The 'Fighting Fitter' campaign, which provides members of the armed forces with discounts at health and leisure facilities across the UK, has seen a huge boost provided with the support of ukactive.
The scheme, launched by the Labour Party in April, originally launched with Pure Gym and Virgin Active offering military discounts at a combined 190 centres.
The addition of Nuffield Health – which is offering a 25 per cent discount on a years membership and David Lloyd who recently offered fee access to clubs for forces and their families over the Armed Forces Day weekend has seen the numbers of participating facilities rise to more than 450.
The campaign has received the backing of former Liberal Democrat leader Ming Campbell, who said: "Our service men and women deserve nothing but the best. With an increased emphasis on good health, access to a gymnasium can make a real difference to people's lives."
David Stalker, ukactive CEO added: "We appreciate the critical role that our armed forces play and ukactive is committed to providing them and their families with opportunities to lead healthy and active lives."
The UK's four Chief Medical Officers have published a refreshed edition of Physical activity
guidelines: UK Chief Medical Officers' report, updating the evidence that underpins the nation's
physical activity recommendations and placing greater emphasis on strength, balance, reducing
sedentary behaviour and, for the first time, supporting people taking weight loss medications.
Places Leisure has exchanged contracts to build and operate a flagship £60m water and leisure
destination on behalf of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.
The Republic of Ireland will become the latest market in PureGym’s expanding international
portfolio, with the first launch planned for Dublin in 2027.
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing
disparate information from multiple systems to be aggregated into one dataset, to support
its focus on reducing health inequalities and improving healthy life expectancy. [more...]
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the
stage of RiminiWellness 2026: Phil Heath, Lee Haney, Ronnie Coleman and Hany Rambod. [more...]
The 'Fighting Fitter' campaign, which provides members of the armed forces with discounts at health and leisure facilities across the UK, has seen a huge boost provided with the support of ukactive.
The scheme, launched by the Labour Party in April, originally launched with Pure Gym and Virgin Active offering military discounts at a combined 190 centres.
The addition of Nuffield Health – which is offering a 25 per cent discount on a years membership and David Lloyd who recently offered fee access to clubs for forces and their families over the Armed Forces Day weekend has seen the numbers of participating facilities rise to more than 450.
The campaign has received the backing of former Liberal Democrat leader Ming Campbell, who said: "Our service men and women deserve nothing but the best. With an increased emphasis on good health, access to a gymnasium can make a real difference to people's lives."
David Stalker, ukactive CEO added: "We appreciate the critical role that our armed forces play and ukactive is committed to providing them and their families with opportunities to lead healthy and active lives."
The UK's four Chief Medical Officers have published a refreshed edition of Physical activity
guidelines: UK Chief Medical Officers' report, updating the evidence that underpins the nation's
physical activity recommendations and placing greater emphasis on strength, balance, reducing
sedentary behaviour and, for the first time, supporting people taking weight loss medications.
Places Leisure has exchanged contracts to build and operate a flagship £60m water and leisure
destination on behalf of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.
The Republic of Ireland will become the latest market in PureGym’s expanding international
portfolio, with the first launch planned for Dublin in 2027.
Anytime Fitness opened more than one club a day in 2025 and is on track to maintain this rate
of growth this year, as parent company Purpose Brands targets further international expansion.
The £33.9 million Leighton Leisure and Community Centre has opened in Leighton Buzzard, UK,
creating a next-generation public leisure, health and wellbeing hub for the local community.
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing
disparate information from multiple systems to be aggregated into one dataset, to support
its focus on reducing health inequalities and improving healthy life expectancy. [more...]
Panatta brought together four of the most influential figures in bodybuilding history on the
stage of RiminiWellness 2026: Phil Heath, Lee Haney, Ronnie Coleman and Hany Rambod. [more...]
