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A major new consultation will seek to explore how the physical activity sector can better support
people over the age of 55 – and those with long-term health conditions – to lead active lifestyles.
news •
07 Oct 2020
Following today’s announcement of a new physical
activity drive in collaboration with Coca Cola, ukactive
CEO David Stalker has outlined what drove the health
and wellbeing advocate to team up with the world’s
largest producer of fizzy drinks.
news •
27 May 2014
Industry body ukactive has today (1 July) hosted a delegation of government and public health
officials on visits to a number of gyms and leisure centres.
news •
01 Jul 2020
Power Plate has been shortlisted for the “Developing & Supporting Communities following on
from Covid-19” award at this year’s ukactive Awards.
product innovation •
01 Jun 2022
UK gym operators will be able to save thousands of pounds in the face of new legislation
around the
use of video content on commercial premises after an intervention by ukactive.
news •
14 Feb 2017
ukactive’s newly-appointed CEO, Steve
Ward, examines the many exciting
opportunities ahead for our sector
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Horse Racing legend AP McCoy has been announced as the headline speaker for this
June’s ukactive Flame Conference 2015.
news •
16 Mar 2015
ukactive has won the Trade Body Campaign of the Year award for its Turning the
tide of inactivity campaign at the Public Affairs Awards 2014.
news •
10 Dec 2014
Startup businesses in social media, data and wearable technology are being encouraged to
develop products and services aimed at promoting physical activity as part of a business
mentor initiative launched by ukactive.
news •
18 Oct 2016
ukactive has announced the high-profile shortlist of candidates aiming to join the new
ukactive Board of Directors, to be helmed by recently-appointed chair Tanni Grey-
Thompson.
news •
30 Apr 2015
CoachAi, a virtual companion that interacts with members through their smartphones, has
been declared the winner of this year's ActiveLab competition.
news •
13 Jun 2019
ukactive has teamed up with the British University & Colleges Sports (BUCS) to
deliver a new fitness initiative designed to overcome the ‘seven year plateau,’
which has seen physical activity participation rates among tertiary students
remain stagnant since 2007.
news •
20 Feb 2014
Dr Steve Mann has been appointed to the newly created position of head of healthy
communities at social enterprise Places for People Leisure.
news •
16 Jan 2018
Ukactive has urged the incoming Conservative government to invest heavily in physical activity – in
order to improve the nation’s health.
news •
16 Dec 2019
ukactive has kicked off its countdown to National Fitness Day 2017 with the launch of a
consumer social media campaign and a renewed focus on taking activity into schools,
workplaces and high streets.
news •
26 May 2017
ukactive has questioned the government's decision to make all employers start
paying towards the wages of their furloughed staff.
news •
01 Jun 2020
New research is being carried out to determine the extent of how exercise referrals can
change behaviour and boost levels of physical activity.
news •
06 Oct 2016
ukactive chair Tanni Grey-Thompson has issued a strong rebuttal to a Times
article which appeared to suggest that Coca Cola’s membership of the physical activity
trade body had influenced its position on obesity.
news •
09 Oct 2015
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) has announced its new name and brand at its annual summit held in
London today. As part of plans to expand its reach and become a representative body for the entire
physical activity sector, the association will now be known as ukactive.
news •
22 Nov 2012
ukactive’s latest report investigates best practice in the area of community wellbeing cross-sector partnerships. Executive director Steven Ward explains more
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Argos has been announced as the lead partner for National Fitness Day (NFD) 2016, with
the retail giant set to significantly spread the reach of the “most active day of the year.”
news •
08 Jul 2016
A new report has called for a "major culture shift" in order to get older people more physically
active.
news •
13 Sep 2018
The UK Spa Association (UKSA) and ukactive have announced a new partnership, that will
offer a new 'Active Spa' membership to businesses the provide both spa and fitness
facilities and services.
news •
08 Nov 2018
This year’s National Fitness Day – the largest celebration of physical activity in the UK –
will see schools included in the initiative for the first time as organiser ukactive targets a
bigger and better event than ever before.
news •
08 May 2015
Britain’s most successful female Olympian, Laura Kenny, has been announced as one of the
keynote speakers for ukactive’s Active Uprising in Manchester this summer.
news •
13 Apr 2018
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.
news •
04 Mar 2016
New research from industry body, ukactive, has found gyms are almost risk-free
environments for COVID-19, with an estimated 0.020 positive cases per 10,000 gym visits
– results that are statistically insignificant.
news •
25 Aug 2020
A government investment of £1.75bn – to pay 50 per cent of rents across the
retail, hospitality and leisure sectors for six months – would save 375,000 jobs and offer a
return on investment of nearly £7bn.
news •
12 Aug 2020
Industry body, ukactive, has questioned the decision to close gyms and health clubs as
part of some localised lockdowns.
news •
07 Aug 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that gyms may be able to reopen in a ‘couple of weeks’.
Johnson made the comments during an interview with radio station LBC on 3 July.
"We are going to reopen gyms as soon as we can do it in a COVID-19-secure way and I think that the
date for reopening gyms at the moment, if we can do it, is in just a couple of weeks’ time," Johnson
said.
news •
03 Jul 2020
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