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16 Apr 2024
UK Active has announced details of its annual health and fitness industry awards ceremony, which
09 Apr 2024
Oxygen Consulting is about to launch its first UK Padel Report, which investigates this fast-growing
28 Mar 2024
The first annual Private Sector Benchmarking report was released today (27 March). A collaboration between
23 Feb 2024
The ICO has ruled that eight leisure operators have been unlawfully processing the biometric data
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
15 Dec 2023
Horizon Leisure is upgrading and investing in its new shopping-centre health hub – The Wellbeing
Complaints about group exercise have become a thing of the past for the Reynolds Group
14 Feb 2023
The Parkwood Group has taken over leisure management contracting business 1Life Management Solutions Limited (1LMS
01 Dec 2022
UK Health and Fitness operators' level of engagement with technology has been researched for the
24 Nov 2022
A number of UK local authorities and their leisure management partners are in crisis due
Parkwood Leisure, one of the UK’s leading leisure operators, has reached the milestone of teaching
01 Jun 2022
Power Plate has been shortlisted for the “Developing & Supporting Communities following on from Covid-19”
21 Mar 2022
Lobbying is gearing up in advance of the Spring Budget this week, with UK Active
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Jamie Cartwright is a co-owner of Hatton Boxing and founder of BOX12. In 2021 Jamie
15 Nov 2021
A new cloud-based spa and leisure software has been launched to simplify and improve spa
26 Aug 2021
A consultation has been launched to review the current provision of fitness and leisure facilities
20 Aug 2021
Parkwood Leisure – one of the UK’s leading leisure operators – is offering free access
07 Jul 2021
There is a "clear case" to evolve the purpose and role played by the UK's
17 May 2021
Indoor group exercise can recommence in England and Scotland today (17 May), as part of
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
28 Jan 2021
The physical activity sector is in need of bespoke and substantial financial support in order
07 Jan 2021
The UK physical activity sector will lose around £400m a month during lockdown. The figure,
19 Nov 2020
The UK government has launched a £1bn Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS), providing grant funding
25 Sep 2020
Chancellor Rishi Sunak's proposals to support the economy through the next six months of the
31 Jul 2020
Gyms will be free to open on high streets across England from September 1, following
09 Jul 2020
The UK's fitness industry can finally get back to business on Saturday 25 July, following
03 Jul 2020
A number of gym operators are concerned that local lockdowns could come into effect in
08 May 2020
As Governments turn attention to a lockdown exit strategy, the world is bracing itself for
05 May 2020
Local authorities have been told to consider deferring rents and offering interest-free loans to leisure
04 May 2020
VAT rebates and an extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme are among the list
23 Apr 2020
Plans have been revealed for a four-stage strategy to reopen the UK's physical activity sector,
13 Apr 2020
The legislation intended to protect commercial tenants from eviction during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has
08 Apr 2020
Thousands of UK leisure and fitness facilities could close permanently, as operators struggle to deal
16 Apr 2020
Boutique AA 4-star destination Lincombe Hall Hotel, Torquay, has expanded its leisure provision by unveiling
25 Mar 2020
Delegates who were supposed to be attending the annual Active-net event this week – but
07 Feb 2020
Ukactive has called on HM Treasury to invest more in the physical activity sector, in
04 Dec 2019
Retail and leisure destination developer Intu is creating an €800m ($886m, £679m) resort on Spain's
25 Nov 2019
The Institute of Swimming (IOS) is set to continue its Disney-inspired, fun swim sessions as
19 Nov 2019
Huw Edwards, CEO of ukactive, has written to Boris Johnson, requesting that the Prime Minister's
11 Nov 2019
Harlands Group is the leading UK specialist in managing membership payments for health & fitness
25 Oct 2019
Hitting the gym, swimming and cycling are the activities people with visual impairments most want
21 Sep 2019
Gympass and Everyone Active partnership brings success The Gympass mission is to defeat inactivity –
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GymNation is pioneering the future of
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to power and sustain its growth
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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
years, ensuring the equipment in its clubs is commercially optimised
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Francesca Cooper-Boden says
health assessment services can
boost health club retention
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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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University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship
Goodwin Sports Centre following a major refurbishment
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“Go Fit’s value proposition is overwhelming. It makes us very attractive to a lot of people”
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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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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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Industry suppliers are responding to the exponential increase in
consumer demand for strength training with a raft of new and
innovative launches and concepts, as Steph Eaves reports
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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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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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Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –
is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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Footballer and entrepreneur“Taking care of your physical and mental health is essential for a fulfilling life”
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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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Following a hugely successful event last year in Split, Croatia, W3Fit EMEA, is heading to
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Complaints about group exercise have become a thing of the past for the Reynolds Group
thanks to its partnership with CoverMe, a digital platform that simplifies group exercise
and PT management for clubs and instructors.
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