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The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) has offered its backing to the 'Women TRY
Sport' (WTS) campaign, which is designed to promote and improve sporting
opportunities for women.
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06 Jun 2012
Vivafit has the highest overall brand awareness among women in Portugal when compared with other fitness chains.
news •
13 Sep 2010
A national campaign to get the UK’s women moving was launched by the Women’s
Sport and Fitness Foundation (WSFF) on 1 January.
news •
02 Jan 2013
British Cycling has revealed it plans to have 1m more women cycling in the UK by
2020 by shifting the culture and accessibility of the sport.
news •
27 Mar 2013
The Women in Fitness Association (WIFA) has launched its UK council today (8 March 2019, International Women's Day), a not-for-profit
organisation that aims to unite women in the fitness industry by offering support, resources and mentorship programmes, whilst also
addressing specific issues women face in the industry.
news •
08 Mar 2019
In celebration of International Women’s Day, WIFA launches the most significant global
advocacy campaign for women in fitness worldwide- #womenhelpingwomenww
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07 Mar 2022
Boosting awareness of strength training among women could be the key to
growing gym membership, says a new study from fitness equipment
manufacturer, Precor.
news •
25 Feb 2014
Britain needs more female personal trainers, figures from the Register of
Exercise Professionals (REPs) reveal, with women only making up 35 per cent of
the profession.
news •
14 Jan 2013
New research from Flinders University in Australia has found that breast reduction surgery can
change women's participation in physical activity
news •
23 Aug 2023
The stats show that women are less active than men and more likely to drop out of sport. So how can the industry tackle this?
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Exercise classes based on psychological as well as physical exercise have been launched following a successful pilot scheme.
news •
15 Jan 2007
Sports and active wear company Boudavida has
released a 12 piece collection of women’s gym attire.
product innovation •
17 Feb 2017
Cultural Community Partnerships (CCP) is to hold a Women’s Day on 11 March at Pemberton Leisure and Conference Centre in Rushen and the Nene Centre in Thrapston.
news •
06 Mar 2006
Women under chronic stress have significantly lower levels of klotho – a hormone that
regulates ageing and enhances cognition – researchers at the University of California San
Francisco have found.
news •
19 Jun 2015
Total Fitness has launched a women-only concept called The Women’s Gym in Manchester, UK.
news •
10 Jan 2024
New analysis from Nuffield Health - one of the UK's largest healthcare charities
- has found that larger waist sizes can increase the risk of cancer and
infertility in women.
news •
27 Jun 2012
Nearly half (47 per cent) of men employed by fitness companies work in
leadership roles – while for
women, the figure is just 36 per cent.
news •
29 Jul 2022
Women-only swimming sessions could hold the key to improving numbers, according to an initiative
by leisure centre operator Serco.
news •
21 Nov 2017
Women in Sport is attempting to counter
female physical activity drop-off rates
during the winter months by issuing
recommendations to its partners
following an extensive piece of insight
work.
news •
08 Feb 2016
Nearly 80 per cent of women and girls would play more sport if it better reflected the customer-friendly experience of shopping.
news •
01 Dec 2008
Énergie Fitness has acquired 24 Motorcise Healthy Living Centres after the women-only club operator fell into administration on 18 April.
news •
24 Apr 2008
The physical and mental health of women in the UK has been put under
unprecedented pressure by
the pandemic, according to Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson.
news •
21 Feb 2021
More than a third of women will be inspired by the Rio 2016 Olympics to take part in
physical activity, according to a study commissioned by the Sport and Recreation Alliance.
news •
05 Aug 2016
The town of Bury has received £1.8m funding to run an intensive one-year pilot
to get more girls and women active and to tackle the gender gap in sport. Funded by National Lottery
funding from Sport England, the scheme will run highly visible activities across the borough including in
local parks and leisure centres.
news •
10 May 2013
Almost two thirds of women work out harder when they exercise with a friend, according to new research
by Virgin Active.
news •
22 Jan 2013
The latest edition of the highly-successful This Girl Can Campaign has been celebrated for its "taboo-
busting" and "brave" take on what female fitness really looks like.
news •
15 Jan 2020
In a society where plastic surgery is increasingly mainstream, some women are having breast reduction to enhance their ability to exercise. New research looks at the impact
HCM issue 7 2023
A new guide has been published to give health clubs, gyms and leisure centres in the UK
insights into how to attract more women and girls and to encourage them to get physically
active.
news •
10 Nov 2021
This Girl Can, a multi-million pound marketing campaign aimed at getting
more girls and women into sport, has launched today.
news •
12 Jan 2015
The founder of the US-based Cuts for Men fitness club franchise,b John Gennaro, is planning to unveil Cuts for Women – taking on ladies-only operators including Curves, Contours Express and Ladies Workout Express.
news •
05 Apr 2005
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D2F had updated its brand styling to keep pace with
business growth. MD, John Lofting and operations
director, Matt Aynsley, explain the rationale
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New research has found BMI to be a highly inaccurate measure of childhood obesity, leading current thinking and policy based on it into question
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Industry suppliers are responding to the exponential increase in
consumer demand for strength training with a raft of new and
innovative launches and concepts, as Steph Eaves reports
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Now mental health is the number one reason for people to join a
health club, do fitness professionals need a grounding in counselling
to offer a more holistic service? Kath Hudson asks the experts
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