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Data published today (17 February) shows that for every 100,000 visits to UK gyms and leisure
centres during 2020, only 1.7 people went on to test positive for COVID-19.
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17 Feb 2021
Barbara den Bak, Tom Moos, and Clare Stobart have been announced as speakers for ukactive's
Sweat 2021 conference, joining boutique and independent operators to discuss the bounceback
of the sector from COVID-19.
news •
16 Feb 2021
ukactive has published six 'policy calls', which it says are crucial in order to help the physical activity
sector survive and recover from the financial pressures caused by the pandemic.
news •
15 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.
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10 Feb 2021
The government has pledged to invest more than £10m to open school sports and
swimming facilities in England to the public in the evenings and at weekends.
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08 Feb 2021
CIMSPA has issued a new policy to help ensure fitness and physical activity training is
delivered safely online.
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04 Feb 2021
EuropeActive and ukactive have today (3 February) secured a new partnership
agreement
which will
see the industry bodies work closer together following the UK's exit from the EU.
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03 Feb 2021
Wigan Council in the UK will take back the management of all its leisure centres and
wellbeing services from 1 April 2021, following a 'mutual agreement to safeguard jobs and
services'.
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01 Feb 2021
The physical activity sector is in need of bespoke and substantial financial support in order for it to
survive the COVID-19 pandemic, according to industry body ukactive.
news •
28 Jan 2021
GLL is the latest operator to throw its support behind a parliamentary petition calling for gyms to
reopen first after the current national lockdown. GLL, which manages more than 258 facilities under
its Better brand, is urging all its customers to sign the petition, which also calls for a Work Out to
Help Out scheme similar to last summer’s successful scheme in the hospitality sector.
news •
28 Jan 2021
The pandemic has shown the need for us to embrace prevention in all areas of life
HCM issue 1 2021
Leisure-net’s lockdown 2 survey yielded findings that will set a course for the UK industry as it comes out of lockdown 3
HCM issue 1 2021
Muir Gray argues the industry needs a change of focus to optimise its potential
HCM issue 1 2021
The CEO of The Gym Group talks about the impact of COVID-19 and how the business is innovating to stay ahead
HCM issue 1 2021
Sport England has vowed to tackle inequality and create a nation of 'more equal, inclusive and
connected communities' through physical activity.
news •
26 Jan 2021
HCM editor, Liz Terry, has launched a Parliamentary Petition calling for gyms to be in the
first wave of reopenings after the lockdown and for the government to fund a 'Work Out to
Help Out' scheme.
news •
20 Jan 2021
Fitness, sport and leisure sector professionals who have continued to deliver services to
their communities throughout the pandemic are to be celebrated at industry networking
and educational event, active-net 2021.
news •
19 Jan 2021
Less than half (44.9 per cent) of children and young people in England met the recommended levels
for exercise (60 minutes or more a day) during 2020.
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14 Jan 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
The government needs to provide the fitness and physical activity sector with a plan which
will not
only provide immediate, essential measures to secure its future, but also help it to recover
and
grow.
news •
12 Jan 2021
The UK physical activity sector will lose around £400m a month during lockdown.
news •
07 Jan 2021
The closing of gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools under COVID-19
restrictions is costing the NHS £7.25m a week in lost social value. The figure has been calculated
based on the loss of health interventions – physical and mental – normally offered by the sector.
news •
07 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.
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05 Jan 2021
We’ve stepped off the path this month to bring you a special 2020 review edition of HCM and to propose emerging priorities going forward, as we gird our loins to tackle 2021
HCM issue 11 2020
Forcing gyms, health clubs and leisure centres to stay shut in tier 4 areas is unthinkable,
according to industry insiders – especially if the lifting of these measures will have to
wait until people have been vaccinated.
news •
21 Dec 2020
Gyms and leisure facilities in south-east England are to close from midnight tonight under
a variety of new restrictions announced during an emergency press briefing this evening
by prime minister, Boris Johnson.
news •
19 Dec 2020
As COVID-19 cases increase across much of the UK, the fitness industry is standing fast,
with the latest data from ukactive showing that the prevalence of COVID-19 in people who
have used gyms remains extremely low.
news •
18 Dec 2020
Industry body ukactive has intensified its challenge to overturn the government's decision to ban
group exercise in tier 3 areas in England after more regions, including London, entered the
highest level of restrictions.
news •
15 Dec 2020
The House of Lords' 'National Plan for Sport and Recreation committee' has invited
sporting organisations and members of the public in the UK, to provide their views on how
to tackle the barriers which prevent people from taking part in sport and physical activity,
as part of an inquiry into the government's performance in relation to participation.
news •
09 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
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