ukactive news & features
Executive director Steven Ward outlines ukactive’s focus for the next few years
HCM issue 3 2017
Public health expert Dr Nick Cavill discusses the best ways to help people get active
HCM issue 3 2017
Steven Ward, Executive Director of ukactive, is confident that 2017 will see our sector move forward at an increasingly fast pace
HCM Handbook 2017
In the first of a two-part series on the evolution of ukactive, the organisation’s executive director Steven Ward looks at what’s changed over recent years
HCM issue 2 2017
We speak to Instructability’s Hilary Farmiloe about ensuring disabled people are represented in the fitness workforce
HCM issue 2 2017
Simon Stevens, CEO of NHS England, recently challenged the fitness industry to get involved in preventing lifestyle diseases
HCM issue 1 2017
As the NHS opens its door to collaboration, the fitness sector must show how its services can deliver on the public health agenda, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 1 2017
Kate Cracknell reviews the great strides forward taken by the sector in 2016, and the strong foundations laid for 2017
HCM issue 1 2017
The first 12 physical activity disruptors to benefit from the ActiveLab startup mentoring
scheme have been named.
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25 Nov 2016
A report by ukactive highlights the growth and exciting prospects for the fitness sector
HCM issue 11 2016
Matrix Fitness's first dedicated industry event offered a successful and lively mix of product demonstrations, trainings, seminar discussions and networking opportunities
HCM issue 11 2016
ukactive is launching a new project to stimulate the digital development of fitness. Executive director Steven Ward explains
HCM issue 10 2016
Fitness sector leaders must be willing to challenge everything that’s gone before
HCM issue 9 2016
The UK government’s childhood obesity strategy has been widely slammed, but there are some exciting opportunities for the fitness sector, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 9 2016
Desk-bound office workers should schedule an hour’s exercise a day, says a study in The Lancet
HCM issue 9 2016
The workforce agenda is back on track, says public affairs director Huw Edwards
HCM issue 8 2016
Physical activity has been made a clinical priority for GPs, but if fitness – as a subset of activity – wants to benefit, it will need to up its game, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 8 2016
Taking part in pre-school activities such as swimming and dancing not only improves a
child’s fitness levels, but also makes them happier, according to new research.
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07 Jul 2016
Sport England’s evolution – encapsulated in its new strategy – means sport and fitness are now on the same page, says ukactive’s Steven Ward
HCM issue 7 2016
As the former CEO of ukactive is freed from the shackles of office, he offers his frank opinions on the fitness sector
HCM issue 6 2016
The new Sport England strategy is a huge triumph for ukactive, and an equally significant opportunity for the fitness sector, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 6 2016
Bad for Britain, bad for fitness? Steve Ward, executive director at ukactive, offers his thoughts on the upcoming referendum on Britain leaving the EU
HCM issue 6 2016
Public Health England (PHE) has kicked off a two-day Health X Hackathon event in
Manchester to seek innovative solutions to help children eat more healthily and be more
active.
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12 May 2016
A serial entrepreneur with experience of working in Silicon Valley has turned his attention
to boosting youth activity through an innovative new booking platform designed to get
young people moving.
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11 May 2016
Huw Edwards, ukactive’s public affairs director, offers his thoughts on an exciting time for the activity sector
HCM issue 5 2016
A number of fitness brands changed the conversation in their New Year ad campaigns. Mark Hutcheon takes a closer look
HCM issue 4 2016
The former All Blacks captain turned motivational speaker discusses leadership, and his forthcoming FLAME keynote on how ‘winning is fun’
HCM issue 5 2016
The fitness sector has another opportunity to prove itself in preventative healthcare – a new NHS-led diabetes prevention programme – says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 5 2016
ukactive has called for a major rethink of how children are engaged with physical activity,
after new research found almost nine in ten UK parents feel tablets and smartphones are
adding to Britain’s youth inactivity crisis.
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24 Mar 2016
ukactive unveils a new programme designed to nurture the next generation of leaders in the fitness sector
HCM issue 3 2016
Taylor Made Designs (TMD) is a ‘leisure specialist’ provider of bespoke leisure workwear, plus branded ...
For over 50 years Les Mills has been leading the way in fitness to inspire ...