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26 Nov 2025
On unveiling the Autumn Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said there would be no return to
20 Sep 2022
Plans to shelve the UK's sugar tax (Soft Drinks Industry Levy) and other pieces of
06 Apr 2018
The Soft Drinks Industry Levy has come into effect today (6 April), in a move
12 Jul 2017
School summer holidays are creating a class divide between the fitness levels of deprived children
10 May 2017
Sugary drinks have been permanently removed from vending machines and cafes at leisure centres run
03 May 2017
Ukactive has launched a five-point manifesto designed to improve the health of the nation, urging
One of the biggest mistakes operators in the fitness industry still make is advertising almost
24 Apr 2017
Leisure centre operator Sheffield International Venues (SIV) has so far raised £10,000 (US$12,795, €11,955) from
01 Mar 2017
The chief executive of the organisation that runs some of Sheffield’s key leisure, wellbeing and
28 Feb 2017
Sugar tax funding distributed to schools will go towards facilities to support physical education and
13 Jan 2017
A new healthy living strategy, which aims to combat health inequality, has been set out
11 Jan 2017
MPs have discussed the most effective ways to use cash raised from the soft drinks
06 Dec 2016
The UK government has published draft legislation for its planned sugar tax on soft drinks,
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
18 Aug 2016
Schools will be expected to deliver at least 30 minutes of “moderate to vigorous physical
22 Jul 2016
Sheffield City Trust, the wellbeing charity which manages 11 sports and leisure venues through its
14 Jul 2016
Britain’s new Prime Minister Theresa May has made a bold reshuffle to the cabinet, with
13 Jul 2016
As incoming Prime Minister Theresa May prepares to form a new government today (13 July),
24 Mar 2016
ukactive has called for a major rethink of how children are engaged with physical activity,
16 Mar 2016
Government funding for PE and sport in primary schools will be doubled to £320m (US$451.3m,
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
16 Mar 2016
The UK government has announced plans to introduce a surprise £520m levy on sugary drinks
Childhood obesity strategy further delayed, with sugar tax and physical activity unlikely to feature
26 Feb 2016
The government’s long overdue childhood obesity strategy is facing further delays, with the document now
15 Jan 2016
Health experts are calling for labelling on food and drink to show how much activity
05 Nov 2015
A panel at the World Travel Market in London yesterday addressed the issue of “Attracting
07 Oct 2015
Celebrity chef and food campaigner Jamie Oliver has thrown his support behind a new wellbeing
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SnowDome Fitness has added 50 per cent more space with cutting-edge Technogym solutions
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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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Find out how your gym can tap into the corporate wellness boom
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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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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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The industry is embracing consumer-facing tech. Now it’s time to
streamline back-of-house systems with Orbit4, says Daniel Jones
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Raphael Cuomo explores the
powerful link between addiction,
health and behaviour change
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Julie Cramer highlights
recent health club flooring
upgrades, as top suppliers
give their advice
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Researchers have long known that the brain changes as a result of exercise. Now researchers believe this process is actually driven by the brain
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