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11 Mar 2024
The UK government acknowledged in its recent budget that economic recovery depends on the health
09 Jan 2024
Solving the UK's social care problem is the key to overcoming the financial challenges facing
20 Dec 2023
The UK’s most recently-formed local government body – North Yorkshire Council – is making wellbeing
08 Dec 2023
A proposed change to the way councils organise the operation of their leisure facilities – including
18 Oct 2023
The Italian thermal town of Montecatini Terme will welcome 30 delegates from the Great Spa
04 Oct 2023
The UK is at the bottom of the pile when it comes to investing in
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26 Jul 2023
Average charges for an adult swim session have topped £5.00 (US$6.45, €5.83) for the first
21 Jul 2023
Local government organisations and industry thought leaders have slammed the UK government’s decision not to
15 Mar 2023
In an announcement made today in advance of tomorrow's Spring Budget (15 March), the UK
23 Feb 2023
The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end
10 Feb 2023
Lucy Frazer has replaced Michelle Donelan as culture secretary at the UK's newly-named Department for
24 Jan 2023
The damaging effect of the energy crisis due to government inaction and the impact on
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
19 Jan 2023
In his first speech as chair at UK Active, Mike Farrar said the physical activity
14 Dec 2022
Sport England has released the Future of Public Sector Leisure report which looks at how
07 Dec 2022
Shanghai Disneyland theme park will reopen to visitors on Thursday 8 December, following a temporary
24 Nov 2022
A number of UK local authorities and their leisure management partners are in crisis due
16 Nov 2022
UK Active and Nike have released an impact report for the 2022 Open Doors programme,
12 Sep 2022
As the UK’s new prime minister Liz Truss prepares an energy bailout, UK Active has
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global branding assets
05 Aug 2022
Easton Leisure Centre in the UK has announced a 100 per cent reduction in heating
20 Jul 2022
UK Active and Nike have launched the 2022 Open Doors programme. The scheme provides children
08 Jul 2022
A coalition of leading organisations across the physical activity sector has called for radical reform
15 Jun 2022
Key organisations from the UK’s leisure industry are lobbying the government for financial support to
03 Dec 2021
As global leaders meet for the COP26 climate summit, local authorities across England are partnering
25 Nov 2021
The City of Madrid could become one of the healthiest in the world if plans
26 Oct 2021
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on the UK government to invest £875m in
03 Aug 2021
Equinox Group will require customers and employees to provide proof of vaccine, if they want
08 Jul 2021
ukactive has set out its vision to develop a national strategy for the UK's public
07 Jul 2021
There is a "clear case" to evolve the purpose and role played by the UK's
12 May 2021
The Local Government Association (LGA) has appointed Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson as its new president. The
30 Mar 2021
The UK government has launched a new Office for Health Promotion, designed to lead efforts
25 Feb 2021
The pandemic cost the US visitor attractions an estimated US$23bn in economic losses during 2020,
03 Dec 2020
Legoland New York is finally set to open in 2021, after having to delay its
27 Oct 2020
Europe's largest gym chain, Basic-Fit, has published its trading update for the first nine months
22 Oct 2020
The government has pledged to invest £100m in supporting public leisure centres this winter, as
05 Oct 2020
The battle to save the hard-hit US health and fitness industry continue, with US congressmen
09 Sep 2020
Althought local lockdowns are impacting gyms in Melbourne and also the state of Victoria, most
19 Aug 2020
The architectural competition to decide the designer of the planned Shenzhen Opera House has reached
11 Aug 2020
Health clubs and gyms in Catalonia have reopened their doors once for a second time,
07 Aug 2020
Industry body, ukactive, has questioned the decision to close gyms and health clubs as part
03 Aug 2020
Following approval to build a £250mn wellbeing resort in Manchester, Therme Group has revealed plans
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Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten
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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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Epassi, a provider of workplace wellness benefits, is creating a fitter
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GymNation is pioneering the future of
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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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Francesca Cooper-Boden says
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CEO of SATS that behaving authentically is the most
important part of leadership. He talks to Kath Hudson
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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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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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Founder, Remedy Place“It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time”
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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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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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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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Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
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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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