physical activity news
27 Mar 2020
Physical activity sector bodies have welcomed the government's measures to help the UK's self-employed workers
26 Mar 2020
Leading organisations in the physical activity sector have urged chancellor Rishi Sunak to provide urgent
24 Mar 2020
Life Fitness has launched a series of at-home on-demand workouts to keep users active in
23 Mar 2020
Sport England is planning to open its Small Grants programme to help ease the financial
20 Mar 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered all UK gyms, health clubs, leisure centres and restaurants
20 Mar 2020
Life Fitness has launched a series at-home on-demand workouts to keep users active in the
04 Mar 2020
Pre-sale tickets are now available for the UK’s only event created exclusively for personal trainers,
19 Mar 2020
Fitness and physical activity operators in the UK have begun closing facilities and cancelling events,
18 Mar 2020
Leading trade bodies representing the physical activity sector have called on the government to introduce
18 Mar 2020
Sport England has initiated a three-month period of "significant flexibility" as part of plans to
17 Mar 2020
The leisure industry is increasingly feeling the pressure as countries introduce measures to tackle the
16 Mar 2020
Physical activity body ukactive has issued guidance and recommendations for how UK fitness operators and
12 Mar 2020
A new initiative has been launched to engage and empower women working in the UK
05 Mar 2020
Professional tennis player, Marcus Willis, has been announced as the after-dinner speaker at active-net 2020,
11 Mar 2020
Business rates in England will be abolished for one year for firms in the leisure
10 Mar 2020
Falkirk Community Trust has launched an immersive indoor cycling studio as part of a £1.2m
10 Mar 2020
Staff at sheltered accommodation are being trained to organise and lead their own strength and
09 Mar 2020
Training provider The Training Room has appointed Chris Peel as its new CEO. Peel will
05 Mar 2020
A national five-a-side football festival aims to use this summer's UEFA Euro 2020 tournament as
02 Mar 2020
Outdoor activity provider Our Parks, which offers people across England free outdoor exercise and fitness
22 Feb 2020
Physical Company and ZIVA have announced a new distribution partnership that will see Physical Company
28 Feb 2020
A new Sports Governance Academy (SGA), designed to support, develop and connect people working in
28 Feb 2020
Children and young people who spend time as sports volunteers are "happier and more satisfied
27 Feb 2020
CIMSPA and UK Coaching have signed a deal to combine the Register of Exercise Professionals
26 Feb 2020
The number of people in the US with a health club membership has increased by
24 Feb 2020
Food labelling that shows the amount of exercise needed to burn off the calories in
21 Feb 2020
Not-for profit leisure operator Circadian Trust is partnering with NHS GP surgeries in Gloucestershire to
20 Feb 2020
ukactive has launched two major new reports as part of its Business Intelligence service. The
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“The mechanisms by which the comorbidities of obesity and ageing develop are very similar. Later weight reduction will not always reverse the process”
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DW Fitness First and Gympass have extended their partnership to attract more corporate customers
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Great changing rooms are one of the main reasons people join a gym.
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Insight
The CEO of Basic-Fit shared insights into the workings of the company at the
Virtuagym FitNation conference in Amsterdam. Megan Whitby was there for HCM
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Policy
CIMSPA and UK Coaching are combining REPs and the CIMSPA Exercise
and Fitness Directory. Tara Dillon, CEO of CIMSPA and Mark Gannon,
CEO of UK Coaching, explain what it means for exercise professionals and employers
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New Opening
Dubbed Ireland’s priciest health club, the new Eden One in Dublin fuses fitness and wellness with a boutique vibe. MD Charlie Bourne explains the vision
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Research
A new study by Decathlon looks at the most popular types of physical
activity by region and time of year, revealing some interesting
insights into the health and fitness industry
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People
“There are more opportunities in the UK than we thought – If glasgow can support five clubs, why shouldn’t we have three in leeds and sheffield?”
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Ed Stanbury
BLOK: CEO and co-founder“Although we’re now ambitious about creating a global lifestyle brand, initially there wasn’t a grand masterplan – we just thought it would be fun to open a local gym and that has spiralled...”
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Aaron Brooks-Thornett
Freely Given PT: founder“A donation-based payment system creates a
non-discriminatory environment and empowers people to give what they think the service is worth. This also challenges me to keep service levels high”
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Adala Bolto
Founder, ZADI Training“I saw the need to create a bespoke, female-specific and results-driven boutique offering that was on-trend as well as being sexy and backed by exercise science when it came to getting results”
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“Fundamentally, customers don’t want choice, they just want exactly what they want Pine & Gilmore”
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Amanda Daley
Professor of behavioural medicine, Loughborough University“PACE labelling would be a simple, user-friendly way of informing people, at a glance, of the amount of physical activity required
for the food they are considering eating ”
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Duncan Jefford
Regional Director, Everyone Active“People don’t want to just come in and run on a treadmill or sit on a bike, they want an experience”
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Dr Ollie Lawton
GP & clinical director for North Leamington Primary Care Network“We’ve launched a virtual fitness club, on our website and social media. The idea is that patients can share their stories to inspire each other to be active, and we can signpost people towards local activity opportunites”
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Juliu Horvath
Founder, Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis methods“I didn’t dream how big this is going to get. I never imagined it would go to the dimension it is now. But it’s there, so we’re going with it”
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