Active IQ news & features
All the news from the show, as it gets set to mark its 10th anniversary
HCM issue 4 2026
Active IQ is calling for greater accountability in online
fitness advice with the launch of a new trustmark
HCM issue 3 2026
The challenge of attracting and retaining talent is greater than ever before, as Vicky Kiernander reports
HCM issue 9 2025
The Everything App has launched aimed at getting UK health workers and their families active with
on-demand, live-streamed and in-person fitness and wellbeing activities.
news •
21 Jul 2025
HCM Handbook editorial director, Liz Terry and Kath Hudson predict key trends, influences and opportunities set to shape the sector, including vagus nerve resets, diagnostics and social prescribing.
HCM Handbook 2025
Active IQ is raising professional standards with the launch of its
Quality Charter explains Lisa Skelton, head of business development
HCM issue 3 2025
Group exercise is the engine room of the sector, relying on its talent to deliver. Abi Harris asks industry experts how we can engage the next generation of instructors
HCM issue 1 2025
Politicians are turning to weight loss drugs to control obesity in the population. Kath Hudson polls the experts on the impact
HCM issue 11 2024
The MD of Active IQ talks about the challenges created by the skills gap and how the industry must tackle it
HCM issue 10 2024
This month’s letters address mental health support via clubs and how exercise access can take pressure off healthcare
HCM issue 6 2024
As the sector in the UK welcomes more members and sees record market value, Leisure DB’s David Minton explains The State of the UK Fitness Industry Report 2023
HCM issue 6 2023
Training your team so they’re prepared to deal with cardiac incidents could save lives, says Dr Dane Vishnubala
HCM issue 5 2023
Active IQ has set itself the fast-track target of being carbon
neutral by 2024, as CEO, Jenny Patrickson explains
HCM issue 2 2023
We hear from Jack Shakespeare at UK Active on a new physical literacy initiative and Jenny Patrickson at Active IQ who believes we need a revolution in training
HCM issue 1 2023
If the fitness industry grew its membership base from 1 per cent to 15 per cent of members aged over 65, it would double the size and value of the industry. David Minton presents the business case for targeting mature people
HCM Handbook 2022
Leisure operators should
embrace activity to engage
members says Jenny Patrickson,
managing director of Active IQ
HCM issue 11 2021
Active IQ is launching courses to upskill fitness professionals
to work in social prescribing, extending the reach of the industry
HCM issue 8 2021
Tad Chapman from Active IQ argues that operators should take
a fresh look at apprenticeships and their power to drive recovery
HCM issue 3 2021
Leisure-net’s lockdown 2 survey yielded findings that will set a course for the UK industry as it comes out of lockdown 3
HCM issue 1 2021
Active IQ has launched its Level 3 Award in Understanding the Development and Delivery of
End-point Assessment to meet the increasing demands for skilled assessors in this emerging
area.
product innovation •
16 Nov 2020
Active IQ optimised lockdown to create new opportunities for students and stakeholders
HCM issue 9 2020
Bristol University has committed to embracing body positivity and rejecting diet culture. Should the rest of the fitness sector follow suit?
HCM issue 9 2020
COVID-19 survivors face a long road to recovery. What role can the health and fitness industry play in supporting them? Our experts share their thoughts
HCM issue 7 2020
Active IQ has partnered with
Nuffield Health who have created a new Level 3 Diploma in Working with People with Long-term Conditions
HCM issue 6 2020
Three industry firms – Active IQ, fibodo and Study Active – have teamed up to create a free, bespoke
online fitness platform for NHS staff.
news •
17 Jun 2020
Dr Dane Vishnubala advises operators on ways to support the mental health of members and staff when gyms reopen
HCM issue 5 2020
Marcus Kingwell from EMD UK reports on Sweating Your Assets: The Value of Group Exercise. Together, UK local authorities, operators, the workforce and the industry can promote group exercise to bring about
a healthier nation
HCM Handbook 2020
The former boxing champion is passionate
about using the sport to increase confidence
and reduce stress, through her PT training
course and her Boxing Sisters initiative
HCM issue 10 2019
Every week, millions of people get fit in 21,000 clubs, across 100 countries with the ...
CET have developed ice baths specifically for the fitness and wellness sectors in addition to ...
22-23 Sep 2026
Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River, Bangkok , Thailand



