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Sport England’s National Benchmarking Service (NBS) is to receive a shake-up
in its back-room operations, with consultancy Leisure-net Solutions to take a
more prominent role, working alongside Sheffield Hallam University to provide
the NBS’s analysis and report writing services.
news •
25 Jun 2014
Researchers in Dortmund, Germany, are working on a new exercise system that will provide doctors with data from the routines performed by people on a variety of machines.
news •
16 May 2011
The UK government has declared that boys and girls should have equal access to sports in
schools, and is asking schools to dedicate at least two hours of curriculum time to PE per week.
news •
14 Mar 2023
Without government action, economic growth will continue to be hampered by the rising cost
of obesity on society says a report from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.
news •
21 Dec 2023
A large-scale academic study has concluded that there is "no threat of increased COVID-
19
spread" at fitness facilities, even when intensive training takes place.
news •
25 Jun 2020
The sport and physical activity sector is mounting a challenge to government plans to shut
down the
sector during "Lockdown 2", set to come into force on 5 November.
news •
03 Nov 2020
Professor Alfonso Jimenez of Think Active outlines findings from the Safe Active study, which show gyms are effectively protecting members and staff from COVID-19
HCM issue 1 2022
Technogym’s fitness equipment and solutions have been
integrated with Polar products with the aim of creating a
“more engaging wellness on the go experience”.
product innovation •
30 Oct 2014
Young people whose “fat gene” is located in an unusual part of their chromosome chain
are more likely to binge-eat, according to a recent study by researchers of The University
of Queensland.
news •
07 Aug 2015
Dr Steve Mann, former research director at industry body, ukactive, has been appointed
director at sports and physical activity consultancy 4global.
news •
08 Oct 2020
We look at the growth of hotels built around a wellness offering for guests
HCM issue 11 2016
Physical exercise can increase life expectancy by up to 4.5 years according to
US research from the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes
of Health.
news •
21 Nov 2012
ukactive has called for the physical activity sector to increase the amount of evidence it shares on
exercise referral schemes. The industry body said that by sharing more evidence, the sector can
study outcomes and "better understand why some schemes are more effective than others". As a
result, the sector would be able to create better schemes, maximise its contribution to the NHS and
create further opportunities for collaboration.
news •
01 Feb 2019
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellent (NICE)’s new guidelines for
commissioners regarding exercise on referral schemes have been praised by
ukactive as helping to ‘drive forward the evidence base for physical activity.’
news •
26 Sep 2014
Physical activity sector firms will soon be able to measure how they stack up against rival
businesses, thanks to new benchmarking insights being provided to Flame Awards
entrants as part of their feedback report.
news •
23 Jun 2015
Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) Registrar Jean Ann Marnoch is to launch the world's first online PT conference, delivering her opening address to delegates from around the world.
news •
14 Oct 2008
Plans to build a new £36m sports centre in Coventry have been unveiled to
replace a centre built in 1966 which is haemorrhaging cash – costing around
£2,000 per day to keep open.
news •
17 Feb 2014
A group of the UK’s leading exercise referral experts have expressed concern at
the initial low uptake of such referrals, offering recommendations to improve the
situation in a new white paper.
news •
07 Oct 2014
Celebrity fitness advisor and sports and exercise science expert
Professor Greg Whyte is to become the first chair
of the ukactive Research Institute’s Scientific
Advisory Board, the organisation has announced.
news •
30 Apr 2014
Greg Glassman, founder of CrossFit, has sold the fitness company to entrepreneur Eric Roza –
two
weeks after Glassmann faced fierce backlash for a tweet relating to the murder of George Floyd.
news •
25 Jun 2020
With real-time vibration feedback, this new product generates applied analytics and guides training
Fit Tech issue 1 2020
Xplor Gym’s open software is empowering fitness clubs to unlock new opportunities for growth, says James Barter
HCM issue 7 2023
The sports industry will discover on Monday whether the long-running saga surrounding the merger of the Institute of Sport and Recreation Management (ISRM), Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management (ILAM) and National Association of Sports Development (NASD) is to continue.
news •
10 May 2006
UK’s flagship carrier British Airways (BA) is developing an ingestible “wellness pill”, which
would allow the airline to monitor passengers’ health information during flights.
news •
09 Dec 2016
The rapid growth of the UK's boutique fitness sector is being driven by strong demand
from
women for a more personalised gym experience, a report has found.
news •
13 Apr 2018
UK Sport, the agency responsible for investing in high
performance sport, is searching to find the next generation
of Olympic champions and has turned to the Wattbike for
assistance.
product innovation •
24 Jul 2014
For the tenth year running, UK hospital admissions for obesity in women were
much higher than for those in men, according to figures from the Health and
Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).
news •
27 Feb 2014
Korean scientists have developed a dynamic way of adjusting the difficulty of
video games – by estimating the players' emotions based on in-game data.
news •
03 Oct 2022
Whether for top athletes or recreational cyclists, the Wattbike offers benefits for both user and club
HCM issue 5 2014
Steven Ward and Tanni Grey-Thomspon, executive director and chair of ukactive, are challenging the activity sector to strive for greater things. Kate Cracknell reports
HCM issue 9 2015
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