National Fitness Day news
27 Oct 2023
The top operators, suppliers and facilities from across the physical activity sector were celebrated last
09 Oct 2023
A survey of UK adults by market research outfit Savanta has identified the nation’s dream
21 Sep 2023
Improved mental health is now a stronger motivation for Brits to exercise than staying in
21 Sep 2022
Operators across the physical activity sector open up to the public today offering free sessions
02 Sep 2022
UK Active and ITN Productions will be releasing their co-produced programme, called Fitness for Everyone,
24 Nov 2021
A total of 22.7 million Brits – more than a third of the total population
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22 Sep 2021
Sports Minister, Nigel Huddleston, has joined gym-goers this morning to kick-off the annual National Fitness
20 Sep 2021
Half of UK adults aren't happy with their physical fitness levels, according to a study
14 Sep 2021
An award celebrating outstanding individuals in the fitness sector is to be named in honour
04 Aug 2021
Paralympic champion and ukactive chair Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has issued a rallying cry for the
11 May 2021
Jan Spaticchia, founder and chair of énergie Fitness has died aged 51 following a short
07 Nov 2020
Millions of people throughout the UK took part in physical activity during this year's National
The BLK BOX team is thrilled to unveil its design and construction work on the
23 Sep 2020
The UK's physical activity sector has come together to get millions of people active during
21 Sep 2020
Exercise has been voted the number one way the public can help the NHS –
09 Sep 2020
Every £1 spent on community sport and physical activity in England generates £3.91 in return
30 Jul 2020
This year's National Fitness Day (NFD) will be the "biggest unified celebration of fitness in
27 Jul 2020
Les Mills will launch a new global campaign in September, celebrating the return of fitness
30 May 2020
The fitness industry in Europe is uniting today (30 May) to launch #beactivehour, a free
15 May 2020
BMF with Bear Grylls will look to active people across the continent with #BeActive Hour,
13 Nov 2019
Who does your brand belong to? There used to be only one answer to this
18 Oct 2019
Physical activity bodies ukactive and EuropeActive have agreed to strengthen their partnership in the event
24 Sep 2019
A medical practice is opening its very own fitness club, as part of plans to
23 Sep 2019
The average UK adult spends more than twice as long making tea as they do
19 Sep 2019
A nation divided by Brexit could be united by diverting focus to a "more pressing
30 Aug 2019
Strictly Come Dancing star Ashley Roberts and DJ Locksmith from dance music group Rudimental have
24 Sep 2018
The average UK adult spends eight times as long watching on-demand television as they do
31 Aug 2018
This year's National Fitness Day will kick off with a mass dance workout in the
15 May 2018
This year's National Fitness Day (NFD) will look to find and celebrate the most inspiring
13 Feb 2018
A new four-day “celebration of physical activity” – combining a conference, awards night and a
08 Jan 2018
Fitness brand Les Mills has recruited ukactive’s head of communications to lead its global business-to-business
25 Oct 2017
More than 5.1 million Britons, including three-quarters-of-a-million schoolchildren, got active on National Fitness Day 2017,
29 Sep 2017
Never underestimate the positive social and mental effects of activity – that was the message
27 Sep 2017
Gym operators and physical activity providers are throwing open their doors today (27 September), offering
26 Sep 2017
British adults spend an average of just 90 minutes being physically active, according to a
07 Sep 2017
Les Mills UK has teamed up with ukactive to offer its Born To Move virtual
23 Aug 2017
Strictly Come Dancing star Darcey Bussell will lead a workout in Central London to kick-start
12 Jul 2017
School summer holidays are creating a class divide between the fitness levels of deprived children
26 May 2017
ukactive has kicked off its countdown to National Fitness Day 2017 with the launch of
11 Apr 2017
ukactive will start its countdown to National Fitness Day 2017 by unveiling a line-up of
16 Sep 2016
This year’s National Fitness Day (NFD) on 7 September encouraged more people to get physically
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Adding EGYM’s easy onboarding, personalised workouts and progress-tracking
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Sustainability in the fitness industry is coming on in leaps and bounds as more
operators refurbish their gym equipment to save money and the planet
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At the heart of the Sydney Swans new headquarters in Australia is an elite
player-focused training facility by strength equipment specialist BLK BOX
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We all know we need to stand more. Now an exciting new partnership between Physical and Teca Fitness expands this thinking into UK gyms and beyond
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Life Fitness has reimagined cardio with the launch of its Symbio line which has been
designed with advanced biomechanics and offers deep levels of customisation
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A major refurbishment of Sport Ireland Fitness by Technogym has
created a world-class public gym at the home of Irish sport
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Coaching workshops from Keith Smith and
Adam Daniel have been designed to empower
your team and transform your service
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Disappointment about being
passed over for promotion
gave Neil Randall, the resilience
he needed to climb the ranks.
He talks to Kath Hudson about
the challenges he faced early
in his career and the skills
he learned from them
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The Maybourne Group has unveiled its all-new London
hotel The Emory. Megan Whitby goes behind the scenes
at Surrenne, its cutting-edge health and wellness club
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Weight loss drugs are altering consumer behaviour, disrupting sectors from food retailing (smaller portions) to apparel (less fabric needed). We need to move fast to align with this new reality
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“The messaging we've got to get across now is about how it’s consistent, good practice that delivers compound results”
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A new study has found major differences in the way males and females utilise fat during exercise, as Kath Hudson reports
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Indoor bikes may remain stationary, but the discipline is in constant motion.
Innovators tell Steph Eaves how they’re keeping pace with the latest trends
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Dr Tim Anstiss is developing coachbots that are supporting positive
behaviour change for operators such as Life Leisure and KA Leisure
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Dr Matthew Wade and Georgie
Poole talk us through research
from UK Active and Savanta that
gives a deeper understanding of
what motivates consumers
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As the UK healthcare sector struggles with ever-increasing demand, health club operators are stepping in and offering members welcome medical support. Kath Hudson reports
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Jonny Wilkinson
Founder, One Living“We’re striving to awaken another dimension in people and share with vulnerability, truth and honesty”
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AI has the potential to support people in making
healthy lifestyle changes if its algorithms can be
updated to understand the different stages of
motivation, as Jodi Heckel reports
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