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Consumers now consider health and fitness to be an “essential” area for spending and, despite
the global squeeze on disposable incomes, will continue to increase their investment in
wellness.
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22 Aug 2023
A report by ukactive highlights the growth and exciting prospects for the fitness sector
HCM issue 11 2016
Euromonitor International has published its annual Top 10 Global Consumer
Trends forecast report, highlighting an expected boom in consumers' desire for
preventative healthcare via digital devices – given the current popularity of
fitness and dieting apps.
news •
19 Jan 2015
In a recent clinical report, the American Academy of Pediatrics has acknowledged the
importance of exercise in obesity prevention and the reduction of many chronic diseases
among children. In doing so, it has advised pediatricians to take a more proactive role in
promoting and prescribing exercise.
news •
27 Jul 2015
A growing consumer appetite for fitness and a hive of investment activity within the health
club sector could see the value of the UK fitness sector increase by £1.1bn in 2016.
news •
18 Oct 2016
Independent gyms in the UK have fared better during the pandemic than larger corporate operators
in holding on to their members, according to new research.
news •
29 Apr 2021
Public health spending on tackling England’s inactivity epidemic will double next
year, marking a “seismic shift” in local authority thinking, according to a new
ukactive report.
news •
12 Nov 2014
The physical activity economy is now a US$828bn (€752bn, £655bn) market – and its value is
expected to grow further to US$1.1tn (€1tn, £870bn) by 2023.
news •
15 Oct 2019
Plans for a new swimming pool in Bridgwater, Somerset, is set to move forward, with a report outlining the scheme's timetable due to before the local authority.
news •
13 Jan 2011
A report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has declared that there is a "clear link" between sunbeds and skin cancer.
news •
29 Jul 2009
The number of active memberships across European health clubs fell by roughly 10 million – or 15.4
per cent – during 2020, a year defined by the pandemic.
news •
23 Jun 2021
Physical inactivity among young people could cost the UK economy up to £53bn.
news •
01 Apr 2014
A report released by Ofsted recommends the government develop a new national
strategy on PE and sports in schools, with teaching in more than a quarter of
schools not improving pupils’ fitness.
news •
14 Feb 2013
The outgoing chief medical officer, professor Dame Sally Davies, has called for urgent action across
the industry – and the public sector – to help the government reach its target of halving childhood
obesity by 2030.
news •
10 Oct 2019
Central YMCA Qualifications (CYQ) has recorded a 17 per cent increase in the number of certificates it
awarded between 2010 and 2011.
news •
19 Jun 2012
A new independent report carried out on behalf of the States of Guernsey has
uncovered the "notable economic potential" of the Channel Island's medical
tourism industry.
news •
02 Mar 2012
The English Federation of Disability Sport has published a new set of
guidelines for sport and fitness providers. The guidelines form a part of the Talk To
Me report – published on 31 October – and draw from consultations with both active
and inactive disabled people.
news •
04 Nov 2014
Entitled ‘Engaging Children and Young People in Physical
Activity’, a new report by Precor and ukactive highlights
the importance of physical activity on child
development.
product innovation •
16 Dec 2013
The London Assembly has called for leisure operators and schools to increase and
improve efforts to help disabled Londoners stay physically active.
news •
14 Mar 2012
The rapid growth of the UK's boutique fitness sector is being driven by strong demand
from
women for a more personalised gym experience, a report has found.
news •
13 Apr 2018
Fitness operators in the public sector are more confident of their future prospects now than they were last year, according to a state of the industry report from sporta.
news •
14 Oct 2009
The New Local Government Network (NLGN) has called for all councils in the UK to adopt an obesity strategy.
news •
27 Mar 2008
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
New research from the European Centre for Environment and Human Health (ECEHH)
has found that people are "more likely" to have better health if they live
closer to the coast.
news •
17 Jul 2012
Leisure Industry Week (LIW) has commissioned Leisure-net Solutions to compile a
new market intelligence report exploring the UK's outdoor fitness sector.
news •
09 Jul 2012
Eight of the top 20 private health club operators in the UK have grown their estates since 2019
– in spite of the pandemic – while three more have retained the same number of locations.
news •
13 Nov 2021
SkillsActive has welcomed the positive results shown in a recent government report on sport and
regeneration but also calls for more to be done to continue the Olympic legacy.
news •
22 Jul 2013
The international sports association IHRSA, in cooperation with Deloitte and sponsored by Technogym, has published its second, annual study of the European fitness market.
news •
31 May 2006
Obesity levels of adults in developing nations has almost quadrupled to an
estimated one billion since 1980, according to a report from a UK think tank.
news •
06 Jan 2014
A report has claimed that transport and planning policies are directly contributing to the UK’s obesity crisis by discouraging physical activity.
news •
25 Jul 2007
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