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Thousands of COVID-related deaths could be prevented if successive governments had tackled the
country's obesity crisis in time, according to Dame Sally Davies.
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18 Nov 2020
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.
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14 Mar 2017
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.
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11 Aug 2016
With National Fitness Day less than 24 hours away, event organiser ukactive has released
a raft of new data highlighting how Brits are leading increasingly active lifestyles.
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08 Sep 2015
Respected government health advisor Dame Carol Black has been announced as the latest
member of ukactive’s new-look board.
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29 Jun 2015
Huw Edwards, CEO of ukactive, has written to Boris Johnson, requesting that the Prime Minister's
proposed business rate discount will be extended to gyms and leisure centres.
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19 Nov 2019
The physical activity sector has called for the UK's party leaders to commit to improving the nation's
health in their election manifestos.
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31 Oct 2019
A new initiative has been launched to engage and empower women working in the UK fitness industry.
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12 Mar 2020
The ukactive board has named Huw Edwards as the not-for-profit body's permanent chief
executive.
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30 Jul 2019
ukactive has promoted its executive director Steven Ward to the position of CEO, the
health body has announced today (8 May).
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08 May 2017
The damaging effect of the energy crisis due to government inaction and the impact on the
health of the UK population saw Tanni Grey-Thompson lobbying the government in the House
of Lords recently.
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24 Jan 2023
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
A consultation has been launched to review the current provision of fitness and
leisure facilities
available for disabled people.
news •
26 Aug 2021
The health and environmental benefits of the National Cycle Network have saved the UK
economy almost £1m a day since it was established 20 years ago, according to new
research.
news •
15 Jul 2015
Virgin Active European COO Matt Merrick and GLL managing director Mark Sesnan have
won seats on the new-look ukactive Board of Directors following a high-profile election.
news •
11 May 2015
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
Steven Ward will step down from his role as ukactive CEO in April 2019, after more than 12 years
with the organisation.
news •
21 Feb 2019
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.
news •
27 Oct 2016
The cream of the health and
fitness industry gathered in
Telford last night (29 June), as 16
awards and three special
accolades were handed out at the
highly-anticipated Flame
Awards 2016.
news •
29 Jun 2016
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
Exercise has been voted the number one way the public can help the NHS – ahead of
paying
taxes and cutting down on smoking and drinking.
news •
21 Sep 2020
Senior politicians were urged last night to help drive the physical activity agenda by
supporting a range of bold policy calls to get Britain moving.
news •
10 Mar 2016
ukactive CEO David Stalker has outlined his organisation’s credentials to serve
as independent watchdog for the national physical activity plan suggested in
today’s report from the All-Party Commission on Physical Activity.
news •
08 Apr 2014
Industry body ukactive has today (1 July) hosted a delegation of government and public health
officials on visits to a number of gyms and leisure centres.
news •
01 Jul 2020
Sports governing bodies will have to demonstrate projects that have a “meaningful,
measurable impact” on improving people’s lives in order to receive funding as part of the
government’s wide-ranging sports strategy.
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16 Dec 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
The government should significantly rethink its taxation of gym memberships to get to
grips with the UK’s physical inactivity pandemic.
news •
08 Feb 2016
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
The fitness of children falls dramatically during the holidays – but the problem could be solved
by keeping school sports facilities open during the summer months.
news •
03 May 2019
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