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Sport England and UK Active have signed a five-year partnership agreement which will see the two organisations tackle inequalities within the sport and physical activity ... More

UK Active has released its final report on COVID-19 cases among health club, leisure centre and swimming pool customers. The report, called Safe and Essential, ... More

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 ... More

Lobbying is gearing up in advance of the Spring Budget this week, with UK Active calling on the government to support the sector in tackling ... More

The UK government must offer greater clarity on how it plans to support the health and fitness industry when it comes to re-engaging people with ... More

Industry body, UK Active, has revealed a new council to represent the voice of members to its board. The group will be chaired by industry ... More

The physical activity sector will have an essential role to play in delivering the UK government's plans to "level up" and tackle longstanding economic, social, ... More

Entries are now open for the annual UK Active Awards. Following two years of unparalleled disruption, UK Active has added two COVID-19-related award categories which ... More

The UK government should encourage – and make it easier – for doctors and other health and care professionals to refer people to fitness facilities ... More

The number of positive COVID-19 cases among people who have visited health clubs across Europe continues to be at "extremely low levels". Data from the ... More

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 ... More

UK Active has sent letters to three government departments, asking for them to provide the fitness and physical activity sector with direct financial support. The ... More

A review of the state of 'digital maturity' of health club operators in the UK has established the current winners in the race to elevate ... More

The number of positive COVID-19 cases among people who have visited health clubs, leisure centres and swimming pools in the UK continues to be at ... More

A total of 22.7 million Brits – more than a third of the total population – took part in physical activity during the recent National ... More

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 ... More

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 ... More

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 ... More

Half of UK adults aren't happy with their physical fitness levels, according to a study by Savanta ComRes. A poll of more than 2,000 adults ... More

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. ... More

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, ... More

OnePT Rochdale has been named as club of the year at this year's ukactive Awards, the second year the operator has claimed victory. The centre ... More

A consultation on social prescribing and other similar health programmes will look to "uncover the physical activity sector's full potential" and define its role in ... More

Health clubs in England are preparing to return to operations without restrictions, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed the country would move to Step 4 ... More

ukactive has set out its vision to develop a national strategy for the UK's public leisure sector and to define the sector's role in delivering ... More