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08 Nov 2019
A study assessing the impact of physical inactivity on national economies has suggested that if
05 Nov 2019
Any amount of regular running can dramatically reduce the risk of death, according to a
31 Oct 2019
The physical activity sector has called for the UK's party leaders to commit to improving
British Medical Association: government must tackle 'stark inequalities' in physical activity levels
28 Oct 2019
Doctors have called on the Conservative government to take "urgent action" to improve low levels
25 Oct 2019
Hitting the gym, swimming and cycling are the activities people with visual impairments most want
18 Oct 2019
Physical activity bodies ukactive and EuropeActive have agreed to strengthen their partnership in the event
16 Oct 2019
Fisikal has launched its first self-activating digital business solution, ideal for personal trainers and studio
18 Oct 2019
Cancer survivors should undertake a minimum of 90 minutes of aerobic and resistance training each
17 Oct 2019
The number of UK adults classed as physically active has increased by 1 million in
15 Oct 2019
The physical activity economy is now a US$828bn (€752bn, £655bn) market – and its value
11 Oct 2019
Real estate developers are increasingly looking to tap into the "great opportunities" being offered by
10 Oct 2019
The outgoing chief medical officer, professor Dame Sally Davies, has called for urgent action across
10 Oct 2019
A health and wellbeing club which combines exercise and physical activity classes with mental and
14 Oct 2019
To celebrate its ninth year at the Independent Hotel Show (IHS) Crown Sports Locker will
07 Oct 2019
EMD UK, the national governing body for group exercise, has appointed Marcus Kingwell, the current
07 Oct 2019
A major nation-wide campaign is aiming to help people build simple changes into their daily
02 Oct 2019
Olympic champion Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill will add a bit of stardust to this year's ukactive
27 Sep 2019
Getting employees more physically active could save UK businesses up to £6.6bn through improved employee
27 Sep 2019
Research carried out by Leisure-net shows that fitness operators could be missing out on a
26 Sep 2019
A new campaign is promoting the benefits that swimming can offer to people struggling with
30 Oct 2019
Each year ACSM’s Health and Fitness journal releases the top fitness trends for the following
23 Sep 2019
The average UK adult spends more than twice as long making tea as they do
23 Sep 2019
A number of main roads in London city centre were closed on 22 September to
20 Sep 2019
Healthcare charity Nuffield Health has partnered with equipment giant Technogym to launch a dedicated fitness
19 Sep 2019
A Deloitte report has suggested that getting involved in corporate wellness programmes could offer health
19 Sep 2019
A nation divided by Brexit could be united by diverting focus to a "more pressing
17 Sep 2019
The UK fitness industry should make a concerted effort to highlight the importance of strength
16 Sep 2019
Disability organisation Purple has claimed that health club operators and gyms are losing "millions of
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Active ageing
The 2019 Moving Communities report highlighted that the silver pound could drive
significant growth in public leisure. Operators are capitalising on this potential
revenue stream, but uptake is slow. Utku Topraksevten investigates
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If you think of school leavers when you think of apprentices, think again. Apprenticeships are far from limited to career starters, with new generation programmes tailor-made to bring out the best in accomplished managers
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A partnership between Pure Gym and BLK BOX is challenging the low-cost model
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TVS Group is one of the leading suppliers of flooring and surfaces for gym, sports and play environments. We take a look at what's behind this company's success
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Cryotherapy
Cryotherapy is hot right now, with more people attracted to its cited benefits, from reduced recovery time to improved sleep quality. Operators offering this chilly experience give us their advice
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Cycling
In last month’s issue we grilled operators about what makes the best indoor cycling class, and
they agreed instructors play a crucial part in the overall class experience. Now we’re asking the
experts on the frontline for their thoughts on what makes indoor cycling such a phenomenon
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Thought leaders
Equinox and SoulCycle became mired in controversy recently, when the CEO and majority shareholder of their parent company hosted a fundraiser for President Trump’s re-election. What's the way forward for these brands and what can we learn from this furore? Kath Hudson asks the thought leaders
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Platefit: creator and founder
“People know yoga, Pilates, HIIT and Barry’s Bootcamp, but many don’t know vibration training and it’s my intention, passion and purpose to
make it available and bring it to the world”
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“One of the opportunities we’re looking at is in London. The location doesn’t suit a low-cost gym, but would suit a boutique-style model. - John Oxley”
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“you can never sit back and say ‘yeah, we’ve got it now, it’s all sorted’. With each change of government, each change of minister, you have to keep working on those relationships ”
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Gita Sjahrir
Founder, R-FITNESS“We became the first boutique fitness brand in all of Southeast Asia to ever raise venture capital backing. This was positive for the industry as it signalled that the industry had growth potential”
People
“people are together on the climbing walls, cheering each other on, coaching each other, interacting, laughing and enjoying each other’s company. It’s a completely different environment from anything I’ve ever seen ”
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“I was seeing a lot of bad pad work and poor teaching in gyms, which broke my heart but spurred me on to develop a dedicated course for boxing technique”
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José Teixeira
SC Fitness, Portugal: head of customer experience“People often assume that those who pay more stay longer, but we don’t see this. What we see is that if you have PT you stay longer because you use more, not because you pay more”
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Ben Gotting & Dave Thomas
The Foundry: co-founders“Because of our strong focus on community and inclusivity our members
really do range from unemployed, and even homeless, to CEOs and
board members of major institutions and celebrities”
People
“Jimmy had the brilliant idea to put the logos of all of the current cycling brands in and around NYC onto a piece of paper and we handed it to the investor at the end of our presentation. Then we handed a blank piece of paper and referenced that this was the current number of cool fitness concepts in the world and how we would like the investor to help us fill that page. A day later he wrote us a cheque”
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