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01 Jun 2022
Power Plate has been shortlisted for the “Developing & Supporting Communities following on from Covid-19”
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
Panatta will consolidate its global presence throughout 2024 by attending a host of major industry
12 Jan 2022
The UK government should encourage – and make it easier – for doctors and other
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
PerformX Live, the premier business of fitness event, has announced Dr Jonathan Leary, founder and
18 Nov 2021
A "significant majority" of the UK's swimming teachers and aquatic professionals feel that swimming excludes
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
Elevate, the premier event in the physical activity, fitness, sports therapy and performance sector, is
21 Sep 2021
VAT reform, adjustments in business rates and a fitness-led high street regeneration push could see
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
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Remember when there was mass hostility about London hosting the 2012 Olympics? Huw Edwards, CEO of UK Active, was there. He talks to Kath Hudson about the lessons he learned
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Property experts say it’s a golden moment for health and fitness operators
to secure leases, as the sector has come through the pandemic with its
reputation largely intact and clubs are seen as desirable anchor tenants.
Kath Hudson finds out why landlords want to talk
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Liz Terry looks at which operators
are most recognised by consumers,
using Kantar’s latest brand insight
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Although there’s much talk about working with
health services, research from SLC suggests
there’s much work to do before the sector is
ready for the challenge. Kath Hudson asks the
experts to identify barriers and solutions
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Jennifer Maanavi
Founder, Physique 57“Our ‘why?’ is to improve the lives of our clients, not to make them feel defeated”
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A new study from researchers at Yale shows HIIT can reverse nerve damage caused by Parkinson’s
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You might be tempted to skip a service, but
experts say it will cost you in the long run.
Providers tell Steph Eaves why they their work
is important to the management of assets
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Absenteeism and presenteeism is
taking a huge economic toll, with
musculoskeletal problems and poor
mental health the biggest issues.
Can workplace wellness make
a difference? Kath Hudson investigates
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Esther Fairfax
Founder, The Lotte Berk Foundation“My mother was the first person to take dance and create an exercise programme out of it”
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New laws are about to come into force that will oblige health club operators to offer consumers better membership terms. It will be disruptive, but tackled well, will change the sector for the better
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