physical activity news
29 Oct 2020
The UK government has provided a lengthy response to a petition which demanded that gyms
28 Oct 2020
The latest study into the infection rates recorded at gyms has shown that the average
26 Oct 2020
Gains made getting people more physically active over the last few years were all but
23 Oct 2020
The University of Portsmouth is gearing up to open its new £57m Ravelin Sports Centre.
16 Oct 2020
A UK government U-turn – just announced – will see gyms and leisure centres staying open
09 Oct 2020
A new fitness industry event is looking to challenge the likes of FIBO with a
16 Oct 2020
Frontline work has never been more important and frontline workers are the largest class of
08 Oct 2020
Dr Steve Mann, former research director at industry body, ukactive, has been appointed director at
07 Oct 2020
A major new consultation will seek to explore how the physical activity sector can better
06 Oct 2020
The UK and Scottish governments should classify gyms, health clubs, swimming pools and leisure centres
05 Oct 2020
As the COVID-19 lockdown forced the temporary closure of businesses across the country, the outlook
02 Oct 2020
Up to 48 per cent of public leisure facilities could close by the end of
30 Sep 2020
Industry body EuropeActive has published a sectoral manifesto which outlines the aims and objectives of
01 Oct 2020
Join the second Annual Fitness & Active Brands Summit and walk away with the expertise
30 Sep 2020
European fitness operators will face increased consolidation, accelerated digitalisation and the new reality of creating
25 Sep 2020
Chancellor Rishi Sunak's proposals to support the economy through the next six months of the
24 Sep 2020
The UK government's 'Rule of Six' has come into force in physical activity facilities today
23 Sep 2020
The UK's physical activity sector has come together to get millions of people active during
21 Sep 2020
More than 100 sport and physical activity bodies have sent a letter to UK Prime
21 Sep 2020
Exercise has been voted the number one way the public can help the NHS –
16 Oct 2020
Matrix Fitness, the commercial brand of Johnson Health Tech, has announced the renewal of its
18 Sep 2020
The government has further extended protection from rent enforcement activity until the end of the
10 Sep 2020
Organised fitness, sports and other leisure activities (including swimming) can continue despite the introduction of
10 Sep 2020
A study by researchers at Emory University in the US has shown how exercise can
09 Sep 2020
A new training initiative is aiming to 'retool the physical activity workforce' to help businesses
09 Sep 2020
Every £1 spent on community sport and physical activity in England generates £3.91 in return
07 Sep 2020
Gyms and health clubs are a cornerstone of the global recovery from COVID-19 – and
04 Sep 2020
EuropeActive has released its latest information and insight paper, focusing on how digital solutions are
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Editor's letter
“We’re arguing that the fitness industry needs to get itself ‘reclassifed’, by taking charge of the vocabulary used to define it”
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Talking Point
Bristol University has commited to embracing body positivity, creating
more inclusive physical activity environments, rejecting diet culture and raising awareness of eating disorders across its sports and fitness provision. Should the rest of the fitness sector follow suit? Kath Hudson reports
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Research
A new study has found that exercise can reduce the symptoms of depression in young adults by amplifying reward processing, as Tom Walker reports
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The owner of Nisus Fitness in County Kerry, Joe O'Connor explains
how MZ-Remote helped grow memberships during the
pandemic and transform Nisus into a hybrid boutique
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Active IQ optimised lockdown to create
new opportunities for students and stakeholders
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During the COVID-19 enforced lockdown, Club Kingswood, an independent 2,800-member multi-activity club in Essex, froze all its gym memberships with
no charge, uncertain of what the effect would be on the future of its membership
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People
“I think the cost of financing the Fitness World deal was more than compensated for by the £20m Fitness World brought in while the UK gyms were closed”
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“The reopening of the industry, encouraging confidence in consumers and maintaining business is a collective responsibility”
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Clare Stobart
Founder, CPASE“Our facility isn’t for everyone. In daring to be different, we’re attracting people willing to commit to a fresh way of approaching health and fitness”
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Dr Darshan Shah
Next Health: co-founder“Our vision is that health is not the absence
of disease but the abundance of vitality”
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Keith Burnet
CEO global markets, Les Mills“I wanted to do something to inspire others and encourage them to believe that no matter what age you are, anything is possible”
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“I invite every organisation to become part of our consultation on workplace wellbeing, active ageing and long-term health conditions”
People
“Our pre-sale deal is AED99 a month and if you join up on that rate you keep it for a lifetime”
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Luca Maggiora
Co-founder, House of Wisdom“People think making a
change is easy and fast,
but that isn’t true. It’s
hard and it takes time”
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