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UK Active has announced details of its annual health and fitness industry awards ceremony, which will take place in Birmingham on the evening of Thursday ... More

The UK government has unveiled plans for a pilot scheme, aimed at using financial rewards and other incentives to encourage people to exercise more and ... More

The UK government has launched a new Office for Health Promotion, designed to lead efforts to improve the nation's physical and mental health. Tasked with ... More

An international panel of experts have examined how social prescribing can play a role in the future of health and social care. Held by the ... More

A new Global Wellness Institute Initiative has been launched to focus on the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and in particular, SDG #3, ... More

Experts have urged governments and industry to increase opportunities for play and fun physical activities throughout life – especially in older years – in order ... More

A new report has called for a "major culture shift" in order to get older people more physically active. The Reimagining Ageing report, by ukactive, ... More

Construction of a £26m leisure centre in Dover, Kent, has been given the go ahead, with work on the 21,000sq m (226,000sq ft) site set ... More

Ukactive has launched a five-point manifesto designed to improve the health of the nation, urging all parties to adopt policies within it ahead of the ... More

Dramatic gains in life expectancy have been made globally since 2000, but major inequalities persist within and among countries, according to this year’s “World Health ... More

PayasUgym has named Alejandra Alvarez its new head of brand as the gym pass provider bids to make a transition from pure online lead generation ... More

Residents of Risca in Caerphilly, Wales are set to benefit from a £200,000 investment in leisure facilities, as works to improve Risca Leisure Centre are ... More

Image: Dorset is to develop a new wellness strategy Dorset County Council is to launch a public consultation as part of its plans to develop ... More

Improving the health and fitness of people across Scotland is at the heart of a new £23.5m Scottish Government initiative to create a legacy from ... More

Deloitte has invested in a new health and fitness club for its staff. The company worked with leisure management services provider Bladerunner, and equipment supplier ... More

The government has launched a £372m strategy to help cut obesity levels in England. The long-term strategy, published by health secretary Alan Johnson and schools ... More

Sports minister Richard Caborn officially opened the £5.2m Litherland Sports Park in Sefton last month. The facility, which opened to the public in June, boasts ... More

The latest research from HAFOS (the Health and Fitness Omnibus Survey) – carried out by Leisure-net Solutions and supported by SIBEC – was revealed at ... More