ukactive news
11 May 2022
Fitness industry veteran Harm Tegelaars has returned to the fitness industry by joining the board
07 Apr 2022
UK Active has released its final report on COVID-19 cases among health club, leisure centre
22 Mar 2022
The health, fitness and activity sector is ramping up its sustainability drive to net-zero with
New UK Active membership council revealed – Dave Courteen to chair and also join the UK Active board
17 Feb 2022
Industry body, UK Active, has revealed a new council to represent the voice of members
24 Jan 2022
Entries are now open for the annual UK Active Awards. Following two years of unparalleled
12 Jan 2022
The UK government should encourage – and make it easier – for doctors and other
The health and fitness industry is eagerly awaiting the return of Elevate, which will take
12 Jan 2022
Mark Sesnan, co-founder and CEO of GLL, has been awarded an OBE in the New
22 Dec 2021
HCM has confirmed that the UK government's £1bn support package for the hospitality and leisure
14 Dec 2021
A review of the state of 'digital maturity' of health club operators in the UK
09 Dec 2021
ukactive has stressed the importance of landlords and tenants "sharing the burden" of commercial rent
24 Nov 2021
A total of 22.7 million Brits – more than a third of the total population
18 Nov 2021
A "significant majority" of the UK's swimming teachers and aquatic professionals feel that swimming excludes
Health clubs across the UK are facing huge rises in business energy bills which are
10 Nov 2021
A new guide has been published to give health clubs, gyms and leisure centres in
15 Oct 2021
Nadine Dorries, the recently appointed secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport at
13 Oct 2021
Tanni Grey-Thompson has outlined her vision on how the physical activity sector can play "the
30 Sep 2021
Tanni Grey-Thompson has announced she will hand over her role as ukactive chair in August
22 Sep 2021
Sports Minister, Nigel Huddleston, has joined gym-goers this morning to kick-off the annual National Fitness
21 Sep 2021
VAT reform, adjustments in business rates and a fitness-led high street regeneration push could see
According to our poll, the first thing 80 per cent of operators and gym owners
20 Sep 2021
Half of UK adults aren't happy with their physical fitness levels, according to a study
14 Sep 2021
An award celebrating outstanding individuals in the fitness sector is to be named in honour
02 Sep 2021
New data from the ukactive Research Institute shows that for every 100,000 visits to UK
26 Aug 2021
A consultation has been launched to review the current provision of fitness and leisure facilities
13 Aug 2021
OnePT Rochdale has been named as club of the year at this year's ukactive Awards,
09 Aug 2021
A new initiative being launched today (9 August) aims to improve the application of digital
04 Aug 2021
Paralympic champion and ukactive chair Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has issued a rallying cry for the
30 Jul 2021
Industry body ukactive has joined the chorus of organisations across a number of sectors calling
22 Jul 2021
Further research into the levels of positive COVID-19 cases among those to have visited fitness
16 Jul 2021
Vulnerable young people will be given opportunities to take part in sport and physical activity
13 Jul 2021
A consultation on social prescribing and other similar health programmes will look to "uncover the
12 Jul 2021
Health clubs in England are preparing to return to operations without restrictions, after Prime Minister
08 Jul 2021
ukactive has set out its vision to develop a national strategy for the UK's public
07 Jul 2021
There is a "clear case" to evolve the purpose and role played by the UK's
29 Jun 2021
Health clubs, gyms and leisure centres should focus on ability, rather than age, when designing,
28 Jun 2021
The UK government has confirmed that the PE and Sport Premium will continue to run
23 Jun 2021
The number of active memberships across European health clubs fell by roughly 10 million –
16 Jun 2021
The UK government has extended the ban on commercial evictions until 25 March 2022. Announcing
15 Jun 2021
Operating a further four weeks at reduced capacity will place serious pressure on English fitness
11 Jun 2021
The government needs to urgently set out its plans to support physical activity and fitness
02 Jun 2021
David Lloyd Clubs has enrolled former Labour Party deputy leader Tom Watson to help raise
01 Jun 2021
ukactive has published new data from the National ReferAll Database (NRD) – the UK’s first
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Pulse Fitness and Bolsover District Council have been collaborating for many years to deliver dedicated community activity spaces
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Tech
Each health club has its own unique challenges,
but the right tech solution can make all the
difference. In the first of a two-part series,
specialists share how they’ve solved specific issues
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Everyone's talking about
In the wake of the pandemic, is the time ripe to change the language around
the role of exercise professionals, and gain greater trust from the healthcare sector?
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Social media influencers cause harm by raising unrealistic expectations of physical perfection, as Andrea Dearden explains
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HCM People
We’ve set ourselves the initial goal
of developing 100 Feel Electric
sites, using a cluster model
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Research
Bryce Hastings, head of research at
Les Mills, explains the latest research
into exercise motivation, giving tips on
how to engage hard-to-reach members
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As HCM passed its
300th edition milestone,
readers shared their
thoughts and feelings
on HCM’s contribution
to the industry in a very
special postbag
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The Global Wellness Summit brought together public health
and wellness experts in Boston recently. Jane Kitchen was
there for HCM to see first-hand what this ‘New new
era in health and wellness’ will look like for the sector
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In April, Deloitte and Europe
Active published the ninth edition
of their yearly European Health
and Fitness Market Report, as
Karsten Hollasch explains
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HCM People
Louis Rennocks
Co-founder, Grndhouse“We want Grndhouse to be everywhere: in gyms, hotels, on holidays, at home – it’s boutique fitness in your hand”
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Having a portfolio of more than 1,000 health club locations is the aim of ambitious operators, with this elite category growing fast, creating new dynamics in the market
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Being physically active can heal damage caused by diabetes, enabling the activation of a natural system that grows new blood vessels, according to research in the US
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“When you have a budget gym round the corner charging £15 a month and you’re charging £60, you need to sparkle”
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What to do when your changing rooms need a refresh,
but your budget is stretched? These specialists share
their top tips for easy upgrades that won’t break the bank
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The pandemic brought about our sector’s
biggest ever collaboration on COVID
safety data. Lizzie Broughton tells the story
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Health clubs across the UK are facing huge rises in business energy bills which are forcing
difficult decisions.
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More than 100 industry delegates met in person at the annual active-net event at Eastwood
Hall in Nottingham on 23-24 March.
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Everyone Active will open Moorways Sports Village to the public on Saturday 21 May with a
grand opening weekend – in time for the half term holidays.
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A new partnership has been launched to provide inclusive swimming for children with
mobility, visual and hearing disabilities.
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