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07 Apr 2026
Wakefield Council has confirmed plans to transition its swim school provision to STA’s new 1-7
06 Feb 2026
A new strategic partnership between Swim England and Neurodiverse Sport (NdS) will strengthen neuro‑inclusive practice
31 Oct 2025
Everyone Active, Sarah Watts and Sandwell Leisure Trust were among those to be honoured at
16 Oct 2025
Swim England is encouraging teachers to embrace the value of gameplay alongside lesson delivery. The
01 Nov 2024
Spelthorne Borough Council has opened the doors to a world-leading leisure centre built to Passivhaus
01 Aug 2024
Swimming pools need to be repositioned so they're prized as assets rather than considered a
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an on-demand personal
18 Jun 2024
More than 20 organisations have joined together in the UK to form the Swim Alliance,
15 Jun 2024
More than 200 organisations and athletes in the UK have signed an open letter to
RLSS UK, STA and Swim England are joining forces to bring Aquatics to Elevate 2024
16 Apr 2024
UK Active has announced details of its annual health and fitness industry awards ceremony, which
23 Feb 2023
The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end
01 Jul 2022
The best in the business from across the physical activity sector were honoured last night
Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers confirming
23 Jun 2022
A special task force has been established to boost physical activity opportunities for people with
18 Nov 2021
A "significant majority" of the UK's swimming teachers and aquatic professionals feel that swimming excludes
19 May 2021
A new job retention scheme, backed by National Lottery funding, has been launched to support
12 May 2021
The Swimming Teachers' Association (STA) has partnered with a psychologist to provide new mindfulness and
09 Sep 2020
A new training initiative is aiming to 'retool the physical activity workforce' to help businesses
27 Aug 2020
Over 22,000 jobs are at risk across the UK's public leisure sector, out of a
Celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary, W3Fit EMEA returns in 2026 with an unmissable gathering of
23 Jun 2020
Swimming pool users will have to adapt to a ‘new normal’ to ensure the safety
01 May 2020
The physical activity sector has been left in shock by news that Steve Franks, the
06 Jan 2020
The Swimming Teachers' Association (STA) and Leisure Opportunities have extended their strategic partnership. The extension
19 Dec 2019
Organiser of SPATEX 2020, Michele Bridle cordially invites you to attend the industry’s event of
17 May 2019
Swim England and the Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS UK) have entered into a new
15 May 2019
A new lifeguard qualification will "break the industry mould" by offering employers more flexibility in
02 May 2019
The Swimming Teachers' Association (STA) has introduced a new lifeguard qualification, which it says is
26 Mar 2019
With the availability of qualified swimming teachers an issue nationally, leisure management trust Stevenage Leisure
11 Mar 2019
active-net is supporting the work of blood cancer charity, DKMS, by encouraging greater awareness of
15 Jan 2019
A partnership between leisure operator GLL and the Swimming Teachers' Association (STA) – designed to
20 Dec 2018
SPATEX 2019, the UK’s only dedicated water leisure exhibition is returning to Coventry’s Ricoh Arena
01 Nov 2018
The Swimming Teachers Association (STA) and Leisure Media have signed a strategic partnership designed to
29 Oct 2018
Safety Training Awards, the awarding organisation of the Swimming Teachers' Association (STA), has been handed
31 Aug 2018
Google plans to disrupt the fitness sector with new fitness coach, PureGym reveals diversification plans,
28 Aug 2018
Difficulties in recruiting trained swimming teachers are creating "widespread problems" for many swim schools and
14 Nov 2017
Former Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington has cut the ribbon to reopen the day spa at
13 Nov 2017
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to help train swimming teachers and volunteer lifeguards at
31 Oct 2017
More than 1,400 swimming teachers across the UK will join a major new training framework
30 Aug 2017
Independent swimming tuition provider Swimming Nature has continued its drive for growth by securing contracts
25 Aug 2017
Joanne and Christian Wilson, the husband and wife team behind Little Splashers swim school in
23 Aug 2017
The Swimming Teachers’ Association (STA) has promoted Kaylë Burgham as its head of aquatics. In
15 Aug 2017
Virgin Active is teaming up with children's television characters The Octonauts as part of an
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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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Starpool supports Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, says Riccardo Turri
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EGYM has opened a new HQ in Paternoster Square,
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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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“Working in public health over the last few years has lit up parts of my brain again”
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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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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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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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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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UK market penetration has risen to 18 per cent – one of the highest
globally, yet with 100 per cent of people seeing benefits when they
exercise, how high could it go? Kath Hudson asks the experts…
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Elevate is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in style this June, with organisers
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than 10% ahead of last year.
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