 Sep 2022
St Albans City and District Council has signed a ten-year deal with Sport and Leisure
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05 Aug 2022
Easton Leisure Centre in the UK has announced a 100 per cent reduction in heating
15 Jun 2022
Key organisations from the UK’s leisure industry are lobbying the government for financial support to
14 Jan 2022
A marketing partnership between fitness marketplace Hussle and fast-food giant McDonald's resulted in a significant
10 Nov 2021
A new guide has been published to give health clubs, gyms and leisure centres in
30 Sep 2021
New research by Barclays Corporate Banking reveals that the leisure, fitness, spa and hospitality industries
25 Aug 2021
EXCLUSIVE Fitness marketplace Hussle has signed a partnership deal with McDonald's, which will see it
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
07 Jul 2021
There is a "clear case" to evolve the purpose and role played by the UK's
18 May 2021
One in three councils in England are expecting to close at least one of their
09 Apr 2021
Leisure centre operator Everyone Active has formed a partnership with WW (formerly called Weight Watchers),
25 Mar 2021
Welsh leisure trust, Aneurin Leisure (ALT), has announced it’s forging ahead with a £600,000 (US$821,000,
23 Mar 2021
A total of £100m has been allocated to 266 local authorities across England, to support
12 Mar 2021
Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford, says the Welsh government is considering breaking the gym sector
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
22 Feb 2021
The re-opening of gyms in Wales has been pushed back by the country's First Minister
15 Feb 2021
ukactive has published six 'policy calls', which it says are crucial in order to help
07 Jan 2021
The closing of gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools under COVID-19 restrictions is costing the
04 Dec 2020
Gym and health club members in England have flocked back to fitness facilities in droves
29 Oct 2020
The UK government has provided a lengthy response to a petition which demanded that gyms
22 Oct 2020
The government has pledged to invest £100m in supporting public leisure centres this winter, as
12 Oct 2020
Fitness leaders in the UK have welcomed news that everywhere but Liverpool is currently allowed
08 Oct 2020
Dr Steve Mann, former research director at industry body, ukactive, has been appointed director at
03 Jul 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that gyms may be able to reopen in a
01 Jul 2020
Industry body ukactive has today (1 July) hosted a delegation of government and public health
29 May 2020
PureGym has become the latest fitness operator to deploy a digital offering in a bid
28 May 2020
A new report has revealed the likely timescales and shape of the UK fitness market's
12 May 2020
ukactive has questioned the UK government's apparent decision to class gyms and leisure centres among
23 Apr 2020
Plans have been revealed for a four-stage strategy to reopen the UK's physical activity sector,
19 Nov 2019
Huw Edwards, CEO of ukactive, has written to Boris Johnson, requesting that the Prime Minister's
28 Mar 2019
Leisure operator Everyone Active has secured management deals for four new leisure centres. In East
13 Feb 2019
Sport England has partnered with the Alzheimer’s Society to produce a dementia-friendly sport and physical
24 Oct 2018
Everyone Active has signed a deal with London-based MoreYoga which will see the boutique yoga
23 Oct 2018
A community initiative which seeks to turn towns and cities into "giant playgrounds" for children
10 Jul 2018
Places for People Leisure (PfP) is using Sport England’s National Benchmarking Service (NBS) alongside clever
05 Jul 2018
The government "needs to show more leadership" and work with the physical activity sector if
22 May 2018
Active Northumberland has appointed Mark Tweedie – former chief executive of Active Tameside – as
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Francesca Cooper-Boden says
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University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship
Goodwin Sports Centre following a major refurbishment
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The New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride
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Operators, prepare to revolutionise the way members connect with personal
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Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten
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The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based
supplier BLK BOX is transforming the gym floor
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D2F had updated its brand styling to keep pace with
business growth. MD, John Lofting and operations
director, Matt Aynsley, explain the rationale
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GymNation is pioneering the future of
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Members are telling us they need support with their mental and spiritual health and the industry is starting to see this need. Now’s the time to fast-track our response
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Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
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Founder, Remedy Place“It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time”
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As more people join clubs to support their mental
health, fitness professionals need to be empowered to
take a holistic approach. Kath Hudson shares useful
tools discussed at the ACE summit on mental health
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Now mental health is the number one reason for people to join a
health club, do fitness professionals need a grounding in counselling
to offer a more holistic service? Kath Hudson asks the experts
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New research has found BMI to be a highly inaccurate measure of childhood obesity, leading current thinking and policy based on it into question
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“We are the new youth club, a social space for young people to connect”
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Imposter syndrome about a promotion taught the
CEO of SATS that behaving authentically is the most
important part of leadership. He talks to Kath Hudson
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As health club operators move to incorporate recovery into their
offerings to meet growing consumer demand, Steph Eaves takes a
look at what cryotherapy and ice bathing can add to the equation
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McFit, the original budget gym is undergoing
a transformation with a new look and
estate-wide overhaul, as Liz Terry reports
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