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Fife Sports and Leisure Trust (FSLT) has confirmed the addition of a new multi-use facility to its portfolio after taking over the management of Duloch Leisure Centre in Dunfermline.
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14 Jul 2011
Edinburgh Leisure recently welcomed 150 children from eight local primary schools to Drumbrae Leisure Centre for its first 'Transition Sports Day'.
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06 Aug 2007
Waterlooville Leisure Centre has opened its new three-storey gym to the public as work
progresses on a £3m transformation for the centre.
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18 Jun 2015
Virgin Active has become the official health club of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA). As part of a three
year agreement, Virgin Active will introduce a number of LTA tennis products to its members - including
Cardio Tennis, a group fitness class.
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18 Mar 2013
Group exercise participants are loyal, attend regularly and are less price sensitive. Are clubs doing enough to harness group exercise?
HCM issue 10 2013
With studies showing UK physical activity levels are dropping, it's time for a national strategy, says ukactive CEO David Stalker
HCM issue 10 2013
New research shows that gym users in the south are more active and in better
health than those in the north. A survey by payasUgym looked at 8,000 gym members, with findings
showing that people living in the south of England visited their gym far more frequently than those
living in the north.
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01 Jul 2013
The Get Oxfordshire Active (GO Active) project has been launched as part of an effort to increase participation in physical activity in the county.
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23 Jan 2009
Plans for a £1.3m revamp of sports and leisure facilities at Ruthin Leisure Centre in Denbighshire, North
Wales have been given the go ahead by the council's planning committee.
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24 Jan 2013
Work has begun on the £5m redevelopment of the University of Bradford Leisure Centre.
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04 Nov 2008
British Cycling has called upon the government to explore the possibility of opening up
more public paths to cyclists to boost participation and help deliver on sport strategy
outcomes.
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11 Jul 2016
More adults are taking part in organised sport
than ever before. The Active People Survey shows
that more than 6.8 million people aged 16 and over
are now taking part in sport at least three times
a week.
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11 Dec 2008
Sports psychologist Jeremy Snape and Olympic gold medallist Amy Williams are among the
keynote speakers at this year's Active Uprising.
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21 May 2019
StreetGames is to lead a push to get women and girls in Wales more physically active.
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18 May 2015
A study has found that introducing golf to those who are not meeting the recommended levels
of exercise could have a transformative effect on their lives.
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27 Mar 2018
4 Global – a partner in the Moving Communities initiative – has completed an initial public
offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market, valuing the
business at £24m.
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11 Jan 2022
Andy Reed – the former MP for Loughborough – has been assigned to lead the review into
the role played by County Sports Partnerships (CSP) as called for in the government’s
sport strategy.
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08 Mar 2016
Sport England says it's introducing "new and innovative" ways to increase participation – by
doing a better job of listening to local communities and networks to understand their needs.
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07 Dec 2021
Online clothing giant Net-a-Porter will tomorrow (9 July) launch a new
sportswear arm for women, marking the latest sign of convergence between
the fashion and fitness industries.
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08 Jul 2014
The row between parkrun and Stoke Gifford Parish Council about maintenance charges for
local facilities could inadvertently pave the way for more open dialogue between sports
providers and local authorities, according to industry experts.
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06 May 2016
Martin Long, CEO of DW Fitness First, has called on the government to speed up the
payment of furlough support.
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08 Apr 2020
One in five people in Britain say they don’t feel fit enough to play sport or exercise with
other people, according to new research conducted by Mintel.
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08 Oct 2014
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
Parkrun – the body which organises free 5km runs for the public – has criticised a parish
council which is trying to impose a fee for runners using a local park.
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13 Apr 2016
More than half of European Union citizens never or seldom take part in exercise
or play sport, according to the latest Eurobarometer survey.
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17 Apr 2014
More than 66m Americans used a gym in 2016, a record high since the International
Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) began tracking health club consumer
statistics in 1987.
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20 Apr 2017
Physical activity providers should reach out to supporters of disabled people through
effective marketing to boost their participation, according to a new study.
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14 Jan 2016
Chrissie Wellington, the head of participation at parkrun and four-time Ironman World
Champion, has been named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New
Year Honours list.
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04 Jan 2016
Boutique fitness brand Third Space is investing £50m (US$65.7m, €56.8m) in new clubs
as part of a five-year expansion plan in London, starting with two openings next
year.
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07 Nov 2017
Local authority leisure centres, particularly those which are trust operated,
are seeing remarkable improvements in financial efficiency, according to an
annual report from Sport England’s National Benchmarking Service.
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07 Sep 2015
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