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The finalists for this year's ukactive Awards have been revealed. The 2018 award categories have
been divided into three groups – business excellence, specialist impact and individual achievement –
and in total winners will be announced in 11 categories. Replacing the Flame Awards, this year's
edition will feature an expanded Leisure Centre Operator of the Year award, which covers any club or
centre – from independents, studios and boutiques to budget gyms, local authority centres and clubs
that are part of a nationwide chain.
news •
03 May 2018
The CEO of the UK’s only listed fitness
business on producing record results
HCM issue 5 2018
The Gym Group has revealed plans to launch its own, branded, personal training academy.
news •
28 Mar 2018
Regular exercise in older age can prevent the human immune system from declining and
protect people against illness, according to a study by King’s College London and the
University of Birmingham.
news •
13 Mar 2018
A consultation, launched earlier today by not-for-profit health body ukactive, will look to shape
future policy for children’s sport and physical activity in the UK.
news •
20 Feb 2018
US-based health club operator Orangetheory Fitness is looking to strengthen its foothold in
the UK market after signing a deal which will see 40 new studios open by 2028.
news •
12 Feb 2018
Plans to tackle child health inequalities caused by school summer holidays will get
underway this year as ukactive launches a major new pilot with up to 50 schools.
news •
23 Jan 2018
The Gym Group has increased its share of the budget gym sector by opening two-thirds of
the UK’s new clubs built since March 2017.
news •
16 Jan 2018
Matt Hancock has been appointed secretary of state for for digital, culture, media and
sport in Theresa May’s cabinet reshuffle.
news •
09 Jan 2018
Twelve areas across England will take part in a groundbreaking pilot to reach physically
inactive communities. The public body Sport England will allocate £100m in National Lottery funding
over four years in an effort to transform the way sport and activity is offered – rallying local
organisations and using what it described as “an intense focus” on barriers to activity.
news •
05 Dec 2017
Pool equipment from the London 2012 Olympics has found a new home following the opening of a
£7.5m (US$9.8m, €8.4m) leisure centre in Birmingham.
news •
14 Nov 2017
A research project by spinal injury charity Aspire and the University of Birmingham will
help establish best practice for training and employing disabled people in the fitness
industry.
news •
11 Nov 2017
Fitness firm Move it or Lose it has secured a deal with a NHS clinical commissioning group
to provide free physical activity programmes to patients suffering from chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD).
news •
26 Sep 2017
The University of Birmingham has officially opened an indoor sports centre, designed by
British architecture studio Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands, with the ambition “to provide
future generations of the city’s athletes with world-class sports facilities.”
news •
14 Sep 2017
The founder of the GoodGym explains his
concept of doing good while keeping fit
HCM issue 9 2017
Erdington Leisure Centre in Birmingham will open to the public today (4 September) as part of
Birmingham City Council’s (BCC) £40m investment programme in the city’s ageing leisure
centre stock.
news •
04 Sep 2017
Franchise chain Anytime Fitness plans to open more than 65 gyms in the US state
of Alabama within
the next three years.
news •
18 Aug 2017
Fitness franchise énergie Group has opened thé Yard - a new signature training concept
that will be rolled out at its énergie and Fit4less clubs across the UK as part of rebranding
efforts.
news •
17 Aug 2017
David Lloyd's Mega Jump has been sold to trampoline park Jump In for an undisclosed sum.
news •
07 Aug 2017
Electric muscle stimulation (EMS) franchise Bodystreet is doubling its portfolio of UK sites
to six, with operations in Eltham, Birmingham and Gibraltar planned to open this year.
news •
19 Jul 2017
Low-cost fitness chain Fit For Free looks set to close its UK gyms on Sunday (16 July) due to
"challenging market conditions".
news •
11 Jul 2017
Low-cost fitness brand JD Gyms expects its portfolio of gyms to increase to around 18 by the end of the year.
news •
06 Jul 2017
Les Mills launched its new On Demand App at ‘This
Morning LIVE’, a brand new live event that brought
the popular TV show to life
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09 Jun 2017
Competition in the fitness trade show market has ramped up as a result of Leisure
Industry Week (LIW) rebranding as a pure fitness exhibition, while the parent company of
Professional Beauty has launched its own fitness-focused event.
news •
09 Jun 2017
Australian fitness franchise F45 has sold 50 franchises in the UK with 15 studios expected
to be up and running in the country by the end of year.
news •
19 May 2017
Health experts have debunked the idea that people can be overweight but medically fit,
according to
a study which is being presented at the European Congress on Obesity.
news •
17 May 2017
ukactive will start its countdown to National Fitness Day 2017 by unveiling a line-up of
events at
consumer exhibition This Morning Live next month.
news •
11 Apr 2017
JD Gyms is expanding its portfolio from eight to ten sites with new facilities in
Birmingham, West Midlands, and Batley, West Yorkshire.
news •
26 Jan 2017
The Gym Group will attempt to boost and diversify its income throughout 2017 by
exploring secondary spend opportunities within its growing estate of clubs.
news •
12 Jan 2017
Swing School is launching a cardio fitness workout called SwingTrain with the backing of
BBC
Dragons’ Den investor Deborah Meaden.
news •
27 Dec 2016
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University of Sheffield Sport has opened the doors of its flagship
Goodwin Sports Centre following a major refurbishment
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Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten
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D2F had updated its brand styling to keep pace with
business growth. MD, John Lofting and operations
director, Matt Aynsley, explain the rationale
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Operators, prepare to revolutionise the way members connect with personal
trainers in your club, with the ground-breaking Brawn platform.
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“We introduced good mood messaging, communicating the idea of exercise being ‘for the feeling’”
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With the industry experiencing a huge swing towards strength training, researchers recommend continuing to make the case for cardio
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CEO: Edinburgh Leisure“Edinburgh Council will have a £143m budget shortfall by 2028/29 and so must find ways to become more efficient”
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