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This live-streaming platform brings boutique classes into people’s homes. We talk to its founder and CEO
Fit Tech issue 1 2020
Although the facts may seem less relevant now due to the coronavirus pandemic, new numbers – out today
in the new European Health & Fitness Market Report 2020, published by EuropeActive and Deloitte
– show the European fitness industry experienced another year of growth during 2019.
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02 Apr 2020
Nearly two thirds (64 per cent) of the world’s health and fitness clubs are currently closed either by
decree or voluntary arrangement.
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02 Apr 2020
A new national campaign has been launched to encourage people to stay physically active at their
homes during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) lockdown.
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27 Mar 2020
Physical activity sector bodies have welcomed the government's measures to help the UK's self-
employed workers during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.
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27 Mar 2020
ClassPass will begin offering its partners the opportunity to live-stream classes through its app and
website.
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26 Mar 2020
Delegates who were supposed to be attending the annual Active-net event this week – but instead
find themselves in a lockdown – are being offered a free lift-me-up in the form of free pizza.
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25 Mar 2020
In an IHRSA webinar presented on 18 March, Colin Grant, CEO of Pure International Group,
has shared what he has learned from managing closures and member concerns across his
30+ South Asia clubs in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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23 Mar 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered all UK gyms, health clubs, leisure centres and restaurants
to close at the end of business on 20 March.
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20 Mar 2020
Les Mills International (LMI) has unveiled a raft of free digital workout solutions to
support
health clubs and schools during the coronavirus pandemic.
news •
19 Mar 2020
Leading trade bodies representing the physical activity sector have called on the government to
introduce "urgent additional measures" in order to keep gyms and leisure facilities afloat during the
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.
news •
18 Mar 2020
The active leisure industry is increasingly feeling the pressure as countries introduce measures to
tackle the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.
news •
17 Mar 2020
Latin America’s health club industry is robust, according
to IHRSA’s Latin American Report. Kristen Walsh provides
valuable data on the region’s flourishing market conditions
HCM Handbook 2018
Trampoline park operator Oxygen Freejumping has acquired Air Space Trampoline in a multi-
million pound cash deal, bringing its total number of sites to 10.
news •
01 Aug 2017
A new report from IHRSA gives
valuable data on the Latin American
fitness market, showing a robust
industry made up of 65,000 clubs
HCM issue 6 2017
Desk-bound office workers should schedule an hour’s exercise a day, says a study in The Lancet
HCM issue 9 2016
Sedentary lifestyles are costing the global economy $67.5bn (£51bn, €60bn) a year in healthcare
and productivity losses – and developed nations are bearing the brunt of the inactivity epidemic.
news •
01 Aug 2016
Office workers who spend their days sitting down are urged to exercise for at least one
hour each day in order to combat the serious risks their sedentary lifestyle is posing on
their health.
news •
28 Jul 2016
Dance, yoga and Pilates classes will be made available to NHS staff as part of a new
£600m fund designed to ensure Europe’s largest single workforce is fit for purpose.
news •
09 Mar 2016
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
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson is calling on employers to drive a radical overhaul of
offices to encourage physical activity around the workplace and help tackle the UK’s health
woes.
news •
28 Jan 2016
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.
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17 Dec 2015
The NHS must make use of its funding lifeline in George Osborne’s Spending Review to
invest in physical activity initiatives that will help safeguard its future, according to
ukactive executive director Steven Ward.
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26 Nov 2015
Physical activity should be embedded into every aspect of society, says ukactive, which
will today (5 November) publish a new call-to-arms Blueprint urging the government to
make overcoming inactivity a top-tier public health priority.
news •
05 Nov 2015
Executive director Steven Ward outlines ukactive’s latest area of focus: childhood inactivity
HCM issue 6 2015
CEO of ukactive David Stalker looks ahead to this year’s ukactive National Summit
HCM issue 10 2014
With the nation dying from obesity and related issues, it’s irresponsible to give people grounds to opt out of activity, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 9 2014
Health and fitness industry figureheads have rebuffed the sensational health
claims reported on the Daily Mail website this week, following 5:2 diet advocate
and author Dr Michael Mosley’s TV appearance on This Morning.
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08 Aug 2014
Public health campaigns must focus not only on the science of why people should exercise, but also on the practicalities of how physical activity guidelines can be easily and enjoyably achieved, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 5 2014
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Nuffield Health has worked with ServiceSport UK for more than ten
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Members are telling us they need support with their mental and spiritual health and the industry is starting to see this need. Now’s the time to fast-track our response
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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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Dr Jonathan Leary
Founder, Remedy Place“It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time”
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Egym has announced deals designed to position it for growth acceleration, as Kath Hudson reports
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McFit, the original budget gym is undergoing
a transformation with a new look and
estate-wide overhaul, as Liz Terry reports
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