Fit For Sport news

Dean Horridge, founder of children’s activity provider Fit For Sport, is stepping down from his role as the company's CEO. "It is with excitement and ... More

The health and fitness industry’s finest came together in their hundreds last night (28 June) to recognise the achievements of their peers, as the 2017 ... More

ukactive has bolstered its senior team in an effort to drive forward the physical activity agenda in 2017. Jack Shakespeare, Joe Robinson, Lara Lill and ... More

Children’s activity levels at school can now be monitored after the launch of an online measuring tool in a bid to help tackle obesity. The ... More

Organised sport should not be used to engage children in physical activity as it alienates them from taking part in regular exercise, according to the ... More

Fitness equipment supplier Octane Fitness UK has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of a new key account manager. Jo Paddon joins the company ... More

Having taken the US by storm since its launch last week, and with UK users also getting in on the act, Pokémon Go is being ... More

A new Sport-England funded programme has engaged more than 15,000 school children in regular activity by upskilling lunchtime assistants and other school staff to deliver ... More

Health experts are calling on the government to scrap the so-called ‘fat letters’ posted to parents in England to tell them if their child is ... More

Finalists have been announced for the 2015 Active Training Awards, which will be presented on Thursday 26 November at the Crowne Plaza in Marlow. Building ... More

Former ukactive CEO David Stalker has been named chair of Fit For Sport, one of two new non-executive appointments to the company’s board. Stalker, who ... More

ukactive has announced that it will spearhead the UK arm of a Europe-wide initiative to help young children lead healthier lifestyles. ukactive will team up ... More

Almost three quarters of primary school teachers expect their pupils to spend the impending summer holidays in front of tablets and TVs, according to Fit ... More

A “once in a lifetime” opportunity for the London 2012 Games to inspire a generation of young Brits to participate in sport has been lost ... More

ukactive has revealed the results of the recent election for its revamped Membership Council, reflecting a diverse mix of senior figures from across the physical ... More

Fitness levels among English schoolchildren are lower than ever and still getting worse, with a new study highlighting that sedentary lifestyles are to blame rather ... More

Only half of seven-year-olds are meeting recommended physical activity guidelines of 60 minutes per day, according to a landmark ukactive report which lifts the lid ... More

ukactive has today (26 May) confirmed the shortlist of candidates vying for nine seats on its new Membership Council. The formation of a new Membership ... More

Paul Bowman has been promoted to the role of CEO at virtual group exercise provider Wexer Virtual. The announcement comes just eight months after Bowman ... More

More than two thirds of children in Britain fall below recommended levels of fitness for their age group, according to a study published today (22 ... More

ukactive is to renew efforts to tackle childhood inactivity through a raft of initiatives following its recent merger with Compass. Compass – the representative body ... More

Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and the entire Looney Tunes gang could soon be putting UK kids through their paces as part of a new collaboration ... More

The University of Bristol is launching a new study to assess whether a peer-led intervention could address the steep reduction in teenage girls doing physical ... More

The campaign against youth inactivity continues apace, with Active IQ aiming to help physical activity professionals provide safe and stimulating sessions for children under the ... More

As part of the ongoing push across the physical activity sector to engage youngsters in exercise from an early age, Freedom Leisure is to train ... More