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04 Dec 2025
Sport England has released the latest Active Lives Children & Young People Report for the
19 Aug 2025
Jeremy McCarthy has announced his departure from Mandarin Oriental, where he has been group director
07 Mar 2025
In honour of International Women’s Day, the Council of Europe’s Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport
06 Mar 2025
Research by the UK’s University of Cambridge has concluded that obesity is a result of
15 Feb 2021
Spanish capital Madrid has been hailed as an example of a city which understands the
13 Oct 2020
Technogym's Let’s Move For a Better World campaign is back this year, with a new
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
16 Dec 2019
Technogym has launched its Let's Move for a Better World campaign for 2020, aiming to
03 Sep 2019
People who lead a sedentary lifestyle are twice as likely to suffer premature death, when
14 May 2019
The number of people dying prematurely from heart attacks and strokes in the UK has
18 Feb 2019
Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) has named professor Rob Copeland as the first director of the
25 Jan 2019
A study carried out by the University of Warwick has found that Sweatcoin, an app
25 Sep 2018
The Sport and Recreation Alliance (SRA) has launched a petition calling on politicians of all
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
16 Jul 2018
The value of the UK fitness club market has been valued at £5.1bn – a
11 Oct 2017
The NHS in Wales spent £35m (US$46.2m, €39.1m) treating preventable diseases caused by physical inactivity
08 Sep 2017
People on higher salaries tend to exercise during the weekend and on their days off,
31 Jul 2017
Andy Burnham, mayor of Manchester and former Labour Party leadership hopeful, has thrown his weight
20 Oct 2016
Independently-owned fitness studio operator Ten Health and Fitness has created a new “injury-proof” yoga class
01 Aug 2016
Sedentary lifestyles are costing the global economy $67.5bn (£51bn, €60bn) a year in healthcare and
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
28 Jul 2016
Office workers who spend their days sitting down are urged to exercise for at least
26 May 2016
Regular exercise for over-50s could be vital in reducing the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease,
19 May 2016
Sport England has made tackling physical inactivity its number one priority, with plans to triple
19 May 2016
As Sport England reveals its vision for sport and physical activity over the next five
24 Mar 2016
ukactive has called for a major rethink of how children are engaged with physical activity,
21 Jan 2016
Devices such as iPhones and tablets should be harnessed to create active lifestyles for children,
30 Oct 2015
Researchers at the University of Nottingham are recruiting thousands of parkrun participants to assess whether
14 Aug 2015
Scientists have been able to demonstrate that humans have the ability to convert ‘bad’ white
26 Jun 2015
The screens and handheld devices that today’s youngsters are ‘hostages’ to should be harnessed as
19 Jun 2015
Fitness levels among English schoolchildren are lower than ever and still getting worse, with a
24 Apr 2015
In the past you might have expected to see them on the bowling green, but
02 Feb 2015
A new research project to identify the effects of exercise on young people’s hearts will
14 Jan 2015
Youth Sport Trust (YST) has launched its manifesto for PE and school sport ahead of
19 Nov 2014
MPs attending the first ever first Parliamentary Debate on physical activity have agreed the government
12 Sep 2014
People facing discrimination because of their size may be more likely to put on weight,
19 Aug 2014
An influential new report from a British think tank has given further support to the
06 May 2014
New ‘Level 4 Specialist Practitioner’ qualifications for personal trainers wanting to meet specific client needs
04 Apr 2014
A new portable device designed to alleviate lower back pain has been launched in the
17 Feb 2014
Leading a sedentary lifestyle could lead to negative changes in the shape of brain neurons,
22 Aug 2013
Half of all seven-year-olds in the UK are in risk of suffering from poor health
26 Jul 2012
Researchers working with a hunter-gatherer tribe in Tanzania have claimed that the global obesity epidemic
18 Jul 2012
A new study published in medical journal The Lancet has claimed that sedentary lifestyles and
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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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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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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
London and revealed a range of new launches
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Pulse Fitness has created a
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Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
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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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The Breath Coach“I experienced a blissful feeling of joy I hadn’t felt since I was a kid”
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Consolidation, specialisation and shifting consumer behaviours
are reshaping the sector, say Deloitte and EuropeActive
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Designing multi-functional
spaces can lead to
fewer bottlenecks at
peak times. Julie Cramer
investigates the latest kit
and inspiring installations
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Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers
confirming the event’s largest-ever drinks reception as registrations continue to run more
than 10% ahead of last year.
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