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Respected government health advisor Dame Carol Black has been announced as the latest
member of ukactive’s new-look board.
news •
29 Jun 2015
The new-look Leisure Industry Week (LIW) will aim to play a facilitating role in the fight
against the UK’s physical inactivity crisis by focusing large proportions of its educational
programme on innovative ideas to get Britons off the couch.
news •
05 Jun 2015
British Weight Lifting, the national governing body (NGB) for
Olympic weightlifting and Paralympic powerlifting, has
signed a new long-term equipment deal with supplier Cybex
International UK.
product innovation •
02 Jun 2015
Staff in gyms should broaden their knowledge of wearable technology so that they can
keep pace with consumers and provide authoritative advice on which pieces of fitness
technology are best suited to their individual needs.
news •
21 May 2015
Health and fitness industry networking event SIBEC
UK 2015 has kicked off at
championship golf course The Belfry in
Birmingham.
news •
20 May 2015
British Weight Lifting, the national governing body (NGB) for Olympic weightlifting and
Paralympic powerlifting, has signed a new long-term equipment deal with supplier Cybex
International UK.
news •
19 May 2015
A range of high protein peanut butters, an ambient liquid
egg white, a cinnamon and raisin bagel and a high protein
flat bread are to be launched later this year by Dr Zak’s.
product innovation •
15 May 2015
Gymbox Westfield Stratford in east London has inherited all the colour and buzz of its Olympic next-door neighbour, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 6 2015
ukactive has announced the high-profile shortlist of candidates aiming to join the new
ukactive Board of Directors, to be helmed by recently-appointed chair Tanni Grey-
Thompson.
news •
30 Apr 2015
Serco Leisure has won a 15-year contract with Birmingham City Council to manage nine
leisure centres across the city, including the design, build and operation of four new
swimming pools.
news •
27 Mar 2015
Retention Guru Dr Paul Bedford is to launch a new app providing health club and leisure
centre operators with retention advice at their fingertips.
news •
19 Mar 2015
The new CEO of Places for People Leisure talks to Kate Cracknell about the company becoming a social enterprise and rolling out a private community gym brand
HCM issue 3 2015
The new team behind Leisure Industry Week have said they plan to revive the industry showpiece's
fortunes by harnessing their knowledge gleaned from consumer shows to create an enhanced visitor
experience.
news •
10 Feb 2015
We round up the expansion plans of a selection of key private sector operators around the world, and offer a snapshot of upcoming UK public sector developments
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A number of the health and fitness industry’s leading retention experts are to
stage a one-off UK conference examining how to hold on to gym members in a
fast-changing market.
news •
19 Jan 2015
Far from setting people up to be physically active for life, school PE lessons
can put people off sport forever, according to research carried out by the
University of Birmingham. Of the 1,800 people surveyed for The Big PE
Conversation, half said school PE didn’t help them to become more physically active.
One quarter of males and one third of females said they never, or rarely enjoyed, PE.
news •
05 Jan 2015
A physical activity loyalty card (PAL), which
rewards users with shopping vouchers, has been
launched in Northern Ireland with the aim of
combating inactivity.
news •
17 Dec 2014
Providing public parks, walking and biking trails is
the most cost-effective way of increasing physical
activity in urban populations, according to a new
systematic review in the American Journal of
Health Promotion.
news •
12 Dec 2014
UK Pool & Spa Expo 2015 will be taking place between 22-24
January in Hall 10 at The NEC, Birmingham.
product innovation •
01 Dec 2014
Nicky Jobson reports on all the news, excitement and product launches from this year’s Leisure Industry Week, which took place at the Birmingham NEC
HCM issue 11 2014
AlterG’s ‘Bionic Leg’ rehabilitation aid is the only wearable,
battery-powered robotic device that can sense the user’s
intent to move and respond accordingly.
product innovation •
21 Oct 2014
When Gambaru decided to open 24 hours a day, Addgards’
Hand & Handle Wet Wipe stations provided the perfect
solution for fast, effective cleaning of all gym equipment for
their members.
product innovation •
10 Oct 2014
An innovative range of multiple-use disposable sports towels
has launched in the health and fitness sector. Vytal
Innovations unveiled the Easydry products at Leisure Industry
Week, held at Birmingham’s NEC.
product innovation •
08 Oct 2014
A new report due out in December will bid to uncover what is driving the current
investment boom in boutique fitness studios.
news •
08 Oct 2014
Olympic champion Dani King has helped launch Matrix
Fitness’ newest indoor cycle in the UK market.
product innovation •
02 Oct 2014
ukactive CEO David Stalker has said that now is the time for the physical activity sector to
step forward and take action if it is to become a ‘central pillar of the nation’s public health
strategy.’
news •
01 Oct 2014
Birmingham’s Motorcycle Museum was the scene
for the glittering Members’ Choice Health Club
Awards 2014 this evening (30 September), which
saw a cross-section of top-performing operators
collect accolades based solely on the views of their
members.
news •
01 Oct 2014
The 26th annual Leisure Industry Week (LIW)
begins this morning (30 September) at
Birmingham’s NEC, with more than 200
exhibitors and 7,500 visitors expected at the
three-day event.
news •
30 Sep 2014
A new collaboration the Women’s Sport Trust charity and international exercise
equipment manufacturer Matrix Fitness is bidding to raise the profile of role
models in women’s sport in the UK.
news •
26 Sep 2014
Global group fitness brand Les Mills will support National Fitness Day on 26
September with mass participation exercise events engaging
hundreds of people in London (Covent Garden), Birmingham (Victoria Square)
and Bristol (Centre Promenade).
news •
16 Sep 2014
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HCM People
Belinda Steward
MD of leisure, health and wellbeing, Places Leisure Places Leisure“We need to make it automatic that when people go to their doctor, they’re offered exercise rather than medication where appropriate”
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“We introduced good mood messaging, communicating the idea of exercise being ‘for the feeling’”
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What needs to happen to integrate physical activity with
healthcare? Leaders in the sector share their thoughts
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The European fitness sector is beating pre-pandemic numbers according to the 11th annual European Health & Fitness Market Report 2024 from Deloitte and EuropeActive, as Karsten Hollasch reports
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