Active Life news

A report from UK Active and Les Mills has found that 43 per cent of adults are failing to meet the Chief Medical Officer’s strength ... More

Places Leisure has opened Epping Leisure Centre. Undertaken in partnership with Epping Forest District Council and Pellikaan Construction, this is part of a wider regeneration ... More

The American Council on Exercise (ACE) and Nick Lambe, The Online Sleep Coach, have collaborated to launch the Sleep and Recovery Coach Course. “As recovery ... More

Equinox Hotels, which has a focus on fitness, health and wellness, has announced it will operate a marina lifestyle destination called Equinox Resort Anguilla Port ... More

Sport England has released the latest Active Lives Children & Young People Report for the 2024-25 academic year. Physical activity among children and young people ... More

Sport England has announced 27 new partnerships that will benefit from its place-based approach, which aims to reduce the postcode lottery by targeting areas of ... More

Operators interested in offering programmes to get people living with Parkinson’s disease active have until 2 October to apply for a grant from Parkinson’s UK. ... More

Registered charity and leisure operator, BH Live has taken over the contract to run the leisure offering of Southampton City Council. The contract includes the ... More

The finalists of the UK Active Awards 2025 have been announced today (19 August) following a record number of entries from across the UK’s physical ... More

Premium London operator, Third Space, has launched a pioneering performance testing facility, the Performance Lab, at its newly renovated Mayfair club. Priced at £375 and ... More

Freedom Leisure has been appointed by Southend-on-Sea City Council as provider for its leisure services. The new partnership covers the operation of three leisure centres: ... More

Go Fit has invested more than €20 million in its latest development, a 22,000 square metre sports and wellness hub in Tenerife, next to Heliodoro ... More

Treningshelse Holding has consolidated all its health club operations under a new brand – Sporty – to create what is now the second biggest health club ... More

Kerzner International has opened its first purpose-built Siro and the launch of the fitness and recovery-focused concept in Europe. Siro is a fully-integrated hospitality concept ... More

The UK health and fitness industry is growing exponentially, with revenue up by 8.8 per cent in 2024 and penetration reaching 16.9 per cent. These ... More

The UK government has announced £100 million of new funding to support grassroots sports and physical activity, targeting deprived areas and supporting participation among under-represented ... More

Fitness and leisure facilities in Sheerness, UK, are being upgraded as part of a regeneration project, Sheerness Revival, funded by the UK government. Swale Borough ... More

Brits are choosing to spend more of their disposable income on health and fitness than eating out and drinking socially according to a new survey ... More

UK chartered institute, CIMSPA, has teamed up with the UK government's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to promote career opportunities in the physical activity ... More

Pendle Leisure Trust – which operates in one of the most deprived areas in England – has appointed Simon Gwynne as CEO. The people of Pendle ... More

Sport and physical activity creates annual savings of £10.5 billion for the NHS and social care, according to Sport England research published today (22 October). ... More

Some 800 people attended the UK Active Awards ceremony last night (3 October) in Birmingham. Sponsored by STA, the hosts were Professor Greg Whyte OBE ... More

Resort developer and operator Kerzner International has announced plans to expand its portfolio of luxury hotels and residences with two new fitness-centric wellness destinations in ... More

The padel craze continues with the launch of a new club at Champneys Mottram Hall in Cheshire and a pop-up at London’s Marble Arch. Developed ... More

Global restaurant brand, Subway, has teamed up with GB Basketball, Breaking GB and Skateboard GB to promote physical activity in these three emerging sports. The ... More