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The physical activity sector’s best performers in workforce development were announced
last night (30 November) at the Active Training Awards 2017.
news •
01 Dec 2017
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has called on the government to help make physical
activity a ‘national religion’ and harness its potential to tackle some of the biggest
challenges faced by society.
news •
01 Nov 2017
Funding charity Spirit of 2012 has appointed Alan Coppin as chair, replacing Dugald
Mackie after four-and-half years in the role.
news •
30 Oct 2017
With networked fitness the norm and technology at
the heart of every modern gym’s offering, business
models are shifting fast and adaptability is key to
success.
product innovation •
11 Jul 2017
ukactive’s newly-appointed CEO, Steve
Ward, examines the many exciting
opportunities ahead for our sector
HCM issue 6 2017
ukactive has promoted its executive director Steven Ward to the position of CEO, the
health body has announced today (8 May).
news •
08 May 2017
The £1bn wellness network Could a network of community wellness hubs change the face of healthcare?
HCM issue 5 2017
ukactive chair Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has pledged that the voice of the physical
activity sector will be heard ahead of the proposed general election amid fears that Brexit
could "suffocate" the campaign.
news •
19 Apr 2017
Fifty MPs, including sports minister Tracey Crouch, gathered to address and mingle with
sport and fitness sector heavyweights at ukactive’s parliamentary reception last night (20
March).
news •
21 Mar 2017
Low-cost health club operator The Gym Group is placing itself at the heart of the war on
inactivity, revealing that a quarter of its sites are placed in the most sedentary regions of
the UK.
news •
14 Mar 2017
“Archaic” town planning laws are blocking fitness businesses from having impactful
presences on English high streets which are “drowning in betting shops and fried chicken
joints”, according to the chair of ukactive.
news •
03 Mar 2017
In the first of a two-part series on the evolution of ukactive, the organisation’s executive director Steven Ward looks at what’s changed over recent years
HCM issue 2 2017
Children’s activity levels at school can now be monitored after the launch of an online
measuring tool in a bid to help tackle obesity.
news •
01 Feb 2017
As the NHS opens its door to collaboration, the fitness sector must show how its services can deliver on the public health agenda, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 1 2017
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
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has appeared on the BBC’s Daily Politics show putting forward
the case for a £1billion regeneration of leisure centres.
news •
15 Nov 2016
Physical inactivity levels across the UK should be a source of national
embarrassment. This was the damning verdict from Dame Tanni Grey-
Thompson, chair of ukactive, in her speech at the ukactive Summit this morning.
news •
09 Nov 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
Dame Sarah Storey, triple gold medalist at this summer’s Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, has
been confirmed as one of the high profile speakers at this year’s ukActive National
Summit.
news •
27 Oct 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.
news •
27 Oct 2016
GLL, Everyone Active and Fusion Lifestyle are among the nominations for this year’s Active
Training Awards – which has been expanded to include a day’s conference.
news •
07 Oct 2016
More than 4,000 venues are putting on 18,000 physical activity sessions today to mark
the sixth annual UK National Fitness Day.
news •
07 Sep 2016
Health club members expect wearable technology and Netflix-style workout services to “transform”
their traditional gym experience over the next decade.
news •
07 Sep 2016
Engaging disabled people with targeted campaigns – similar to Sport England’s This Girl
Can initiative – can encourage them to take part in more physical activity, according to
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson.
news •
26 Aug 2016
The hundreds of millions of pounds the government is expecting to generate as a result of
its soft drinks sugar levy should be pumped into physical activity initiatives outside schools
as well as within them, according to Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson.
news •
18 Aug 2016
Schools will be expected to deliver at least 30 minutes of “moderate to vigorous physical
activity” to its pupils each day as part of the government’s strategy to fight childhood
obesity.
news •
18 Aug 2016
Multiple paralympic gold medalist Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has kicked off a
#Fitness2me campaign to celebrate the power of physical activity ahead of National
Fitness Day 2016, which takes place in September.
news •
11 Aug 2016
Argos has been announced as the lead partner for National Fitness Day (NFD) 2016, with
the retail giant set to significantly spread the reach of the “most active day of the year.”
news •
08 Jul 2016
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
Ever-closer collaboration between leading physical activity organisations such as ukactive
and Sport England will be key to driving the sector further up the political agenda.
news •
29 Jun 2016
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