Charity news
29 Mar 2021
In August 2020, industry figure and influencer Caroline Hirons launched Beauty Backed to support independent
19 Mar 2021
Nuffield Health has acquired the lease for the historic Barbican health club site in London,
10 Mar 2021
Wellness for Cancer (WFC), the charity founded and led by industry figure Julie Bach, has
08 Mar 2021
As health clubs prepare for reopening, some are introducing programmes designed to help people recovering
21 Jan 2021
Nuffield Health has launched a series of free, online classes focused on emotional wellbeing. The
15 Jan 2021
The Gym Group has brought in Rio Ferdinand and Wais Shaifta as non-executive directors, signalling
30 Mar 2021
The industry is eagerly awaiting the reopening of health clubs and leisure centres in another
11 Nov 2020
We The Curious science and arts centre in Bristol, UK, will open the doors to
12 Nov 2020
Nuffield Health is launching a specialist, 12-week rehabilitation programme in Manchester to support Covid-19 patients
26 Oct 2020
Boutique operator, The Refinery E9, has launched a personal trainer (PT) service with a twist,
30 Sep 2020
Sue Harmsworth, industry influencer and founder of ESPA, has recently announced the launch of the
04 Aug 2020
The UK government has postponed the reopening of saunas, steamrooms and the recommencement of close-contact
28 Jul 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is having “a profound effect” on community sports projects and organisations in
15 Jan 2021
Member engagement software provider The Retention People (TRP) has unveiled the winners of its annual
06 Jul 2020
The government has confirmed that the £320m Physical Education and Sport Premium will be made
22 Jun 2020
Leisure trust Vivacity, which terminated its contract with Peterborough City Council council last week, has
18 May 2020
UK Coaching is offering free mental health training to sports coaches, to coincide with the
08 May 2020
Leisure centre operators are facing crisis point without access to emergency government funding or support,
28 Apr 2020
Nuffield Health, the UK's largest healthcare charity, has joined the increasing number of wellness providers
22 Apr 2020
The UK government has launched a "major effort" to tackle loneliness and social isolation during
25 Mar 2021
Welsh leisure trust, Aneurin Leisure (ALT), has announced it’s forging ahead with a £600,000 (US$821,000,
16 Apr 2020
Organisers of some of the UK's largest mass participation sports events – including the London
06 Apr 2020
London Transport Museum’s doors may be closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the collection
19 Mar 2020
Fitness and physical activity operators in the UK have begun closing facilities and cancelling events,
17 Mar 2020
The UK Spa Association (UKSA) has awarded the founder of Made For Life Organics Amanda
11 Mar 2020
Jenny Waldman has been named the successor to Stephen Deuchar, as Art Fund director, with
11 Mar 2020
Sports charity Dallaglio RugbyWorks has appointed Jason Worthy as its new CEO. Worthy, who until
10 Mar 2020
Staff at sheltered accommodation are being trained to organise and lead their own strength and
03 Mar 2020
Luxury tech innovator, Immersive Gym, has launched an augmented fitness environment which “intelligently uses technology”
24 Feb 2020
Two major construction milestones have been passed at Manica 's $1.9 billion (€1.8 billion, £1.5
13 Feb 2020
A new £67m (US$86.9m, €79.8m) cultural and environmental Eden Project tourist attraction is to be
07 Feb 2020
A new service aims to offer sports organisations the opportunity to accurately assess, record and
05 Feb 2020
A new project looks to help women who are currently inactive and going through menopause
30 Jan 2020
Chessington World of Adventures, the Merlin Entertainments theme park in Surrey, England is to open
22 Jan 2020
Five times as many young people want to work in leisure sectors such as sport,
15 Jan 2020
A three-year research project will look to provide the physical activity industry with a better
13 Jan 2020
The National Trust has revealed plans to become "net-zero" – generating 100 per cent of
06 Jan 2020
The Swimming Teachers' Association (STA) and Leisure Opportunities have extended their strategic partnership. The extension
19 Dec 2019
Sport England is investing in a programme which aims to offer children from some of
06 Dec 2019
Life Leisure is expanding its facility portfolio with the launch of an independent boutique fitness
06 Dec 2019
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) is demonstrating its commitment to protecting the world's cultural
14 Nov 2019
Disability sports charity Activity Alliance has called on political parties to commit to giving disabled
31 Oct 2019
A new player pathway resource has been launched to remove the barriers standing in the
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“Technogym’s ambition and impact in the physical activity sector aligns perfectly with our values. We now have an amazing suite of state-of-the-art equipment with endless opportunity for innovation ”
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Insight
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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Management
Katie Lewis and Lindsey Simpson co-founded Workplace Mental Wealth
to drive workforce change in the health and fitness industry. Liz Terry talks
to Lewis about their first research study – the Fitness and Active Leisure
Workforce State of Mind Survey – and the launch of The Good Work Pledge
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Denbighshire Leisure is creating a range of new and unforgettable member experiences. MD, Jamie Groves, explains how a partnership with Technogym and Alliance Leisure has led to the creation of a raft of new offerings
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Promotion
Goji’s virus-killing air purification system is the future of air purification for gyms, says Greg Whyte
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I don’t think we can point to any club in America that’s doing better now compared to pre-pandemic times
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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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Changing rooms
have been largely closed during the pandemic, but as clubs open up, how will ongoing pandemic restrictions impact
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HCM magazine
Hussle’s new Membership Conversion Service proactively turns Hussle customers into direct club members, encouraging them to join clubs they attend regularly
HCM magazine
Policing the rules, even if it means
losing members, will be crucial to
building trust as health clubs reopen,
Paul Roberts tells Kath Hudson
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
“In a creative world where you have to come up with innovative solutions to out-think your competitors, you can’t stay productive for long hours without a break. We encourage our team to step away from their desks and do some exercise”
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
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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Welsh leisure trust, Aneurin Leisure (ALT), has announced it’s forging ahead with a £600,000
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