Nuffield 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 UK health and fitness is performing well, especially the private sector, with member numbers, market value and penetration reaching all-time highs. These are the ... More

According to new research from Ernst & Young, the gap between female and male engagement in sport and physical activity is narrowing, with Gen Z ... More

Sport England’s This Girl Can team has launched a new campaign, Let’s Get Out There, which is aimed at getting more women active outdoors. While ... More

Nuffield Health’s fourth annual survey, the Healthier Nation Index, has found people moved slightly more in 2023 than 2022, but almost 75 per cent are ... More

The fitness sector’s pivot to active wellbeing is being discussed in a new weekly podcast, called The Conveners, and hosted by chair of GM Active ... More

Basic-Fit has signed up to trial Wellhub across its recently expanded Spanish network, giving access to subscribers and enabling them to use all 152 of ... More

The first annual Private Sector Benchmarking report was released today (27 March). A collaboration between UK Active and 4Global, the aim of the research is ... More

Brand specialist, Kantar, has ranked a key group of health and fitness operators by consumer awareness scores to find a winner in a prompted recall ... More

Mike Farrar, chair of UK Active, has called on the UK government to deploy the physical activity sector to support the NHS and tackle the ... More

Average charges for an adult swim session have topped £5.00 (US$6.45, €5.83) for the first time, as expenditure on swimming and swimming lessons reaches record ... 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

Residents of Wolverhampton, UK can earn gym discounts and food vouchers for exercising and eating healthily through the new Better Health: Rewards app. The 20-week ... 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

Nuffield Health has completed a five-year refinancing package with NatWest, HSBC, Barclays and Santander UK. KPMG UK advised on the deal which also included a ... More

With an additional bank holiday announced in the UK out of respect for Queen Elizabeth II and to observe the state funeral on Monday 19 ... More

The best in the business from across the physical activity sector were honoured last night (30 June) as the winners of the ukactive Awards 2022 ... More

Oliver Lee OBE will be taking the position of CEO at Places Leisure from July. He will replace Paul McPartlan, who announced in April that ... More

Fitness industry veteran Harm Tegelaars has returned to the fitness industry by joining the board of directors at Hussle. Tegelaars founded the Cannons Group in ... More

Nuffield Health will use the power of sport to tackle the stark health inequalities across Greater Manchester. The healthcare charity has partnered with Access Sport ... More

Boutique boxing gym brand BXR London will open its second full-service club in London next month. BXR City, will open on 22 February 2022 on ... More

Nuffield Health has reopened the historic Barbican health club in London, as part of ambitious plans to establish its first wellness "health campus" in the ... More

Nearly three in four (73 per cent) Britons are failing to meet NHS recommendations on exercise, as a result of successive lockdowns leading to the ... More

Nuffield Health is offering NHS staff a 40 per cent discount on membership fees across its UK network of 113 fitness and wellbeing centres. All ... More

Nuffield Health has acquired the lease for the historic Barbican health club site in London, which is currently operated by Virgin Active. Located on Aldersgate ... More