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The UK’s gyms and health clubs have more members than ever before, with a record 9.2
million working up a sweat last year.
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16 May 2016
A new four-day “celebration of physical activity” – combining a conference, awards night and a
two-day programme of events, designed to get communities active – is to replace the Flame
Conference and Awards this year.
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13 Feb 2018
Britain’s new Prime Minister Theresa May has made a bold reshuffle to the cabinet, with a
number of high-profile changes likely to affect the leisure sector.
news •
14 Jul 2016
As incoming Prime Minister Theresa May prepares to form a new government today (13
July), ukactive has called on the new administration to continue the work of its
predecessor in taking strides to tackle the UK’s physical inactivity epidemic.
news •
13 Jul 2016
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.
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18 Oct 2016
Chancellor George Osborne has today (8 July) unveiled plans for a new compulsory living
wage in the first Conservative government Budget for almost 20 years.
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08 Jul 2015
Desk-bound office workers should schedule an hour’s exercise a day, says a study in The Lancet
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ukactive is calling on existing members to apply for its newly-formed Membership Council
as the physical activity sector body continues to restructure following its governance
review.
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05 May 2015
The sector should focus on young people, older people and workplace health for the biggest impact on our community, says Steven Ward
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The Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has announced physical activity and lifestyle as one of its
clinical priorities for the next three years, becoming the latest influential body to elevate
the importance of tackling sedentary behaviour.
news •
01 Jul 2016
Not-for-profit health body ukactive has launched a new scholarship initiative to fast-track
talented disabled people into senior leadership positions across the physical activity sector.
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27 Oct 2016
Shapewatch's 3D body visualisation system has been recognised as one of the leading start-ups
in fit-tech
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28 Mar 2019
Drayson celebrates rise from school drop-out to UK fitness industry's Outstanding Individual of 2017
Danny Drayson has been on a journey from school drop-out to young person development
ambassador at Life Leisure – and has now landed Active Training Awards' Outstanding
Individual of the Year title along the way.
news •
13 Dec 2017
The physical activity sector is adapting to the difficult circumstances caused by COVID-19
(Coronavirus), according to ukactive CEO Huw Edwards.
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30 Mar 2020
Office workers who spend their days sitting down are urged to exercise for at least one
hour each day in order to combat the serious risks their sedentary lifestyle is posing on
their health.
news •
28 Jul 2016
The number of people taking part in sport has reached the same level as the post-London 2012
Olympics boom – with a rise in female participants and an increase in gym users.
news •
09 Jun 2016
Lifetime Training scooped a trio of awards as the leading lights of physical activity sector
training gathered in Marlow last night (26 November) to celebrate 2015’s top achievers at
the Active Training Awards.
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27 Nov 2015
Leisure services supported by public funding are facing significant challenges after it was announced
that the Department of Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) administrative budget is to be cut by 20
per cent over the next four years, with the department's overall budget falling 5 per cent.
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25 Nov 2015
The health and fitness industry’s finest came together in their hundreds last night (28 June)
to recognise the achievements of their peers, as the 2017 Flame Awards were handed out in
Telford.
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29 Jun 2017
Work to improve physical activity sector apprenticeships through the Trailblazer initiative
has made another leap forward, with the foundations now in place for three new sets of
standards.
news •
04 Dec 2015
An array of fitness industry thought leaders will make up ukactive’s newly-elected
Suppliers Council, which aims to give a voice to the backbone of the sector.
news •
01 Oct 2015
The government’s new strategy for sport and physical activity in the UK suggests that
physical activity “in its broadest sense” is now a key policy issue, according to ukactive
executive director Steven Ward, who says more must now be done to ensure the specific
issue of physical inactivity is addressed.
news •
17 Dec 2015
Sheffield Hallam University’s Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre (AWRC) will officially open on 24
January.
news •
23 Jan 2020
Fledgling fit-tech startups will have their products and services nurtured in the second
round of ukactive’s ActiveLab programme.
news •
08 Nov 2017
The physical activity sector’s brightest and best
were honoured this evening (24 June) as
14 awards were presented at the highly-anticipated
Flame Awards 2015.
news •
24 Jun 2015
Flexible gym contracts which don’t require members to commit to a fixed term are actually
better for retention than traditional 12-month tie-ins, according to a new report.
news •
27 Aug 2015
Technological innovation and an enhanced consumer experience helped the UK health and
fitness industry to gain more gyms, more members and a greater market value over the
past year, according to the 2015 State of the UK Fitness Industry (SOFI) Report.
news •
18 Jun 2015
Leisure industry organisations including GLL, Future Fit Training and Les Mills UK were some of
the winners at this year’s Active Training Awards.
news •
01 Dec 2016
Imoves - a digital teaching platform to help get schools active - has been named inaugural
winner of
ukactive’s innovation accelerator programme ActiveLab.
news •
16 Mar 2017
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