As the main political parties release their General Election manifestos, we’ve been joined by more than 220 organisations and stars calling on party leaders to #TakeTheLead and commit to making the UK the most active nation in Europe 🏃🏽‍♀️🏋️‍♀️🏊🏿 Keir Starmer Rishi Sunak

Our CEO, Huw Edwards, spoke to BBC Radio London about why ukactive and our sector partners are calling on the main party leaders to commit to making the UK the most active nation in Europe. #TakeTheLead #GE2024 Sport & Recreation Alliance Youth Sport Trust CIMSPA Active Partnerships

Huw Edwards, CEO of ukactive, sets the scene for the day’s first session at the Independent Gyms UK & Ireland Summer conference; Consumer Engagement - on the road to Vision 2030.

Together with our sector partners across sport, recreation and physical activity, we welcome the new Labour Government and want to work together to unlock the potential of our members to get millions more people physically active for the nation's health. ukactive.com/news/new-gover…

Important from ⁦Wes Streeting MP⁩ noting there’s no economic growth without improved health, & the role ⁦of ⁦Department of Health and Social Care⁩ to help drive economic growth through sector partnerships. Look forward to working with him & ⁦⁦Andrew Gwynne MP⁩ on this cityam.com/wes-streeting-…

Hear from John Challinor, publisher of WellNation magazine and he is supporting the #TheDifferenceIMake campaign by championing good practice in the fitness industry to make us a healthier nation.

The July issue WellNation magazine is now available, packed with industry news, an interview with Andy Farr of Parkwood Leisure and a review of Elevate 2024. Read it here: bit.ly/41jihNa

Fitness industry veteran, David Stalker, has joined Active IQ as an independent adviser. He will provide strategic consultancy, support Active IQ’s growth plans and represent Active IQ within external industry engagement. Read more: lnkd.in/g_2CgYHX

Read our review of Elevate, the UK's largest industry event for health, fitness and physical activity bit.ly/4fddpzt

What’s your next move? Discover how a fitness career can be your gold this 2024 Olympics with Active IQ. #CareerChange #BeyondGold activeiq.co.uk/beyondgold

The ukactive Awards public vote is now open! Have your say on who is crowned winner in the following categories: 🦸 Physical Activity Hero Award 🔥 Outstanding Individual Leadership Award 👫 Outstanding Team Leadership Award Window closes on 30th August. Vote now:

Two-fifths of children want to be more physically active than they currently are but some report spending six hours a day glued to their devices when not at school, according to research by ukactive. Read more: bit.ly/4fxOCGx

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🙌 Prepare to redefine the fitness experience at XF Merry Hill! Opening this October, XF Merry Hill has chosen state-of-the-art Matrix equipment to build a one-of-a-kind, innovative gym experience. #XFGym #XFMerryHill #MatrixFitness #NewGym

Did you know that over 84% of parents report that swimming lessons have helped improve their child's confidence? 🏊 We're partnering with Swim England to raise awareness on the importance of swimming on childhood Read more: pulse.ly/d9o9afuruh Portsmouth City Council BCP Council

A public health intervention that works with an example of physical activity getting people back into work. Now crucial Govt backs MSK Hubs & ⁦ukactive⁩ looks forward to working with ⁦⁦Andrew Gwynne MP⁩ ⁦Department of Health and Social Care⁩ on taking this to scale. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/0…

The Sept issue of WellNation magazine is now available. Packed with industry news, analysis and interviews. Read it here: bit.ly/3MDHRpo

Growing membership numbers and price increases have helped The Gym Group record its first pre-tax profit in more than four years. According to CEO Will Orr, the results show that their Next Chapter strategy is working. Read more: lnkd.in/e5sycHnR

This is one of our country’s biggest scandals. The police turned a blind eye. Social workers & teachers ignored it. 100s of girls were let down by the authorities. Good to see justice being done for the brave survivors. Well done Charlie Peters for shining on light on the injustice.