sports participation news
04 Jun 2024
According to new research from Ernst & Young, the gap between female and male engagement
22 Nov 2023
The Exercise for Health Summit (EfHS), organised by EuropeActive, kicked off today at the Melia
29 Apr 2022
Physical activity levels are recovering slowly following the large drops in participation numbers caused by
11 Jan 2022
4 Global – a partner in the Moving Communities initiative – has completed an initial public
03 Aug 2020
DW Sports is going into administration saying it's working to save its 73-strong gym portfolio.
08 Apr 2020
Martin Long, CEO of DW Fitness First, has called on the government to speed up
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the stage
30 Sep 2019
Two new synthetic grass football pitches have opened in Lincoln as part of a £1.8m
20 Sep 2019
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published the country's first ever
11 Sep 2019
Sport Ireland is to invest more than €3m (£2.7m) as part of plans to create
16 Aug 2019
DW Fitness First has launched its new Kit & Collect service, aimed at increasing secondary
12 Aug 2019
There has been a 'massive increase' in sports participation among the Chinese population following the
11 Apr 2019
A record 62.6 per cent of the adult population are now classed as physically active,
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
25 Mar 2019
Increasing sports participation among women and girls will be one of the "cornerstones" of a
02 Jan 2019
National governing body Swim England and leisure operator Everyone Active have signed a new partnership
04 Dec 2018
Five national governing bodies (NGBs) have pledged to work 'more closely' with the leisure sector
24 Aug 2018
Latest figures from Sport Wales show that a "stubborn" gap still exists in sports participation
06 Jun 2018
A new research report into the work of Sportscotland has found that participation programmes supported
25 May 2018
Double Olympic gold medallist, Max Whitlock, has launched a new gymnastics programme pledging to get
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
04 May 2018
Gym chain DW Fitness First has revealed its strategic vision to become the UK’s largest
12 Feb 2018
2016 Premier League champion Leicester City Football Club (LCFC) has revealed plans to build a
04 Jul 2017
Alex Danson, who won a Rio 2016 gold medal with Team GB’s hockey team, is
01 Jun 2017
Sporting Future, the first piece of major sports policy in over a decade, will be
12 May 2017
A major sports city district with a striking riverside stadium at its heart will be
20 Feb 2017
The partnership between Life Fitness and the University of Nottingham has continued with the installation
27 Jan 2017
Sport England is preparing to publish a “groundbreaking” piece of research that logs people’s attitudes
16 Nov 2016
Charitable leisure trust Sport Aberdeen has unveiled plans to open UK's first dedicated virtual gym.
01 Sep 2016
Australia’s Wave Park Group has proposed bringing one of its URBNSURF parks to Perth as
15 Aug 2016
Local authorities have been at the forefront of creating a “transformative” participation legacy following London
29 Jun 2016
Ever-closer collaboration between leading physical activity organisations such as ukactive and Sport England will be
09 Jun 2016
The number of people taking part in sport has reached the same level as the
02 Jun 2016
Everyone Active will begin managing Westminster City Council’s prestigious leisure portfolio next month, following a
19 May 2016
Sport England has made tackling physical inactivity its number one priority, with plans to triple
08 Apr 2016
Sport England funding should be rebalanced in favour of locally-led organisations and away from national
11 Mar 2016
Bristol has pledged to involve every corner of its “diverse community” after being unveiled as
12 Feb 2016
Sport England chief executive Jennie Price will address this year’s Sports Summit with a keynote
08 Feb 2016
Women in Sport is attempting to counter female physical activity drop-off rates during the winter
26 Jan 2016
Grassroots facilities have benefited from £47m (US$67m, €61.8m) worth of grants in 2015 according to
18 Dec 2015
A new UK government strategy is targeting wellness in children as young as five, investing
15 Dec 2015
Consumer spending on the UK leisure industry is expected to pass £80bn for the time
09 Dec 2015
Young disabled people and providers of disability sports should have more opportunities to bid for
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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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Third Space partnered with IndigoFitness to deliver a
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A new report puts physical activity
at the heart of healthcare, says Muir Gray
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Would you stop selling memberships to prevent your club getting overcrowded?
How do you strike the balance between maximising profits and prioritising
the member experience? Kath Hudson talks to the experts
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As the 20th State of the Industry Report is released,
LeisureDB has rebranded to Evolve, as Kath Hudson reports
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The fitness industry is mourning the passing of Les Mills,
a founding father of fitness, as Kath Hudson reports
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People on weight loss drugs reduce their activity levels, according to a team at St John’s Hospital Illinois
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New legislation is exposing weakness
and potential liabilities in the
management of customer data in
health clubs, says Andy Chesterman
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World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe talks to Liz Terry
about the launch of Run X in partnership with Technogym
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Lisa Starr tries the Ammortal
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layering 10 modalities into one
experience really delivers more
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The new CEO of UK Active talks to HCM about the gym-curious and
why he believes the sector can double in size by the end of the next decade
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