EMD UK news

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

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

A new job retention scheme, backed by National Lottery funding, has been launched to support fitness and sports professionals in England. Retrain to Retain is ... More

CIMSPA has issued a new policy to help ensure fitness and physical activity training is delivered safely online. Delivering sport and physical activity online has ... More

The fitness sector is mounting a challenge to overturn the government's decision to ban group exercise in tier 3 areas in England, calling the ruling ... More

The sport and physical activity sector "hasn't done enough" to tackle persisting inequalities within the industry, according to a statement signed by more than 80 ... More

CIMSPA, has opened a consultation on the safe delivery of sport and physical activity online, to engage the industry in fine-tuning its new policy and ... More

EMD UK, the national governing body for group exercise, has appointed Marcus Kingwell, the current managing director of AoC Sport, as its CEO. Kingwell has ... More

A new directory of group fitness classes – claimed to be the largest of its kind – aims to make it easier for people to ... More

Group exercise is being presented as a solution to two of society's growing problems – inactivity and loneliness. A study, published this week by EMD ... More

EMD UK chief executive Ross Perriam has announced he will step down from his role in June 2019 – igniting a search for his replacement. ... More

Ten national governing bodies of sport (NGBs) have been granted further financial support from funding body Sport England. The 10 NGBs will use the funding ... More

EMD UK, the national governing body for group exercise, has appointed fitness industry veteran Nigel Wallace as its new chair. Wallace spent eight years as ... More

EMD UK will launch its Class Finder database – described as ‘an Expedia-style group exercise platform' – to consumers in the new year. Class Finder ... More

The number of people doing group exercise increased by 3.76 million during 2017, according to research by Exercise Move Dance UK (EMD UK), the national ... More

Exercise, Move, Dance Partnership (EMDP) – the national governing body for group exercise – has rebranded itself as EMD UK. The rebrand includes an updated ... More