CIMSPA news

With the UK General Election imminent, industry strategist, Martyn Allison, says it’s time for the sector in the UK to stop asking for money and ... More

More than 200 organisations and athletes in the UK have signed an open letter to party leaders to commit to making the nation the most ... More

With just a few weeks until the General Election, CIMSPA – the organisation that represents people working in the health and fitness and physical activity and ... More

Leisure development specialist, Alliance Leisure, has appointed industry veteran, David Stalker, as advisor to the board, as the company aims for £150 million turnover next ... More

Global publishing outfit, Leisure Media, has announced details of its new annual conference for decision-makers across the health, fitness and wellness markets. The event – ... More

Following a successful pilot, The Gym Group is rolling out a programme, delivered by The Well HQ, educating its trainers on how best to support ... More

CIMSPA has published its 2024-2030 strategy Releasing the Power of Our Profession, which sets out how the sector’s 600,000-strong workforce can be supported and professionally ... More

The UK's Good Work Pledge – an employer commitment to workplace wellbeing for employees – has come under the umbrella of CIMSPA. Created and launched by Lindsey ... More

A new startup is looking to carve out a market for itself by helping those working in sports and physical activity make better use of ... More

The UK is at the bottom of the pile when it comes to investing in physical activity. Figures published by the Sport and Recreation Alliance ... More

UK Active has published the latest update to its Vision 2030 strategy – the blueprint which has the stated goal of getting five million more ... More

Dan Rees, the former MD of Premier Global NASM – the training company which was closed by its US-based owner, Ascend Learning last year – ... More

Fitness industry leaders, including UK Active CEO Huw Edwards, will take to the stage at Active-net this week to discuss sustainability and decarbonisation in the ... More

Employers within the fitness and physical activity sector could do more when it comes to ensuring their workforces have the support they need to deal ... More

In an announcement made today in advance of tomorrow's Spring Budget (15 March), the UK government has pledged £63m to support publicly-owned swimming pools and ... More

The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end on 31 March leaving thousands set for closure or service ... More

Lucy Frazer has replaced Michelle Donelan as culture secretary at the UK's newly-named Department for Culture, Media and Sport. She becomes the eleventh culture secretary ... More

The damaging effect of the energy crisis due to government inaction and the impact on the health of the UK population saw Tanni Grey-Thompson lobbying ... More

The 2023 Workforce State of Mind Survey is now live and available for all professionals working in the fitness, physical activity and wellness industries. Now ... More

Rebecca Passmore was promoted to MD of Pure Gym in September 2020 – the same day she went on maternity leave. This is one of ... More

Sport England has released the Future of Public Sector Leisure report which looks at how to evolve the sector from a traditional leisure service into ... More

A number of UK local authorities and their leisure management partners are in crisis due to rising energy costs, with 40 per cent saying leisure ... More

A recent OnePoll survey on behalf of The Gym Group (TGG) has found one in three Brits (33 per cent) suffer from gymtimidation and fear ... More

Easton Leisure Centre in the UK has announced a 100 per cent reduction in heating costs of its 25m swimming pool this summer. Leading a ... More

A coalition of leading organisations across the physical activity sector has called for radical reform to support its growth and development. The formation of the ... More