ukactive Research Institute news

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

Further research into the levels of positive COVID-19 cases among those to have visited fitness clubs and leisure facilities is currently being developed by EuropeActive. ... More

Health clubs, gyms and leisure centres should focus on ability, rather than age, when designing, marketing and delivering activities to those aged 55 and over. ... More

Dr Steve Mann, former research director at industry body, ukactive, has been appointed director at sports and physical activity consultancy 4global. Mann has been tasked ... More

A major new consultation will seek to explore how the physical activity sector can better support people over the age of 55 – and those ... More

A new report has revealed the likely timescales and shape of the UK fitness market's recovery from the COVID-19 lockdown, finding that 88 per cent ... More

ukactive has launched two major new reports as part of its Business Intelligence service. The first product is a new series of quarterly business reports ... More

A report outlining membership habits and retention in the fitness sector will be released at the Sweat 2020 event next week. The Member Choice report ... More

A three-year research project will look to provide the physical activity industry with a better understanding of the needs of families with disabled children. The ... More

The UK fitness industry should make a concerted effort to highlight the importance of strength training, following the publication of the Chief Medical Officer's (CMO) ... More

ukactive has called for the physical activity sector to increase the amount of evidence it shares on exercise referral schemes. The industry body said that ... More

The ukactive Research Institute has announced plans to make all academic research it conducts available as 'pre-print articles' to stakeholders in the physical activity sector. ... More

The rapid growth of the UK's boutique fitness sector is being driven by strong demand from women for a more personalised gym experience, new research ... More

ukactive has named Dr James Steele as its new principal investigator – a role which will see him lead the ukactive Research Institute. Steele’s appointment ... More

Plans to tackle child health inequalities caused by school summer holidays will get underway this year as ukactive launches a major new pilot with up ... More

Dr Steve Mann has been appointed to the newly created position of head of healthy communities at social enterprise Places for People Leisure. The research ... More

Organisations, groups and individuals who contribute to increasing the levels of physical activity across the UK are being urged to take part in a ukactive ... More

New research is being carried out to determine the extent to which exercise referrals can change behaviour and boost levels of physical activity. The project, ... More

Lazy summer holidays are leading to a significant drop-off in schoolchildren’s fitness levels and hampering efforts to reverse the UK’s physical inactivity epidemic, new research ... More

A group of North London schools could be among the first in the country to take part in a new fitness measurement pilot which aims ... More

Beginning an exercise intervention programme with motivational interviewing to ease inactive clients into the idea of regular physical activity could be key to the success ... More

The ukactive Research Institute has ‘come of age’ according to ukactive operations director Geraldine Tuck, who will today (11 February) announce a major breakthrough in ... More

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 ... More

Physical activity sector firms will soon be able to measure how they stack up against rival businesses, thanks to new benchmarking insights being provided to ... More

David Cameron has outlined plans for tough new measures that could see obese people on sickness benefits have their income cut if they refuse treatment ... More