ukactive news
14 Apr 2021
Lack of exercise is a major cause of death from COVID-19, according to new research,
12 Apr 2021
Health clubs, leisure centres and studios in England have opened today (12 April) for the
24 Mar 2021
It is unlikely that the UK will see a Work Out to Help Out scheme
23 Mar 2021
A total of £100m has been allocated to 266 local authorities across England, to support
17 Mar 2021
The government has said it has no plans to fund a Work Out to Help
17 Mar 2021
Scotland’s health clubs and leisure centres can now begin to prepare for reopening, after First
30 Mar 2021
The industry is eagerly awaiting the reopening of health clubs and leisure centres in another
12 Mar 2021
Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford, says the Welsh government is considering breaking the gym sector
04 Mar 2021
The Budget announcement has left the UK's physical activity sector with "unanswered questions" and vowing
28 Feb 2021
Hundreds of gyms, swimming pools and leisure centres have been forced to close and thousands
25 Feb 2021
What are the effects on public health of gyms and leisure centres being shut during
22 Feb 2021
PM, Boris Johnson, has confirmed that gyms, swimming pools and leisure centres in England will
22 Feb 2021
The re-opening of gyms in Wales has been pushed back by the country's First Minister
26 Nov 2020
L&R Kältetechnik has launched a new division, named artofcryo.com, after 30 years’ experience with -110
21 Feb 2021
The physical and mental health of women in the UK has been put under unprecedented
17 Feb 2021
Data published today (17 February) shows that for every 100,000 visits to UK gyms and
16 Feb 2021
Barbara den Bak, Tom Moos, and Clare Stobart have been announced as speakers for ukactive's
15 Feb 2021
ukactive has published six 'policy calls', which it says are crucial in order to help
10 Feb 2021
A Parliamentary Petition calling for gyms to reopen first after the current national lockdown in
08 Feb 2021
The government has pledged to invest more than £10m to open school sports and swimming
25 Mar 2021
Welsh leisure trust, Aneurin Leisure (ALT), has announced it’s forging ahead with a £600,000 (US$821,000,
04 Feb 2021
CIMSPA has issued a new policy to help ensure fitness and physical activity training is
03 Feb 2021
EuropeActive and ukactive have today (3 February) secured a new partnership agreement which will see
01 Feb 2021
Wigan Council in the UK will take back the management of all its leisure centres
28 Jan 2021
The UK’s largest social enterprise, GLL, is the latest operator to throw its support behind
28 Jan 2021
The physical activity sector is in need of bespoke and substantial financial support in order
26 Jan 2021
Sport England has vowed to tackle inequality and create a nation of "more equal, inclusive
20 Jan 2021
Sign the petition by clicking here. HCM editor, Liz Terry, has launched a Parliamentary Petition
19 Jan 2021
Fitness, sport and leisure sector professionals who have continued to deliver services to their communities
14 Jan 2021
Less than half (44.9 per cent) of children and young people in England met the
13 Jan 2021
An England-wide survey of over 5,000 adults found that 80 per cent of people aged
12 Jan 2021
The government needs to provide the fitness and physical activity sector with a plan which
07 Jan 2021
The closing of gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools under COVID-19 restrictions is costing the
07 Jan 2021
The UK physical activity sector will lose around £400m a month during lockdown. The figure,
05 Jan 2021
ukactive has called on the UK government to draft a new National Physical Activity Plan
21 Dec 2020
Forcing gyms, health clubs and leisure centres to stay shut in tier 4 areas is
19 Dec 2020
Gyms and leisure facilities in south-east England are to close from midnight tonight as part
18 Dec 2020
As COVID-19 cases increase across much of the UK, the fitness industry is standing fast,
15 Dec 2020
Industry body ukactive has intensified its challenge to overturn the government's decision to ban group
09 Dec 2020
The House of Lords' National Plan for Sport and Recreation committee has invited sporting organisations
09 Dec 2020
The fitness sector is mounting a challenge to overturn the government's decision to ban group
02 Dec 2020
Gyms, health clubs, leisure centres and fitness studios in England are back in business today
30 Nov 2020
Professor Chris Whitty, the chief medical officer for England, has said exercise and physical activity
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Research
“Preschool children with higher cardiorespiratory fitness had higher scores on academic ability tasks related to general intellectual abilities ”
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As gyms reopen in the UK a new brand is launching
that plans to take the boutique market by storm
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Tad Chapman from Active IQ argues that operators should take
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Policy
A new tracking tool, called Moving Communities, will assess
the impact of the UK’s £100m National Leisure Recovery
Fund, as well as evaluating the contribution public sector
facilities make to their local communities, as HCM reports
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Reopening
Policing the rules, even if it means
losing members, will be crucial to
building trust as health clubs reopen,
Paul Roberts tells Kath Hudson
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New tax laws will hit the UK fitness
sector in early April, changing
the way freelance PTs are legally
classified for income tax and national
insurance, as Abi Harris reports
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Changing rooms
have been largely closed during the pandemic, but as clubs open up, how will ongoing pandemic restrictions impact
changing room design?
We ask the experts
for their observations
and reflections
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As health clubs around the world start reopening, controlling COVID-19 – while also delivering a great service to customers – must be an obsession for everyone in the sector
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Hussle’s new Membership Conversion Service proactively turns Hussle customers into direct club members, encouraging them to join clubs they attend regularly
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In spite of having met all government-agreed, COVID-secure operating
standards, group exercise has had a rough ride during the pandemic, being
closed more than gyms. HCM asks why this is and what can be done about it
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HCM People
Colin Grant
CEO, Pure Group“Meticulous tracing and reporting of cases show, time and time again, that fitness centres and yoga studios are some of the safest places on the planet”
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How will digital, gyms and live fitness mesh to create a new customer offering in health clubs? Phillip Mills, executive director of Les Mills, shares his views
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“The Mahindra Group has always taken wellbeing very seriously; its Indian heritage means that mental and spiritual health and mindfulness are embedded in its philosophy”
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HCM People
David Blitz
CEO, BlitzLake“One of the best aspects of Studio Three is our loyal membership community. Our team has really come to know our members and where they are in their wellness journey”
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