Sport England news
01 Jul 2022
At UK Active’s Active Uprising event yesterday (30 June) in Birmingham, Hattie Jones, the head
29 Jun 2022
Establishing new data and insight services and strengthening relationships with both government and the NHS
23 Jun 2022
A special task force has been established to boost physical activity opportunities for people with
15 Jun 2022
Mike Farrar has been announced as the new chair at UK Active. His tenure will
15 Jun 2022
Key organisations from the UK’s leisure industry are lobbying the government for financial support to
10 May 2022
Sport England and UK Active have signed a five-year partnership agreement which will see the
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The University of Bath enhances sports facilities with £150,000 Matrix Fitness equipment upgrade
The University of Bath enhances sports facilities with £150,000 Matrix Fitness equipment upgrade
Leading UK university the University of Bath is steeped in a history of sporting excellence,
09 May 2022
How can organisations, including health club and leisure businesses, decarbonise, generate clean energy and harness
29 Mar 2022
Sports data analysis and consultancy firm 4Global has appointed Kerstin Obenauer as chief customer officer
22 Mar 2022
The health, fitness and activity sector is ramping up its sustainability drive to net-zero with
15 Feb 2022
The physical activity sector will have an essential role to play in delivering the UK
11 Jan 2022
4 Global – a partner in the Moving Communities initiative – has completed an initial public
22 Dec 2021
HCM has confirmed that the UK government's £1bn support package for the hospitality and leisure
It’s a known fact that gamification is an effective method to make everyday activities and
14 Dec 2021
A review of the state of 'digital maturity' of health club operators in the UK
07 Dec 2021
Sport England says it's introducing "new and innovative" ways to increase participation – by doing
10 Nov 2021
A new guide has been published to give health clubs, gyms and leisure centres in
22 Oct 2021
The pandemic has had an "unprecedented" impact on physical activity levels in England, with 1
11 Oct 2021
Up to £30m will be invested in refurbishing thousands of public tennis courts in the
30 Sep 2021
Sport England has spent £1.5m launching its own on-demand fitness platform, with the hope of
Parkwood Leisure, one of the UK’s leading leisure operators, has reached the milestone of teaching
16 Sep 2021
Members from UK leisure and cultural trusts have stepped up and logged an impressive 21.5million
15 Sep 2021
Physical activity professionals in England will soon be able to access free, one-to-one learning with
26 Aug 2021
A consultation has been launched to review the current provision of fitness and leisure facilities
09 Aug 2021
A new initiative being launched today (9 August) aims to improve the application of digital
03 Aug 2021
A cross-party DCMS Committee in the UK has called on the government to launch a
30 Jul 2021
Industry body ukactive has joined the chorus of organisations across a number of sectors calling
22 Jul 2021
Planning approval has been granted to what is set to become one of the first
07 Jul 2021
There is a "clear case" to evolve the purpose and role played by the UK's
30 Jun 2021
Former racing cyclist Chris Boardman has been appointed the new chair of grassroots body, Sport
19 May 2021
A new job retention scheme, backed by National Lottery funding, has been launched to support
17 May 2021
Indoor group exercise can recommence in England and Scotland today (17 May), as part of
12 May 2021
There is "incredible resilience" in the sports and physical activity sector – but the industry
30 Apr 2021
Sport England has reported a drop of 710,000 in the number of people classed as
28 Apr 2021
Sport England has teamed up with Youth Sport Trust to develop a new online resource
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
Budget fitness operator The Gym Group has generated £1.8bn in social value since 2016. Pre-pandemic,
25 Feb 2021
What are the effects on public health of gyms and leisure centres being shut during
16 Feb 2021
Construction work has been completed on the £29m Sports Park project in Colchester. The new
12 Feb 2021
An area north of Sheffield City Centre in the UK is to be designed as
10 Feb 2021
A Parliamentary Petition calling for gyms to reopen first after the current national lockdown in
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“Simple therapeutic massage techniques are guided by the physiotherapist experts from the Joint Dynamics physiotherapy clinic in Hong Kong”
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Insight
After a hiatus due to the pandemic,
LeisureDB has updated its State of
the Fitness Industry Report for 2022,
as David Minton reports
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Event showcase
As Elevate returns to the market, we talk to director
Lucy Findlay about how the event has come together
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Research
Being physically active can heal damage caused by diabetes, enabling the activation of a natural system that grows new blood vessels, according to research in the US
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Editor's letter
Having a portfolio of more than 1,000 health club locations is the aim of ambitious operators, with this elite category growing fast, creating new dynamics in the market
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Annual report
In April, Deloitte and Europe
Active published the ninth edition
of their yearly European Health
and Fitness Market Report, as
Karsten Hollasch explains
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The sharp increase in energy prices has left some operators reeling, but there’s reason to be optimistic if we can learn from other sectors, while moving to a low carbon future
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From colour zones to personalised resistance, indoor bikes now offer
smarter, more advanced features than ever before. Suppliers tell us how
their models can revolutionise your indoor cycling programme
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Energy is top of the agenda for two major reasons – cost and decarbonisation. With these two on a collision course, our experts share their views
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“We wanted to turn onboarding into a quick, easy, self-service model for maximum customer convenience”
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Time for a flooring upgrade?
Experts share their latest
insights to inspire flooring
projects of all types
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“Free gym access is offered to gyms in four areas and 11 leisure centres and our intentions are to expand throughout the UK”
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Researchers have shed new light on the effects of HIIT on skeletal muscle, according to a study published on the eLife platform
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Co-founder, W3“Despite industry challenges, there’s a fresh air of positivity”
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