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Prime Minister Theresa May has revealed a new long-term plan for the NHS, saying that it will help
"secure the future of the health service", with measures to support people at all stages of life.
news •
07 Jan 2019
The bane of many experienced gym users and personal trainers alike, gym inductions are
not necessarily required if a health club is taken over by a new provider, the Health and
Safety Executive (HSE) has confirmed.
news •
29 May 2015
UK gym operators will be able to save thousands of pounds in the face of new legislation
around the
use of video content on commercial premises after an intervention by ukactive.
news •
14 Feb 2017
Hundreds of Xercise4Less members have come out in support of the low-cost gym chain
after the company came in for criticism on last night’s edition of the BBC consumer rights
show Watchdog.
news •
30 Oct 2015
The Open Active initiative sees ukactive,
Sport England, the Open Data Institute
and Legend Club Management systems
working to enable better data-sharing
HCM issue 11 2018
Ukactive has named the 11 fitness tech disruptors that have made it to the industry body's
start-up accelerator programme ActiveLab.
news •
03 Apr 2018
Sport England has published its latest Active Lives Adult Survey (ALAS), which shows that
27.7 million people – 61.8 per cent of the adult population in England – are physically
active
for more than 150 minutes a week.
news •
22 Mar 2018
The first 12 physical activity disruptors to benefit from the ActiveLab startup mentoring
scheme have been named.
news •
25 Nov 2016
Winners of the inaugural ukactive Awards were revealed at a gala dinner in Manchester last night
(21 June), as part of the three-day Active Uprising event.
news •
22 Jun 2018
Athletics legend and respected crossbench peer Tanni Grey-Thompson has today (28
April) been named chair of ukactive, tasked with ensuring the next government turns
rhetoric into action in tackling Britain’s physical inactivity crisis.
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28 Apr 2015
The new Sport England strategy is a huge triumph for ukactive, and an equally significant opportunity for the fitness sector, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 6 2016
The British public has been under-reporting its daily calorie consumption, potentially misleading
policymakers to focus on wrong strategies – such as increasing physical activity levels – when
attempting to tackle the obesity epidemic.
news •
08 Aug 2016
The future of the National Health Service (NHS) could be secured by investing £1bn in the
UK’s ageing fleet of leisure centres – and utilising them to create a new “preventative
frontline” against lifestyle diseases.
news •
07 Nov 2016
The UK’s fitness workforce is “ill-equipped” to deal with the needs and requirements of a
modern-day, diverse customer base – according to an industry report published today.
news •
10 Nov 2016
MPs have discussed the most effective ways to use cash raised from the soft drinks tax,
including the rolling out of sports camps and daily mile initiatives.
news •
11 Jan 2017
A new report tells us that people should
be getting more active as they age,
not less. We take a closer look at the
facts and why we need to transform
perceptions of ageing
HCM issue 11 2018
Health secretary Matt Hancock has
announced the government is changing
its focus from cure to prevention. Is his
plan deliverable? We ask the experts
HCM issue 1 2019
The finalists for this year's ukactive Awards have been revealed. The 2018 award categories have
been divided into three groups – business excellence, specialist impact and individual achievement –
and in total winners will be announced in 11 categories. Replacing the Flame Awards, this year's
edition will feature an expanded Leisure Centre Operator of the Year award, which covers any club or
centre – from independents, studios and boutiques to budget gyms, local authority centres and clubs
that are part of a nationwide chain.
news •
03 May 2018
We report on some of the pressing issues raised during ‘Question Time’ at this year’s SIBEC UK
HCM issue 7 2015
As Sport England reveals its vision for sport and physical activity over the next five years,
representatives from local government, physical activity operators, County Sport
Partnerships, equality bodies and sports policy respond to the organisation’s Towards and
Active Nation strategy
news •
19 May 2016
Health secretary Matt Hancock has revealed a new preventative vision for the NHS, which includes a
call for people to "take more responsibility for their own health".
news •
05 Nov 2018
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
The first government review on sport strategy in a decade included a number of initiatives
which will have ramifications for the sport and physical activity sector.
news •
17 Dec 2015
The UK government has announced plans to introduce a surprise £520m levy on sugary
drinks to tackle the country's burgeoning obesity problem.
news •
16 Mar 2016
Steven Ward and Tanni Grey-Thomspon, executive director and chair of ukactive, are challenging the activity sector to strive for greater things. Kate Cracknell reports
HCM issue 9 2015
Leisure industry heavyweights have raised concerns for the future after the UK voted to
leave the European Union (EU) following the referendum on its membership. KPMG – one of the big
four auditors along with Deloitte, EY and PwC – has said the decision is likely to cause CEOs within
the leisure and hospitality sector a great deal of uncertainty and concern.
news •
24 Jun 2016
The physical activity sector can step up as an essential service by helping people during their recovery from COVID-19. HCM takes a look at some emerging initiatives
HCM issue 2 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
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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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healthcare? Leaders in the sector share their thoughts
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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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When a hefty round of investment
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