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A government investment of £1.75bn – to pay 50 per cent of rents across the
retail, hospitality and leisure sectors for six months – would save 375,000 jobs and offer a
return on investment of nearly £7bn.
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12 Aug 2020
Leisure trust Vivacity, which terminated its contract with Peterborough City Council council
last week, has confirmed it's lost £8m as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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22 Jun 2020
Industry body ukactive has invited Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon to "visit gyms and leisure
facilities", in order to see first-hand the measures the facilities are putting in place to protect
customers and staff from COVID-19.
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18 Jun 2020
A new digital platform has been launched to help gyms, pools and leisure facilities re-open safely.
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29 Jul 2020
Thousands of COVID-related deaths could be prevented if successive governments had tackled the
country's obesity crisis in time, according to Dame Sally Davies.
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18 Nov 2020
Gym management software provider Glofox has launched a new digital platform, enabling
gyms and health clubs to deliver live streaming and premium on-demand content.
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29 Apr 2020
Health club chain 24 Hour Fitness has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, blaming the
"disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic" on its operations.
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15 Jun 2020
OnePT Rochdale has been named as club of the year at this year's ukactive Awards, the
second year the operator has claimed victory
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13 Aug 2021
Life Fitness has launched a series of at-home on-demand workouts to keep users active in
the wake of the coronavirus.
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24 Mar 2020
The UK and Scottish governments should classify gyms, health clubs, swimming pools and
leisure centres as essential services to enable them to stay open during any further
lockdowns.
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06 Oct 2020
Health club and gyms operators in California are suing state governor Gavin Newsom in an attempt
to reopen the state’s fitness facilities.
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22 Sep 2020
Undertaking regular physical activity could cut the risk of dying from infectious diseases – such as
COVID-19 – by more than a third (37 per cent), according to new research.
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21 Apr 2021
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a webinar series to explore the future of
physical activity and sport in a world affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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24 May 2021
Investigations by HCM have revealed a correlation between countries with lower obesity
rates and those where governments have kept gyms open during lockdowns.
news •
05 Nov 2020
What are the effects on public health of gyms and leisure centres being shut during lockdowns?
Could more people be suffering worse symptoms – or even death – from COVID-19 due to
physical activity facilities being out of bounds?
news •
25 Feb 2021
Barbara den Bak, Tom Moos, and Clare Stobart have been announced as speakers for ukactive's
Sweat 2021 conference, joining boutique and independent operators to discuss the bounceback
of the sector from COVID-19.
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16 Feb 2021
Health clubs must contribute to the health agenda, says Liz Terry
HCM issue 4 2021
One legacy of the pandemic is the extra support the nation now needs to get healthy, as well as rehabilitation support for long COVID sufferers. Kate Cracknell looks at the early response from the industry with some of the programmes underway
HCM Handbook 2021
The late Stephen Tharrett explores the US member journey in the age of COVID-19
HCM issue 1 2021
Health clubs and fitness studios in South Korean capital city Seoul have been told to
implement a new COVID-19 prevention measure and stop playing "fast music".
news •
13 Jul 2021
The number of children enrolled on Parkwood Leisure's Learn to Swim
Programme, has reached a
record high since pools were allowed to reopen to the public on 12 April.
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10 Aug 2021
A Datahub report has used modelling to predict what the next 12 months will look like for the UK fitness industry
HCM issue 5 2020
The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) has moved its Annual
International Convention & Trade Show from Los Angeles to Dallas, Texas.
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21 Apr 2021
Gym and health club operators in Germany are believed to be considering joint legal
action against the German government, as gyms, health clubs and swimming pools in
Germany are forced to close their doors for the month of November as part of a
nationwide lockdown.
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28 Oct 2020
Rod Hill, former president of TRIB3 and director general of Anytime Fitness Iberia, has
signed a master franchise agreement with énergie Fitness to develop 75 clubs in Spain
over the next 10 years.
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20 Oct 2020
Gym and health club operators with sites in Liverpool, UK, have been left "astounded" at
the government's "retrograde step" in ordering gyms to close in the city, as part of its
controversial new three-tier COVID-19 control system
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14 Oct 2020
Joe Wicks, the personal trainer who has become a global star thanks to his daily exercise sessions
for families, is understood to be in talks with at least two major UK TV channels.
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29 Mar 2020
Europe’s largest fitness chain, Basic-Fit, has secured a €150m bridge facility, which it says will
provide it with the financial flexibility to weather the impact of the pandemic and to 'recommence its
growth strategy'.
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12 Feb 2021
Total Fitness is entering into a company voluntary arrangement (CVA),
after being hit hard by the pandemic lockdowns.
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26 Mar 2021
Sports footwear and clothing firm Under Armour has used its expertise in high-performance textiles
to produce a facemask designed for intense exercise and elite sports training.
news •
18 Jun 2020
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CEO, BeyondActiv“We have a fantastic opportunity in front of us to realise our vision of a happier and healthier world”
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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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“When it was founded, Snap Fitness was ground-breaking, but by 2020 the industry had evolved, but the brand hadn’t”
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Consumers’ growing love of strength training is to be welcomed, as this long-neglected modality has a renaissance, however, it’s vital we continue to make the case for cardio
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