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A new guide looks to offer local level practitioners and commissioners – as well as those working in
physical activity – help identify and break down barriers preventing people from taking part in
exercise.
news •
26 Feb 2021
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
The re-opening of gyms in Wales has been pushed back by the country's First
Minister – just two
weeks after one of his ministers promised that health clubs and leisure centres
would be among the
first businesses allowed to reopen.
news •
22 Feb 2021
Excess body fat and obesity are likely to have contributed to more deaths in England and
Scotland than
smoking since 2014, according to new research from the Institute of Health and Wellbeing at
the University of Glasgow.
news •
19 Feb 2021
A Parliamentary Petition calling for gyms to reopen first after the current national
lockdown in the UK has passed the 100k signature milestone, which means the motion will
be considered for a debate in Parliament.
news •
10 Feb 2021
Everyone Active is offering a month’s free trial of its digital Everyone On Demand service to every
member of the general public.
news •
28 Jan 2021
The UK government has been forced to remove a controversial radio advert which claimed people
who go out running or walking are "highly likely to have COVID-19".
news •
28 Jan 2021
The pandemic has shown the need for us to embrace prevention in all areas of life
HCM issue 1 2021
Muir Gray argues the industry needs a change of focus to optimise its potential
HCM issue 1 2021
An England-wide survey of over 5,000 adults found that 80 per cent of people aged over 18 have
made the decision to change their lifestyle in 2021.
news •
13 Jan 2021
ukactive has called on the UK government to draft a new National Physical Activity Plan
and provide further sector-specific financial protection for operators in the activity sector,
to support the industry through the UK's third lockdown.
news •
05 Jan 2021
The city-state of Singapore will have an official fitness industry association from 2021.
news •
15 Dec 2020
The fitness sector is mounting a challenge to overturn the government's decision to ban
group
exercise in tier 3 areas in England, calling the ruling "baffling" and one which "defies
belief".
news •
09 Dec 2020
Gyms, health clubs, leisure centres and fitness studios in England are back in business today as
the one-month lockdown ends.
news •
02 Dec 2020
The UK government has published its impact report for the three-tier COVID-19 alert system, which
will be introduced in England tomorrow (2 December), when the one-month long national lockdown
comes to an end.
news •
01 Dec 2020
Gyms, health clubs and leisure centres will be able to open their doors when the current
lockdown measures in England come to an end on 2 December.
news •
23 Nov 2020
Gyms are right near the bottom of the list in terms of places people have visited before a
positive COVID-19 test, according to UK government statistics.
news •
22 Nov 2020
Power Plate UK's Davide Ferreira and ReferAll's Stuart Stokes
write to HCM
HCM issue 10 2020
Given their support for the NHS, should gyms and leisure centres be classified as essential services? And how do we get it reclassified? Experts discuss
HCM issue 10 2020
Collective Leisure has just become the first social enterprise leisure management company in Australia
HCM issue 10 2020
PureGym is burning £4m of cash a week through its UK business, due to the UK
government's decision to shut gyms in England as part of "Lockout 2" measures.
news •
06 Nov 2020
The sport and physical activity sector is mounting a challenge to government plans to shut
down the
sector during "Lockdown 2", set to come into force on 5 November.
news •
03 Nov 2020
Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England will address the physical activity
sector at this month's ukactive National Summit.
news •
02 Nov 2020
The UK government has provided a lengthy response to a petition which demanded that
gyms stay open in England, even if there's a new spike in COVID-19 cases.
news •
29 Oct 2020
The latest study into the infection rates recorded at gyms has shown that the average infection rate
at gyms and health clubs across Europe sits at just 0.78 per 100.000 visits.
news •
28 Oct 2020
'Emerging successfully out of a crisis as significant as this pandemic requires visionary leadership, creative thinking and innovative collaboration' says David Stalker
HCM issue 9 2020
Persistent and rising levels of lifestyle disease across the world have exacerbated the
effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Richard Horton, editor-in-chief of The
Lancet.
news •
20 Oct 2020
In breaking news, HCM understands the UK government has removed gyms and fitness
facilities from the baseline measures for future tier 3 closures.
news •
19 Oct 2020
Fitness industry leaders in the UK have welcomed news that the vast majority of the
industry is allowed to remain open under the government's new three-tier COVID-19
control system.
news •
12 Oct 2020
A major new consultation will seek to explore how the physical activity sector can better support
people over the age of 55 – and those with long-term health conditions – to lead active lifestyles.
news •
07 Oct 2020
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Francesca Cooper-Boden says
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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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The partnership between PureGym and Belfast-based
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Industry suppliers are responding to the exponential increase in
consumer demand for strength training with a raft of new and
innovative launches and concepts, as Steph Eaves reports
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Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –
is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
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As more people join clubs to support their mental
health, fitness professionals need to be empowered to
take a holistic approach. Kath Hudson shares useful
tools discussed at the ACE summit on mental health
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