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05 Jun 2026
Shocked by the UK loneliness statistics, charitable trust Mytime Active has been doubling down on
10 Apr 2026
After celebrating its 25th anniversary last year, Fusion Lifestyle has called in administrators after a
19 Mar 2026
KA Leisure is investing more than £1.2 million in a major capital improvement programme across
05 Feb 2026
Caerphilly County Borough Council has lowered the age limit for resistance training to 14 in
16 Oct 2025
Work is underway on a £19.7 million waterfront leisure centre in Newport, which will be
08 Sep 2025
Registered charity and leisure operator, BH Live has taken over the contract to run the
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
01 Sep 2025
Trafford, in Greater Manchester, UK, has a new wellbeing facility following a £20 million upgrade
08 Aug 2025
UK Active, Sport England, CIMSPA and Women’s Aid have published new resources to help fitness
23 Jul 2025
Leisure DB has released its State of the UK Swimming Industry Report 2025. In the
17 Jun 2025
Freedom Leisure has been appointed by Southend-on-Sea City Council as provider for its leisure services.
13 May 2025
In a drive to target the hard-to-reach groups, Places Leisure has introduced a team of
08 Aug 2024
Freedom Leisure has merged with 1610, a not-for-profit trust based in the west of England.
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
15 May 2024
Improving physical strength and fitness, mental health and confidence are the main reasons for joining
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
20 Dec 2022
Parkwood Leisure has invested more than £1m over the past 12 months in new fitness
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
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
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
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
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
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
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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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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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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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New launch, Salus House, elevates boutique wellness with
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Pulse Fitness has created a
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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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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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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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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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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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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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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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Designing multi-functional
spaces can lead to
fewer bottlenecks at
peak times. Julie Cramer
investigates the latest kit
and inspiring installations
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Vicci Wells shares insights from the
recent Class of 2035 report into
physical activity in Generation Alpha
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