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As Covid controls ease, many return to gym and ClassPass reports 600% week-on-week rise in new members

In some cases, facilities would be unable to reopen due to operational restrictions such as reduced capacity, which made them financial unviable in the short term. On Thursday, ukactive chairwoman Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson wrote to Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging the Government to extend the National Leisure Recovery Fund for public operators, and introduce VAT relief for the private sector in line with other sectors. Ukactive chief executive Huw Edwards said: “Group exercise classes and indoor sports are loved by millions of people across the UK so it’s great to see them start to ...

A recent survey by Sport England found that more than seven million people in England were regularly using fitness classes before the pandemic.

A recent survey by Sport England found that more than seven million people in England were regularly using fitness classes before the pandemic.

In some cases, facilities would be unable to reopen due to operational restrictions such as reduced capacity, which made them financial unviable in the short term. On Thursday, ukactive chairwoman Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson wrote to Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging the Government to extend the National Leisure Recovery Fund for public operators, and introduce VAT relief for the private sector in line with other sectors. Ukactive chief executive Huw Edwards said: “Group exercise classes and indoor sports are loved by millions of people across the UK so it’s great to see them start to ...