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18 Apr 2024
The fitness sector’s pivot to active wellbeing is being discussed in a new weekly podcast,
09 Apr 2024
Oxygen Consulting is about to launch its first UK Padel Report, which investigates this fast-growing
08 Apr 2024
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
28 Mar 2024
The first annual Private Sector Benchmarking report was released today (27 March). A collaboration between
13 Mar 2024
The British Standards Institution (BSI) has introduced safeguarding guidelines to protect children in out-of-school settings,
12 Jan 2024
Two new research reports have highlighted the impact of the UK's cost of living crisis
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
13 Nov 2023
The UK's Good Work Pledge – an employer commitment to workplace wellbeing for employees – has come
14 Aug 2023
Parkwood Leisure, in partnership with its subsidiary companies Legacy Leisure and Lex Leisure, has launched
26 Jul 2023
Average charges for an adult swim session have topped £5.00 (US$6.45, €5.83) for the first
14 Mar 2023
The UK government has declared that boys and girls should have equal access to sports
02 Feb 2023
The second phase of the UK’s MSK (musculoskeletal) health hub pilot will see the service
24 Jan 2023
The damaging effect of the energy crisis due to government inaction and the impact on
Experience the pinnacle of fitness and luxury at the premier industry event, Sibec EMEA, set
11 Jan 2023
The UK government has announced it will be scaling back financial support for businesses as
10 Jan 2023
A report issued by the UK Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has accused Sport England
14 Dec 2022
Sport England has released the Future of Public Sector Leisure report which looks at how
24 Nov 2022
Mark Braithwaite is to join Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council as chief operating officer. Braithwaite, formerly
12 Sep 2022
As the UK’s new prime minister Liz Truss prepares an energy bailout, UK Active has
04 Jul 2022
A two-year research project will look to find ways to transform the UK's physical activity
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
01 Jul 2022
At UK Active’s Active Uprising event yesterday (30 June) in Birmingham, Hattie Jones, the head
15 Jun 2022
Key organisations from the UK’s leisure industry are lobbying the government for financial support to
15 Jun 2022
Oliver Lee OBE will be taking the position of CEO at Places Leisure from July.
More than 100 industry delegates met in person at the annual active-net event at Eastwood
21 Mar 2022
Lobbying is gearing up in advance of the Spring Budget this week, with UK Active
Jamie Cartwright is a co-owner of Hatton Boxing and founder of BOX12. In 2021 Jamie
10 Feb 2022
Cutting VAT for the pandemic-hit fitness industry could have saved businesses and jobs – just as
18 Jan 2022
The Workforce State of Mind Survey, now in its second year, has begun to gather
12 Jan 2022
The UK government should encourage – and make it easier – for doctors and other
23 Dec 2021
The number of positive COVID-19 cases among people who have visited health clubs across Europe
20 Dec 2021
UK Active has sent letters to three government departments, asking for them to provide the
14 Dec 2021
A review of the state of 'digital maturity' of health club operators in the UK
10 Dec 2021
The number of positive COVID-19 cases among people who have visited health clubs, leisure centres
03 Dec 2021
As global leaders meet for the COP26 climate summit, local authorities across England are partnering
26 Nov 2021
Active IQ - the UK’s leading awarding organisation for the leisure sector - has partnered
22 Sep 2021
Sports Minister, Nigel Huddleston, has joined gym-goers this morning to kick-off the annual National Fitness
21 Sep 2021
VAT reform, adjustments in business rates and a fitness-led high street regeneration push could see
26 Aug 2021
A consultation has been launched to review the current provision of fitness and leisure facilities
06 Aug 2021
KSL Capital Partners has acquired a majority interest in luxury health club operator Third Space
08 Jul 2021
ukactive has set out its vision to develop a national strategy for the UK's public
29 Jun 2021
Health clubs, gyms and leisure centres should focus on ability, rather than age, when designing,
23 Jun 2021
The number of active memberships across European health clubs fell by roughly 10 million –
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The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based
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GymNation is pioneering the future of
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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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Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten
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Francesca Cooper-Boden says
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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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The New Keiser M3i Studio Bike brings ride
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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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Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –
is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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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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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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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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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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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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“We’ve had an outstanding year, with record revenues of €77m and €31m in EBITDA in 2023. ”
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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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