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The industry veteran and new chair of the UK Active Membership Council shares insights into growing his business over 35 years and reveals his aims for his new role at UK Active
HCM issue 4 2022
UK Active has released its final report on COVID-19 cases among health club, leisure centre and
swimming pool customers.
news •
07 Apr 2022
As it celebrates its 300th edition, HCM can feel proud of producing the richest primary source material for our great sector, says Steven Ward of GO Fit
HCM issue 3 2022
With between 85 and 100 per cent of employers reporting staff shortages, is the UK fitness sector heading into a workforce employment crisis and what can be done about it? HCM reports
HCM issue 3 2022
Europe Active has reinvented itself over the pandemic, rallying the sector, progressing the public health agenda, and opening itself up to global collaboration. Its CEO talks to Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 3 2022
The health, fitness and activity sector is ramping up its sustainability drive to net-zero with the
launch of a new alliance called the Sport Environment and Climate Coalition (SECC).
news •
22 Mar 2022
New UK Active membership council revealed – Dave Courteen to chair and also join the UK Active board
Industry body, UK Active, has revealed a new council to represent the voice of members to its
board
news •
17 Feb 2022
Entries are now open for the annual UK Active Awards.
news •
24 Jan 2022
Mark Sesnan, co-founder and CEO of GLL, has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours
List 2022.
news •
12 Jan 2022
The UK government should encourage – and make it easier – for doctors and other health and
care professionals to refer people to fitness facilities in order to reduce pressures on the health
service.
news •
12 Jan 2022
HCM has confirmed that the UK government's £1bn support package for the hospitality
and leisure industry, which allows businesses to claim a cash grant of £6,000, is not currently
available to health clubs.
news •
22 Dec 2021
ukactive has stressed the importance of landlords and tenants "sharing the burden" of
commercial
rent arrangements.
news •
09 Dec 2021
A total of 22.7 million Brits – more than a third of the total population – took part in physical
activity during the recent National Fitness Day.
news •
24 Nov 2021
A "significant majority" of the UK's swimming teachers and aquatic professionals feel that
swimming excludes some groups and communities.
news •
18 Nov 2021
Are collaborations with fast food brands, such as McDonald's, a smart marketing opportunity for operators and sector businesses, or are they a risk to reputation? Industry thought leaders give their views
HCM issue 10 2021
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
Nadine Dorries, the recently appointed secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport,
has
promised that the government will place sport and physical activity "at the heart of pandemic
recovery".
news •
15 Oct 2021
Tanni Grey Thompson has outlined her vision on how the physical activity
sector can play "the fullest
role in improving the health of the nation".
news •
13 Oct 2021
Pete Wells explains industry representation at COP26 and James Foley on lowering carbon emissions and saving cash and planet
HCM issue 9 2021
ukactive’s Kenny Butler is leading the UK’s industry review of social prescribing. He explains how you can get involved in driving this new agenda
HCM issue 9 2021
The director of personalised care for NHS England and CEO of the National Academy of Social Prescribing talks to HCM about the role of health clubs
HCM issue 9 2021
Tanni Grey-Thompson has announced she will hand over her role as ukactive chair in
August 2022, after more than six years driving the success of the organisation from the
heart of government.
news •
30 Sep 2021
Sports Minister, Nigel Huddleston, has joined gym-goers this morning to kick-off the annual National
Fitness Day, with thousands of free activities taking place across the UK.
news •
22 Sep 2021
VAT reform, adjustments in business rates and a fitness-led high street regeneration push could see
the UK's fitness sector gain 5 million more paying members by 2030.
news •
21 Sep 2021
Half of UK adults aren't happy with their physical fitness levels, according to a study by Savanta
ComRes.
news •
20 Sep 2021
An award celebrating outstanding individuals in the fitness sector is to be named in honour
of Jan Spaticchia, who passed away suddenly earlier this year.
news •
14 Sep 2021
The best in class of the physical activity sector have been revealed at the ukactive Awards
2021.
product innovation •
07 Sep 2021
New data from the ukactive Research Institute shows that for every 100,000 visits to UK
health clubs and leisure centres between April and August 2021, only one person went on
to test positive for COVID-19. The figure of one positive case per 100,000 visits is 60 per cent lower
than the 1.7 cases per 100,000 visits to fitness facilities reported between July 2020 and the end of
December 2020.
news •
02 Sep 2021
A consultation has been launched to review the current provision of fitness and
leisure facilities
available for disabled people.
news •
26 Aug 2021
Marcus Kingwell on music licencing policy and John Harling on SLT’s COVID programme
HCM issue 8 2021
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Operators, prepare to revolutionise the way members connect with personal
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Basic-Fit – which has been scaling rapidly across Europe –
is considering franchising to ramp up growth further afield
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HCM People
Dr Jonathan Leary
Founder, Remedy Place“It was as though the whole world woke up at the same time”
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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
HCM magazine
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
HCM magazine
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