Some 800 people attended the UK Active Awards ceremony last night (3 October) in Birmingham. Sponsored by STA, the hosts were Professor Greg Whyte OBE and comedian, Esther Manito.

UK Active has unveiled the finalists for the UK Active Awards 2024. Winners from across the 14 categories will be announced at a ceremony at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham on 3 October.

Central YMCA has partnered with Fisikal to digitise its festive promotions

Arvinda Gohil has been appointed CEO of Central YMCA. Gohil joins the health and wellbeing charity from London-based Community Links, where she was CEO.

The World Health Organization’s physical activity expert explains why the body has created a Global Action Plan to combat physical inactivity

YMCA Awards has become the UK’s first awarding organisation to achieve accreditation from the Chartered Institute of the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) across three new qualifications.

Central London’s YMCA Club has selected Legend Club Management Systems as its new, one-step, single system registration, online booking and membership management solution.

Les Mills’ head of instructor experience on transforming training standards for a global group exercise brand

CYQ is to change its name to YMCA Awards from 1 June, ahead of plans to enhance its services to adapt to the changing landscape of careers in health and fitness.

Awarding organisation Active IQ has launched a new range of active leisure qualifications designed to help address the industry’s management skills shortage.

Sarah Edmonds has been promoted to director of quality and standards for Active IQ, just four months since she joined parent company Premier Global.

More than 55 per cent of UK fitness managers believe that exercise professionals are under-skilled for delivering social and psychological support to inactive people, according to the results of a new survey published by Central YMCA Qualifications.

Premier Global, the parent group of Premier Training International and Active IQ, has appointed Sarah Edmonds as head of standards and compliance with a remit of driving forward qualification and programme standards.

Delivering training for the next generation of active leisure workers is a great responsibility.

Kath Hudson looks at how clubs are turning pilates into a successful secondary revenue stream

After four years away from the health and fitness industry, Leisure Opportunities can exclusively reveal that former FIA/ukactive chief executive Andree Deane will return as head of YMCAfit.

How can we tap into member psychology to create a health club environment that's inspiring to both spend time in and work out in? Kath Hudson reports

Central YMCA Qualifications (CYQ) has recorded a 17 per cent increase in the number of certificates it awarded between 2010 and 2011.

Awarding body Central YMCA Qualifications (CYQ) has formed a strategic partnership with Youth Sport Trust as part of efforts to offer support to young people who have chosen a career in the active leisure sector. The partnership has identified its goal as developing and providing information, advice and guidance for young people working in the industry.

The winners of the first ever Body Confidence Awards were announced at an event held at the House of Commons in London yesterday (19 April).

YMCA Fitness Industry Training (YMCAfit) is to expand into the north of England, following a merger with the health and fitness units of Professional Fitness and Education (PFE).

Awarding body Central YMCA Qualifications (CYQ) has announced that Aquababies, Ariel Yoga and YMCAfit are among the providers to have signed up to its endorsement service.

Schools are not doing enough to promote careers in the health and fitness industry to young people, according to research carried out by health and education charity Central YMCA.

A new pilot workplace health programme - Workplace Activator - has been unveiled in London in a bid to encourage employees to become more physically active.

Central YMCA Qualifications has launched a new suite of fitness instructing and personal training qualifications.

A new survey has revealed that 90 per cent of adults believe we care too much about how we look and not enough about how healthy we are.

Exercise Training and Sports Academy (eta) in South Africa has signed up to become the first approved centre in the country to be accredited by health and fitness awarding body Central YMCA Qualifications (CYQ).

Central YMCA has teamed up with Westminster NHS in London to enhance an exercise referral scheme which has been in place since 2003.

A selection of duty managers and supervisors at three Hampshire leisure centres are the first in the UK to start an advanced apprenticeship leading to a new qualification from Central YMCA Qualifications (CYQ).

Fitness pioneer Rodney Cullum has died at the age of 67. Cullum, a former chief executive of Central YMCA, passed away following a short illness.