ActiveLab news

CoachAi, a virtual companion that interacts with members through their smartphones, has been declared the winner of this year's ActiveLab competition. The Israel-based digital startup ... More

Huw Edwards, acting CEO of ukactive, has called for a "cultural shift" across government, in order for it to recognise the crucial role that the ... More

Sports psychologist Jeremy Snape and Olympic gold medallist Amy Williams are among the keynote speakers at this year's Active Uprising. Snape will draw on insights ... More

Steven Ward will step down from his role as ukactive CEO in April 2019, after more than 12 years with the organisation. Ward is leaving ... More

A record number of international startups have entered the ActiveLab accelerator programme – strengthening the UK's reputation as a fitness tech hub. Applications for the ... More

Former health secretary and current Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has been confirmed as the headline speaker at this year's Active Uprising event. Burnham will address ... More

Reiver Fitness has appointed Jim Graham, former chief operating officer of The Gym Group, as its new chair. Graham will invest alongside founder and director, ... More

Emerging fitness technologies could be the "cradle to grave game-changer" for public health in the UK. That's the message from ukactive CEO Steven Ward, who ... More

Britain’s most successful female Olympian, Laura Kenny, has been announced as one of the keynote speakers for ukactive’s Active Uprising in Manchester this summer. Kenny, ... More

Ukactive has named the 11 fitness tech disruptors that have made it to the industry body's start-up accelerator programme ActiveLab. Now in its second year, ... More

Sport England has published its latest Active Lives Adult Survey (ALAS), which shows that 27.7 million people – 61.8 per cent of the adult population ... More

A new four-day “celebration of physical activity” – combining a conference, awards night and a two-day programme of events, designed to get communities active – ... More

Leaders from the sport, fitness and technology sectors have unveiled a dynamic collaboration to stimulate growth for digital startups that help people get active. Three ... More

Fledgling fit-tech startups will have their products and services nurtured in the second round of ukactive’s ActiveLab programme. Now in its second year, the mentoring ... More

ukactive has promoted its executive director Steven Ward to the position of CEO, the health body has announced today (8 May). The appointment comes two ... More

Imoves - a digital teaching platform to help get schools active - has been named inaugural winner of ukactive’s innovation accelerator programme ActiveLab. Beating 11 ... More

Innovative solutions to the world’s physical inactivity crisis will be discussed and debated by fitness, technology, business and health professionals at ActiveLab Live! in March. ... More

The first 12 physical activity disruptors to benefit from the ActiveLab startup mentoring scheme have been named. Set up by not-for-profit health body ukactive, ActiveLab ... More

Startup businesses in social media, data and wearable technology are being encouraged to develop products and services aimed at promoting physical activity as part of ... More