Industry veteran and UK Active’s new chair sets out his vision for the sector

The newly published The UK Health & Fitness Market Report 2026 shows penetration has reached a remarkable 18 per cent of over-16s, with a record 12.

The UK’s trade body for the physical activity sector, UK Active has announced that Cameron Saunders will take over from Huw Edwards as CEO in April.

A report from UK Active and Les Mills has found that 43 per cent of adults are failing to meet the Chief Medical Officer’s strength guidelines.

Sector representative body, UK Active, has expressed frustration that the UK government overlooked the health and fitness industry in a U-turn over business rates.

Sport England releases the latest Active Lives Children and Young People Report for 24-25, as Kath Hudson reports

Following protests from the hospitality industry UK chancellor, Rachel Reeves, is looking set to make a U-turn on proposed changes to business rates for pubs, however, this change has not yet been extended to health clubs, which are still facing higher bills from April.

Sport England has released the latest Active Lives Children & Young People Report for the 2024-25 academic year.

On unveiling the Autumn Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said there would be no return to austerity and that she would cut NHS waiting lists, debt and the cost of living.

UK Active has published new guidance designed to help operators support young people over the age of eight to exercise safely on the gym floor and in group exercise.

Of the 60 companies chosen by the government to be vanguard employers in the Keep Britain Working Review, seven are from the fitness industry.

Everyone Active, Sarah Watts and Sandwell Leisure Trust were among those to be honoured at the UK Active Awards 2025 last night (31 October).

Seventy two per cent of people with mental health conditions say being physically active has helped them to stay well, according to a report by UK Active.

David Stalker has been announced as the new chair of UK Active today (6 October) and Melinda Nicci has joined the board of directors as the new digital lead.

The finalists of the UK Active Awards 2025 have been announced today (19 August) following a record number of entries from across the UK’s physical activity sector.

The three-year Opening School Facilities initiative smashed all targets according to a report into its impact, which is being fed back to the UK government.

Huw Edwards argues that school holiday schemes must be funded, while Natasha Jones celebrates the end of medical consultations before exercise

The much anticipated Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan for England contains no mention of gyms, leisure centres, health clubs, exercise, fitness, sport, physical activity or wellness.

The much-anticipated UK government’s Spending Review (SR) 2025 was delivered yesterday (11 June), which sets departmental budgets until 2028-9.

Sport England has confirmed that Simon Hayes will take over from Tim Hollingsworth as CEO.

UK Active and Swim England are urging the government to provide support for swimming pools and leisure centres as part of the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review.

Exercise can reduce the risk of cancer relapse more effectively than drugs, according to new research.

The National Sector Partners Group (NSPG) has written to the Prime Minister ahead of the Chancellor’s Spending Review, which will be unveiled on 11 June.

Kath Hudson reports on the first UK Health and Fitness Market Report.

Physical participation figures are the highest ever, but inequalities remain with the same groups still losing out, according to the new Active Lives Adult Survey Report 2023-2024.

The UK health and fitness industry is growing exponentially, with revenue up by 8.8 per cent in 2024 and penetration reaching 16.9 per cent.

Don’t wait for the government, or the NHS, to provide the solutions or the budget, just get on with it was a key takeaway from this year's Active Uprising conference.

Mike Farrar is stepping down as chair of UK Active, after being appointed interim Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health in Northern Ireland.

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