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Gymbox has partnered with Haringey Council and not-for-profit organisation, Raza Sana, to give opportunities to ... more

Sport for Confidence gets national recognition for pioneering work breaking down barriers to physical activity

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Sport for Confidence CIC has received a national award for its pioneering work hardwiring occupational ... more

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Rugby legend, Jonny Wilkinson has been announced as a keynote speaker for the HCM Summit ... more

UK could be the most active nation in Europe with £75.6 billion economic impact says NSPG

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The UK's National Sector Partners Group (NSP) has called on the new government to pledge ... more

Sensor-enabled running track will generate real-time data to drive performance

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A UK-based technology has created a sensor-enabled performance running track with advanced sensors, paired with ... more

Elevate India announced in collaboration with India Active

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Trade show and conference, Elevate, is expanding to India next year, with an event scheduled ... more

CIMSPA launches online training and education hub

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Industry body CIMSPA, which represents workers across the physical activity sector, has created an online ... more

Edinburgh Leisure launches Nordic walking as part of its active ageing programme

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Edinburgh Leisure is launching a six-week introduction to Nordic walking as part of its award-winning ... more

European College of Sports Science Annual Congress kicks off in Glasgow

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The European College of Sports Science (ECSS) welcomes 3,000 academics to the University of the ... more

GWI publishes Wellness Policy Toolkit to help address global mental health crisis

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The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) has released a new report emphasising the critical role of ... more

PureGym supports ambulance service by adding defibrillators to The Circuit

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PureGym has partnered with the British Heart Foundation to upload all of its defibrillators to ... more

World Health Organization says physical inactivity is causing global health threat

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Thirty one per cent of adults worldwide – approximately 1.8 billion people – did not ... more

Nike and Hyperice collaborate on Paris 2024 recovery concept

22 Jun 2024

Nike and recovery brand, Hyperice, have partnered to create two tech-driven recovery products – a vest and ... more

Paying men to lose weight could help fix obesity crisis

21 Jun 2024

According to a year-long study, offering financial incentives to people to encourage them to lose ... more

Martyn Allison – "let's drive growth then ask the new government to invest in our success"

19 Jun 2024

With the UK General Election imminent, industry strategist, Martyn Allison, says it’s time for the ... more

Subway launches campaign to take basketball, breaking and skateboarding into diverse communities

19 Jun 2024

Global restaurant brand, Subway, has teamed up with GB Basketball, Breaking GB and Skateboard GB ... more

Sector leaders join forces to rally next UK government

15 Jun 2024

More than 200 organisations and athletes in the UK have signed an open letter to ... more

Report identifies diversity, equity and inclusion challenges in health club sector

14 Jun 2024

Diversity, equity and inclusion in the European fitness industry is examined in a new report ... more

Tara Dillon says sector's 'passionate workforce' can contribute to economic growth

10 Jun 2024

With just a few weeks until the General Election, CIMSPA – the organisation that represents people ... more

David Lloyd ramps up openings in Spain

05 Jun 2024

David Lloyd Leisure has opened the doors of Madrid country club, La Finca, which it ... more

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DIR donates to prisons

By Tom Walker 01 Apr 2009

Barcelona-based health club operator DiR recently donated 80 pieces of fitness equipment to gyms located in prisons across the region.

Albert Batlle, Secretary of the Penitentiary, Rehabilitation and Juvenile Justice Services of the autonomous government of Catalonia, says: “Participating in sport and taking care of the body is beneficial for inmates’ physical and psychological health” – 40 per cent of inmates use the gyms, and DiR has donated 440 machines since 2005.

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