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16 Jul 2026
Girls in the UK are missing out on 280 million hours of sport every year
19 Jun 2026
The UK spa review and discovery platform for consumers, the Good Spa Guide, has announced
19 May 2026
Fitness Worx Gyms has confirmed work is underway on its 10th site, which will open
10 Apr 2026
After celebrating its 25th anniversary last year, Fusion Lifestyle has called in administrators after a
18 Mar 2026
UK independent operator, Fitness Worx Gyms, is rolling out Glute Zones across its estate, with
18 Dec 2025
Accessing medical and health support via health club memberships is seeing growing consumer demand in
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
31 Oct 2025
Everyone Active, Sarah Watts and Sandwell Leisure Trust were among those to be honoured at
20 Aug 2025
The finalists of the UK Active Awards 2025 have been announced today (19 August) following
28 Jan 2025
The Club Company, has kicked off 2025 with the acquisition of The Nottinghamshire Golf and
29 Nov 2024
Recognising the challenges facing local authorities, the Labour government has announced plans to tackle local
25 Nov 2024
The Good Spa Guide has announced the winners of its 2024 Good Spa Guide Regional
Respected retention expert, Dr Paul Bedford, will be continuing his popular tenetion event after a
Strength training has never been more important for member retention, facility differentiation and long-term commercial
04 Oct 2024
Some 800 people attended the UK Active Awards ceremony last night (3 October) in Birmingham.
23 Jul 2024
Finalists for the UK Active Awards 2024 have been announced. Winners from across the 14
23 Jul 2024
Midlands-based boutique operator, MK Health Hub, has launched a Pilates-inspired concept called MK Reformed, with
27 Apr 2024
Numbers from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, (ALVA) show that Royal attractions saw a
26 Apr 2024
While British adults are the most active they’ve been in a decade, health inequalities remain
17 Jan 2024
Physiotherapy patients are being offered treatment in leisure centres thanks to a tie-up between London
27 Nov 2023
Spas from nine regions across the UK, from Scotland to the West Country, have won
13 Nov 2023
CORRECTION A previous version of this story reported that the UK operations of Xtrafit were
27 Oct 2023
The top operators, suppliers and facilities from across the physical activity sector were celebrated last
28 Mar 2023
Hotel technology company Journey Hospitality has acquired Premier Software – a UK-based spa, leisure and
15 Dec 2022
The Royal Air Force Museum Midlands has secured £5m of National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF)
29 Nov 2022
Fairmont Spa & Wellness, Windsor Park, has been crowned the UK’s Best New Spa in
30 Sep 2022
VAC 2022 has announced the final line-up of 25 top attractions sector speakers set to
20 Jul 2022
UK Active and Nike have launched the 2022 Open Doors programme. The scheme provides children
07 Jul 2022
It was a night to remember at the 2022 ukactive Awards for Parkwood Leisure, as
01 Jul 2022
The best in the business from across the physical activity sector were honoured last night
30 Nov 2021
The recently-transformed Bamford Wellness Spa in Gloucestershire has been recognised as the UK’s Best New
05 Jul 2021
The growth of budget health club chain JD Gyms has been accelerated by "at least
24 Apr 2021
West Midland Safari Park in Bewdley, Worcestershire, UK, has launched an "immersive overnight wildlife experience",
22 Mar 2021
The UK parliament will today (22 March) debate the merits of a Work Out to
30 Dec 2020
A new virtual reality (VR)-based, interactive gaming attraction is set to launch in the West
19 Dec 2020
Gyms and leisure facilities in south-east England are to close from midnight tonight as part
12 Aug 2020
The organising committee of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games have shelved plans to create an
17 Jun 2020
Three industry firms – Active IQ, fibodo and Study Active – have teamed up to create
03 Mar 2020
Passport365, a sports facilities management app, has sold its Australian territory rights to Tuff Group,
09 Oct 2019
Sports business leaders in the UK believe that the advent of 5G is likely to
04 Oct 2019
Orangetheory Fitness has opened its 100th franchised site in Canada, seven years after it first
20 Sep 2019
A new regional tourism strategy outlines plans to grow the West Midlands’ visitor economy by
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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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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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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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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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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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The new CEO of UK Active talks to HCM about the gym-curious and
why he believes the sector can double in size by the end of the next decade
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A new report puts physical activity
at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
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Shaping the future of the sector with a clear mission,
unified voice and open channels of communication.
This is the ambition of UK Active’s new chair
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People on weight loss drugs reduce their activity levels, according to a team at St John’s Hospital Illinois
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World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry
about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
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The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills,
a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
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As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released,
LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
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