physical activity news
12 May 2021
There is "incredible resilience" in the sports and physical activity sector – but the industry
11 May 2021
The Sport and Recreation Alliance (SRA) has published its new four-year strategy, outlining its vision
11 May 2021
Jan Spaticchia, founder and chair of énergie Fitness has died aged 51 following a short
05 May 2021
A new pioneering approach looks to help cancer patients prepare for and respond to treatment
04 May 2021
Health clubs and leisure centres in Northern Ireland reopened their doors on Friday 30 April,
30 Apr 2021
Sport England has reported a drop of 710,000 in the number of people classed as
12 May 2021
One of the world’s largest corporate wellbeing platforms Gympass has gained a new partner every
29 Apr 2021
Independent gyms in the UK have fared better during the pandemic than larger corporate operators
28 Apr 2021
Sport England has teamed up with Youth Sport Trust to develop a new online resource
22 Apr 2021
Basic-Fit lost 10 per cent of its members during Q1 2021, as 94 per cent
22 Apr 2021
A bid to engage politicians in exercise has inspired the launch of a new global
21 Apr 2021
Undertaking regular physical activity could cut the risk of dying from infectious diseases – such
14 Apr 2021
EuropeActive has joined the All Policies for a Healthy Europe (APHE) initiative, as part of
09 May 2021
The UK has spent most of the year in lockdown but finally, clubs are beginning
14 Apr 2021
Lack of exercise is a major cause of death from COVID-19, according to new research,
12 Apr 2021
Health clubs, leisure centres and studios in England have opened today (12 April) for the
09 Apr 2021
Adults suffering from chronic pain should be advised to take exercise, rather than be prescribed
08 Apr 2021
As health clubs and fitness studios in England are counting the hours down to reopening
30 Mar 2021
The UK government has launched a new Office for Health Promotion, designed to lead efforts
30 Mar 2021
The industry is eagerly awaiting the reopening of health clubs and leisure centres in another
22 Apr 2021
With gyms and leisure centres in England reopened, and the rest of the UK due
24 Mar 2021
It is unlikely that the UK will see a Work Out to Help Out scheme
23 Mar 2021
A total of £100m has been allocated to 266 local authorities across England, to support
22 Mar 2021
The UK parliament will today (22 March) debate the merits of a Work Out to
17 Mar 2021
The government has said it has no plans to fund a Work Out to Help
17 Mar 2021
Budget fitness operator The Gym Group has generated £1.8bn in social value since 2016. Pre-pandemic,
16 Mar 2021
The vast majority of the population of the Netherlands expect their physical and mental health
14 Mar 2021
HCM is investigating news that a small gym in Hong Kong has become one of
11 Mar 2021
A new report shows how the pandemic is shifting consumer behaviours in fitness, sport and
10 Mar 2021
Organisers of the Elevate have confirmed that the event will be held at London’s ExCeL
05 Mar 2021
The UK government is exploring whether incentivising people financially to take part in physical activity
04 Mar 2021
The Budget announcement has left the UK's physical activity sector with "unanswered questions" and vowing
28 Feb 2021
Gyms and leisure centres in Scotland are set to open on 26 April, provided that
28 Feb 2021
Hundreds of gyms, swimming pools and leisure centres have been forced to close and thousands
26 Feb 2021
A new guide looks to offer local level practitioners and commissioners – as well as
25 Feb 2021
What are the effects on public health of gyms and leisure centres being shut during
22 Feb 2021
PM, Boris Johnson, has confirmed that gyms, swimming pools and leisure centres in England will
22 Feb 2021
The re-opening of gyms in Wales has been pushed back by the country's First Minister
21 Feb 2021
The physical and mental health of women in the UK has been put under unprecedented
19 Feb 2021
The financial performance of health club operator SATS in the last quarter of 2020 was
18 Feb 2021
Placing gyms and leisure centres at the front of the queue for reopening would be
15 Feb 2021
Spanish capital Madrid has been hailed as an example of a city which understands the
15 Feb 2021
ukactive has published six 'policy calls', which it says are crucial in order to help
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Switzerland’s no frills chain, NonStop Gym, has appointed Funxtion to
create its member training app, as CEO Ernst De Neef explains
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Lack of exercise is a major cause of death from COVID-19, according to new research, with only advanced age and organ transplant leading to greater risk
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A new report, conducted by Deloitte,
analyses the growth of the Chinese
fitness industry and the outlook
ahead, as Kristen Walsh reports
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Hamilton’s Honour is Leicester’s newest fitness studio opening, with the
latest innovation from Technogym. But this studio has a unique story, too. Owner
Louis Hamilton tells us why he was determined to create such a special place
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Matrix Fitness is launching a new three-tiered cardio range to provide total versatility, explains Matt Pengelly
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We’re going after health club and spa management contracts for hotels and independent gyms and also planning to launch a You Fit franchise
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As we adapt to a new way of living, software developers have been supporting the fitness sector with new systems and strategies. We asked operators and developers to share successes
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For years the health and fitness sector has aspired to be taken
seriously by the health sector. Is now the time? asks Kath Hudson
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Over time, town planning has led to the creation of
obesogenic environments, but Hamilton in New Zealand
is taking a fresh approach to mobilising its population, by
turning the city into a playground, as Kath Hudson reports
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Groundbreaking research from around the world is proving the many ways exercise can support health and creating opportunities for the sector to be more valued and useful
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Fitness, wellness and recovery are driving
new investments in the hotel and resorts
market, with Kerzner the latest to enter
this space, as Megan Whitby reports
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The health and fitness industry felt as
though it wasn’t invited to its own party
when news of the government’s Fit Miles
programme broke. But what does it
actually mean and is it good or bad news
for the sector? Kath Hudson investigates
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Prescribe exercise, not painkillers,
to chronic pain sufferers, says the UK’s
National Institute for Health and Care
Excellence, as Tom Walker reports
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Founders, The Well“When women train on half-truths and crap science it’s painfully limiting”
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