physical activity sector news
08 Apr 2026
The physical activity sector is at a crossroads. From the rise of obesity medications to
25 Mar 2026
The UK’s trade body for the physical activity sector, UK Active has announced that Cameron
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Active IQ: Social media companies should introduce trust mark to fight online fitness misinformation
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The leading awarding organisation for the physical activity sector, Active IQ, is urging social media
05 Feb 2026
A report from UK Active and Les Mills has found that 43 per cent of
04 Dec 2025
Sport England has released the latest Active Lives Children & Young People Report for the
26 Nov 2025
On unveiling the Autumn Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said there would be no return to
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
11 Nov 2025
Of the 60 companies chosen by the UK government to be vanguard employers in the
31 Oct 2025
Everyone Active, Sarah Watts and Sandwell Leisure Trust were among those to be honoured at
23 Sep 2025
UK employee representative organisation, CIMSPA (The Chartered Institute of Sport and Physical Activity) has begun
11 Sep 2025
This Girl Can has launched a new campaign – We Like the Way You Move
20 Aug 2025
The finalists of the UK Active Awards 2025 have been announced today (19 August) following
18 Aug 2025
The three-year Opening School Facilities initiative smashed all targets according to a report into its
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
08 Aug 2025
UK Active, Sport England, CIMSPA and Women’s Aid have published new resources to help fitness
29 Jul 2025
Strategic advisor, Andy Reed, founder of SajeImpact, has called for a fresh approach to physical
18 Jul 2025
Improving the pathway between health and physical activity for people living with long-term conditions is
16 Jul 2025
Qualified physical activity professionals in the UK will soon be able to add letters after
20 Jun 2025
The UK's Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced £900 million for major
13 Jun 2025
The much-anticipated UK government’s Spending Review (SR) 2025 was delivered yesterday (11 June), which sets
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
04 Jun 2025
The National Sector Partners Group (NSPG) has written to the Prime Minister ahead of the
16 May 2025
Research from the University of Oxford has found that people using weight loss drugs return
10 May 2025
Commentators are speculating that the Labour government is considering disbanding the Department of Culture, Media
25 Apr 2025
Physical participation figures are the highest ever, but inequalities remain with the same groups still
09 Apr 2025
Memberships of health clubs in Europe increased by almost four million in 2024 and revenues
31 Mar 2025
NHS England has released a report, Harnessing the benefits of physical activity that suggests it
Active IQ, the UK's leading Ofqual-recognised awarding organisation for the physical activity sector, has introduced
14 Feb 2025
Mike Farrar is stepping down as chair of UK Active, after being appointed interim Permanent
06 Feb 2025
Sport England has announced that Tim Hollingsworth will stand down as CEO at the end
10 Jan 2025
UK chartered institute, CIMSPA, has teamed up with the UK government's Department for Work and
04 Dec 2024
With 2.8 million people in the UK economically inactive due to long-term sickness, the government
18 Nov 2024
UK Active has written to chancellor, Rachel Reeves, asking for measures to offset the cost
04 Oct 2024
Some 800 people attended the UK Active Awards ceremony last night (3 October) in Birmingham.
02 Aug 2024
Lisa Nandy, secretary of state at the UK government's Department of Culture, Media and Sport
09 Jul 2024
The UK's National Sector Partners Group (NSP) has called on the new government to pledge
08 Jul 2024
Trade show and conference, Elevate, is expanding to India next year, with an event scheduled
05 Jul 2024
Industry body CIMSPA, which represents workers across the physical activity sector, has created an online
15 Jun 2024
More than 200 organisations and athletes in the UK have signed an open letter to
10 Jun 2024
With just a few weeks until the General Election, CIMSPA – the organisation that represents people
30 May 2024
In the latest edition of HCM magazine, Mark Tweedie talks about his hopes for the
18 Apr 2024
The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has released new data on the US’ wellness economy, valuing
18 Apr 2024
The fitness sector’s pivot to active wellbeing is being discussed in a new weekly podcast,
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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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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
bespoke training space for its new club at The Whiteley
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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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Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate,
has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company
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New launch, Salus House, elevates boutique wellness with
high service levels and a partnership with Technogym
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Collaborations with the medical profession and greater aspirations around wellbeing are creating a need for more experts in our sector. It’s time to reboot our thinking around the workforce
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For every member with a tripod and a big following, there are others irritated at the way equipment is being hogged or wary they’ll be in the background on someone’s Insta feed. Do influencers offer valuable, free marketing or are they just a nuisance? Kath Hudson finds out how operators are responding
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As the entrepreneur who started Wexer, Fresh Fitness, Fitness DK and Repeat, as well as being a former elite athlete, Rasmus Ingerslev’s life looked perfect from the outside, but onthe inside it was a different story. He talks to Kath Hudson about healing old wounds
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If the health service is to
survive, we must recognise
that it is a disease service
– and that wellbeing rests with
us, says the activity advocate
and healthy ageing champion.
He talks to Kate Cracknell
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Jamie Clements
The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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Strength training is evolving,
driven by changing consumer
preferences. Julie Cramer talks
to innovators about how their
products are meeting this demand
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Stephen Price
Founder, SP&Co Group“Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again”
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Small improvements to sleep, diet and physical activity have major benefits for the heart, according to new research from the University of Sydney
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Vicci Wells shares insights from the
recent Class of 2035 report into
physical activity in Generation Alpha
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New insight from Deloitte and Grant Thornton shows record growth, but the real shift is towards identity and perceived value, revealing opportunities to deepen engagement with members
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One of the biggest mistakes the fitness industry still makes is advertising almost
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