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Mike Farrar is stepping down as chair of UK Active, after being appointed interim Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health in Northern Ireland. Farrar ... More

Politicians in the UK are taking part in a physical activity challenge hosted by UK Active and Myzone. The friendly competition is designed to raise ... More

UK Active and Nike have launched the 2022 Open Doors programme. The scheme provides children and young people with the opportunity to connect, be active, ... More

A special task force has been established to boost physical activity opportunities for people with disabilities. Part of UK Active’s inclusivity-focused Everyone Can programme, the ... More

Sports Minister, Nigel Huddleston, has joined gym-goers this morning to kick-off the annual National Fitness Day, with thousands of free activities taking place across the ... More

A consultation has been launched to review the current provision of fitness and leisure facilities available for disabled people. Driven by industry body, ukactive, the ... More

Paralympic champion and ukactive chair Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has issued a rallying cry for the UK to become the most active nation in the world ... More

The Local Government Association (LGA) has appointed Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson as its new president. The Paralympic legend and ukactive chair will succeed outgoing president Lord ... More

The physical and mental health of women in the UK has been put under unprecedented pressure by the pandemic, according to Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson. The ... More

The Parliament will hold a debate on COVID-19 restrictions on gyms and sport on Monday 23 November. Taking place at 4:30pm GMT, the debate can ... More

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for the ukactive National Summit taking place today (Wednesday 4 November). Burnham ... More

Industry body, ukactive, is encouraging all fitness operators in England to contact their local MP and to request them to join the campaign to keep ... More

Exercise has been voted the number one way the public can help the NHS – ahead of paying taxes and cutting down on smoking and ... More

ukactive Kids and sports equipment giant Nike have launched a service designed to help children achieve the recommended target of 60 minutes of daily exercise ... More

A new initiative has been launched to engage and empower women working in the UK fitness industry. Called RISE, the collective will collaborate with industry ... More

Huw Edwards, CEO of ukactive, has written to Boris Johnson, requesting that the Prime Minister's proposed business rate discount will be extended to gyms and ... More

The physical activity sector has called for the UK's party leaders to commit to improving the nation's health in their election manifestos. The appeal was ... More

Strictly Come Dancing star Ashley Roberts and DJ Locksmith from dance music group Rudimental have been added to the long list of high-profile supporters of ... More

This year's ukactive National Summit will explore plans to shape the future of public health, the workplace and the high street. The theme for the ... More

The ukactive board has named Huw Edwards as the not-for-profit body's permanent chief executive. Edwards, who has overseen ukactive operations as acting CEO since April, ... 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

The fitness of children falls dramatically during the holidays – but the problem could be solved by keeping school sports facilities open during the summer ... More

Primary school staff that are helping and inspiring children in London to be active are to be celebrated in a new initiative from ukactive Kids ... 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

Physical activity sector leaders, parliamentarians and leading figures in health and business have called for the strengthening of preventative health measures in the UK. During ... More