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SkillsActive is moving ahead with plans to launch a National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure.
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05 Dec 2007
Industry body ukactive has launched an Independent Operators Steering Group, catering for
members who run independently-owned sites or a small number of locations.
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10 Jul 2020
SkillsActive, the sector skills council for active learning and leisure, has
announced that it is to launch a new scheme to help Armed Forces personnel
pursue a career within the sector.
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19 Jan 2012
SkillsActive, the Sector Skills Council for the active leisure and learning sector, has welcomed Lord Leitch’s review, Prosperity for all in the global economy: world class skills, which sets out plans to make the UK a world leader in skills by 2020.
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05 Dec 2006
The market value of the UK's fitness sector has been estimated at £3.92bn - an increase of 1.5 per
cent from the year before.
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13 Jun 2013
New research carried out by consultants The Parthenon Group has suggested that the health and fitness sector may be facing a slow recovery from the recession.
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06 Apr 2010
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.
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29 Jun 2016
A new report from Oxygen Consulting has said that the physical activity sector
must “unleash” its social purpose potential to thrive among the wave of private
and budget gyms.
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15 Apr 2014
Huw Edwards, acting CEO of ukactive, has called for a "cultural shift" across government, in
order for it to recognise the crucial role that the physical activity sector can play in improving
the nation's health.
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06 Jun 2019
ukactive unveils a new programme designed to nurture the next generation of leaders in the fitness sector
HCM issue 3 2016
A new initiative being launched today (9 August) aims to improve the
application of digital
processes within the UK's fitness and physical activity sector.
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09 Aug 2021
The successful IPO of The Gym Group this month is likely to prove the catalyst for
renewed investor interest in the private gym sector, with the prospect of further listings.
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23 Nov 2015
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) has appointed Mr B & Friends to create a new brand for the
association. To be unveiled at the FIA Summit on 22 November 2012, the rebrand will look to champion
physical activity in all forms.
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27 Sep 2012
Willmott Dixon, the Hertfordshire-based construction company, has announced its
plans to launch a new leisure sector version of its standardised build concept
this summer.
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31 May 2012
The European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport told delegates at last
week’s European Health & Fitness Forum (EHFF) that he feels an “obligation” to improve
physical activity policy to reflect the key role exercise plays in society.
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12 Apr 2016
Exploring how the government’s new Sports Strategy will shape the future of the physical
activity sector will be top of the agenda during the sector leaders’ debate at active-net
2016.
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26 Feb 2016
The new Institute for Sports, Parks and Leisure (ISPAL) officially launched on 1 September.
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01 Sep 2006
How can we broaden the appeal of health clubs to all socioeconomic groups? Are we trying hard enough?
HCM issue 3 2014
The UK fitness industry's market value has reached an all-time high, despite a
small drop in the number of health clubs.
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07 Jun 2023
A review of the state of 'digital maturity' of health club operators in the UK has established the
current winners in the race to elevate the sector's digital performance, as well as highlighting
areas for development.
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14 Dec 2021
A new leadership learning initiative aims to transform knowledge sharing in the physical
activity sector.
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06 Jun 2019
Steven Ward, Executive Director of ukactive, is confident that 2017 will see our sector move forward at an increasingly fast pace
HCM Handbook 2017
The future of our industry is as a ‘national health service’, says the CEO of ukactive
HCM issue 8 2020
The first annual Private Sector Benchmarking report was released today (27 March). A
collaboration between UK Active and 4Global, the aim of the research is to provide accurate
insight into the state of UK-based private sector health clubs.
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28 Mar 2024
ukactive’s latest report investigates best practice in the area of community wellbeing cross-sector partnerships. Executive director Steven Ward explains more
HCM issue 10 2015
Former Fitness First CEO Andy Cosslett will share management insights gained from a
career of helming international companies as part of ukactive’s upcoming Future Leaders
programme.
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17 Jun 2016
ukactive has kicked off the application process for its new Future Leaders programme,
which aims to equip the next generation of industry executives with the tools to lead the
sector into a new era of growth.
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04 Mar 2016
Fitness leaders have spoken out on the importance of Britain staying in Europe, warning
that ‘Brexit’ could derail the sector’s growing momentum.
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06 Jun 2016
More than two thirds of the UK fitness sector’s workforce is female, according to the
Working in Fitness Survey 2015.
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28 Apr 2015
ukactive’s CEO David Stalker discusses the proposed move towards a single organisation covering all skills and workforce development for health and fitness
HCM issue 5 2015
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Speaking on the LIFTS podcast recently, Xponential Fitness CEO Anthony Geisler said participation in studio cycling is down globally. Kath Hudson decided to investigate
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When a hefty round of investment
coincided with the pandemic, the
CEO of Midtown Athletic Clubs
feared the company – founded by
his grandfather – would go down
on his watch. He talks to Kath
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keep the business afloat
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The European fitness sector is beating pre-pandemic numbers according to the 11th annual European Health & Fitness Market Report 2024 from Deloitte and EuropeActive, as Karsten Hollasch reports
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Belinda Steward
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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What needs to happen to integrate physical activity with
healthcare? Leaders in the sector share their thoughts
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