News

Case studies, news, guides and our opinions on everything in between - all in one place

Awards

Grassroots stars given chance to shine at national Alliance awards

May 23, 2022

EmployAbility Leisure

Leisure sector unites to launch EmployAbility Leisure guidance

May 18, 2022

This Mum Moves

This Mum Moves to expand after successful pilot

May 16, 2022

COVID-19

ukactive report reveals COVID-19 safety data set representing over 240 million visits to gyms, pools and leisure centres

May 11, 2022

Mental Health

Physical activity could be the key to supporting children and the NHS

May 9, 2022

StreetGames

How StreetGames has used multisport to improve children’s wellbeing

May 5, 2022

Youth Sport Trust

Youth Sport Trust weighs in on the importance of play and sport

May 4, 2022

Open Goal campaign

Coalition to mark the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace by launching the #OpenGoal campaign

April 27, 2022

Youth Sport Trust

London 2012 inspired awards ceremony celebrates schools

April 25, 2022

Tanni Grey-Thompson

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson appointed chair of Sport Wales

April 20, 2022

SECC Alliance

Activity sector launches SECC Alliance to drive the sector to net-zero

April 18, 2022

VAT cuts

ukactive renews calls for VAT cuts to offset increases in energy costs

April 13, 2022

Commonwealth Games

Birmingham Commonwealth Games introduces new employability project for young people

April 11, 2022

This Girl Can

Scarlett Moffatt teams up with This Girl Can Classes

April 6, 2022

Children's Commissioner

Children’s Commissioner says half a million children stand united in demand for more play

April 4, 2022

One million girls at odds with sport

One million girls at odds with sport after Primary School

March 30, 2022

Sophie Mason

Made By Sport CEO Sophie Mason calls for British businesses to invest in Sport for Good

March 28, 2022

Disabled Children

New Guidelines to Support Disabled Children to be More Active

March 23, 2022

Better citizens

How sport can help young people become better citizens

March 21, 2022

Fit for the Future

New date for Fit for the Future Convention announced by Sport & Recreation Alliance

March 16, 2022

Impact Report

Youth Sport Trust releases 2021/22 Impact Report

March 14, 2022

Birmingham 2022

Birmingham 2022 adds four new sponsors

March 14, 2022

Rimaya

Alliance and Archery GB to assess impact of ground-breaking programme

March 9, 2022

Exercise

Ground-breaking research establishes best times of day to exercise

March 7, 2022

Levelling up

Physical activity sector essential to UK government’s levelling up ambitions

March 3, 2022

ukactive Membership Council

ukactive announces new Membership Council to represent the sector and help drive shared ambition for growth

March 1, 2022

Cross-government strategy

Report calls for a cross-government strategy to use physical activity and sport to help tackle the mental health and wellbeing emergency

February 23, 2022

SLQ Sports Leaders

SLQ Sports Leaders: Recruitment of schools for DfE funded girls leadership and competitive sport opportunities

February 21, 2022

School Recovery Strategies

Department for Education Research Report – School Recovery Strategies: Year 1 Findings

February 16, 2022

Sport Relief

Sport Relief announced as official charity partner for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

February 14, 2022

Mckinsey

Health & Fitness: Consulting firm Mckinsey predicts trends into 2030

February 9, 2022

ACSMs Health and Fitness Journal

ACSM Trends 2022 report is out – highlights wearable tech, outdoor fitness and strength training

February 7, 2022

Government support package

Sport & Recreation Alliance & fitness industry leaders urge the government to include them in recovery packages

February 3, 2022

Physical activity

New Government report reveals reduction of PE in schools

February 1, 2022

Fit & Fed

Get out ‘On the Road’ and help StreetGames support young people through the school holidays

January 28, 2022

AI multi-sport app

New AI app is capable of analysing performance in any sport

January 25, 2022

Sport and Recreation

Youth Sport Trust & ukactive respond to House of Lords report on sport and recreation

January 21, 2022

Digital Futures

Digital Futures report from ukactive and Sport England shows need for digital revolution in fitness and leisure

January 18, 2022

equality and diversity

Does the fitness industry support equality and diversity? WIFA research seeks to raise the game

January 12, 2022

Uniting the Movement

Sport England ramps up implementation of new strategy – will ‘disproportionately target’ efforts and investment

January 11, 2022

GWI partners with BBC

GWI partners with BBC for its new film series demystifying wellness

January 7, 2022

Sports Coaching Market

Sports Coaching Market by Type and Geography – Forecast and Analysis 2021-2025

January 5, 2022

Gyms

338 new gyms have opened in the UK since March 2019, in spite of the pandemic

December 23, 2021

Diversity

Swimming faces a diversity challenge, according to new report

December 21, 2021

Keeping young people Fit and Fed

Keeping young people Fit and Fed during difficult times

December 17, 2021

UK Coaching Club

UK Coaching Club available to CIMSPA members

December 14, 2021

National Fitness Day

Record-breaking 22.7 million Brits were active on National Fitness Day, ukactive reveals

December 10, 2021

Find Your Future initiative

Rio Ferdinand and The Gym Group launch Find Your Future initiative

December 7, 2021

Better opportunities in sport

Former England Netball player bids to give young women better opportunities in sport

December 3, 2021

Collective Action Report

Contribute to the Coalition’s Collective Action: Expression of Interest Process launched

November 29, 2021

Workplace activity

ukactive and Sport England unite to understand workplace activity provision and needs of the workforce

November 26, 2021

women and girls

ukactive and This Girl Can launch practical guide for gyms and leisure centres to support more women and girls to be active

November 23, 2021

leisure, fitness, and spa industries

Barclays says UK set for £3.5 billion boost from leisure, fitness, and spa industries

November 19, 2021

ReTrain to Retain

Applications now open for ReTrain to Retain

November 16, 2021

Global fitness industry

Global fitness industry gets back to live events

November 12, 2021

Football Foundation welcomes £205m of new funding to grassroots facilities

November 9, 2021

digital fitness on-demand platform

Sport England launches digital fitness on-demand platform

November 5, 2021

Autumn Budget and Spending Review

Sport, recreation and physical activity sector responds to the Autumn Budget and Spending Review

November 4, 2021

Free image library

Here’s where you can find free to use images for your facility

October 28, 2021

programme

£200m annual spending for HAF announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in Autumn Budget

October 27, 2021

high-end workspaces

Until to launch high-end workspaces for fitness professionals

October 25, 2021

Yorkshires’ digital industry is the fastest growing in the whole of the UK

October 21, 2021

PE lessons

How children who dread PE lessons at school could be given a sporting chance

October 20, 2021

Tennis Courts

Government bids to create a new generation of Raducanus with £30m funding to refurbish tennis courts

October 13, 2021

ukactive to host James Moore CEO of Coordinate Sport on panel

October 11, 2021

ukactive

UK fitness sector could gain 5 million new members ‘with right support’

October 8, 2021

after-school club

Ofsted chief’s after-school club plea: Teachers must make time for sports and trips to help children’s social skills that have been harmed by Covid lockdowns

October 6, 2021

Birmingham 2022

Birmingham 2022 launches ticket ballot

September 30, 2021

National Fitness Day

National Fitness Day 22nd September

September 24, 2021

CIMSPA

CIMSPA strikes strategic partnership with Google to support the free Digital Marketing Hub for sport and physical activity

September 20, 2021

Evolve conference

David Minton launches Evolve conference to kick off new conversation about climate change in the health and fitness sector

September 13, 2021

2024 Inclusion program

Inclusion 2024 to support more than 150,000 young people

September 10, 2021

Fitness

Fitness is the most popular physical activity globally, according to a study by Ipsos for the World Economic Forum

September 8, 2021

National Fitness Day Activity Finder

National Fitness Day Activity Finder goes live with one month to go

September 3, 2021

Children’s wellbeing and happiness

Charity responds to a new report showing a steep decline in children’s happiness levels

September 2, 2021

exergames

Physical activity in children can be improved through ‘exergames’

August 31, 2021

Paralympics is a chance to shine a light on disability in sport

August 26, 2021

HAF programme

Summer Fun in Full Swing across the StreetGames network

August 26, 2021

Physical Education Technology

Physical Education Technology Market 2021

August 20, 2021

Disability Sports Coach

Charity launches ‘inclusive summer of sport’

August 17, 2021

Digital Futures

ukactive launches Digital Futures in latest step to accelerate sector’s transformation

August 11, 2021

CIMSPA launches and updates strategy to review quality education

August 6, 2021

National Fitness Day

Countdown to National Fitness Day begins today

August 5, 2021

Active Travel

Plans to improve cycling and walking infrastructure welcomed

August 2, 2021

Alison Oliver

Youth Sport Trust responds to a new report on community sport getting children active again

July 30, 2021

IWG

UK ready to host IWG with the support of world-class partners

July 23, 2021

social prescribing

Time to unlock the activities and fitness sector’s complete role in social prescribing

July 20, 2021

Open Doors

Nike and ukactive launch Open Doors campaign

July 15, 2021

Premier League Primary Stars

Premier League Primary Stars launch new PE Planning Toolkit for Teachers as StreetGames gets ready to roll out its HAF Programme

July 12, 2021

sport for employability

Coalition launches ‘sport for employability’ policy initiative and call for submissions

July 7, 2021

StreetGames

StreetGames joins Coordinate Sport

July 6, 2021

Chris Boardman

Culture Secretary appoints Chris Boardman MBE as the new Chair of Sport England

July 2, 2021

ukactive

ukactive report sets out key role sector can play in getting our ageing nation active

July 1, 2021

Everyone Wins

‘Everyone Wins’ campaign to highlight sport’s role in tackling violence, inequality and discrimination

June 24, 2021

PE and sport premium

DfE finally confirms £320m PE and sport premium will continue in 2021-2022

June 21, 2021

School sports days

School sports days are back! More than 1,000 events planned to take place this month

June 21, 2021

Digital Marketing Hub

Sport England launches Digital Marketing Hub for sport organisations

June 17, 2021

Great coaching comeback

‘Great coaching comeback to support coaches’

June 11, 2021

Disability Participation

The FA launches campaign to boost disability participation

June 6, 2021

This is My Street

Making streets for children and young people safer, with This is My Street

June 6, 2021