Stay informed with the latest news, updates and insights from Active IQ, the specialist sport, active leisure and wellbeing brand within NCFE.
Here, you'll find articles covering key developments across the sector, alongside updates on our work with employers, training providers and industry partners.
Our regular blog dives deeper into broader discussions, trends and topics that resonate within the sector, alongside personal stories and expert opinions. You’ll also find stories and blogs in support of our Trust Your Trainer campaign, which champions the credibility of qualified fitness professionals in an age of online misinformation.
Explore below to browse our latest news, featured articles and blog posts.
Active IQ enters a new chapter with NCFE
How coaches can help women navigate menopause
How misinformation impacts vulnerable people
Fitness qualifications vs online popularity
Reformer Pilates vs Mat Pilates
Active IQ and ukactive join forces
Powering activity for National Fitness Day
AIQ launches six new fitness qualifications
The real-world impact of misinformation
4 new fitness qualifications from Active IQ
Uncovering the myths of awarding
2026: Trading the office for the gym?
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- Contender, ready! Why personal training is a great career
- Choosing the Right Fitness Qualifications for Your Career: A Path to Excellence
- Champions of truth: the role of personal trainers in supporting long-term conditions
- Active IQ Celebrates 20th Anniversary: Two Decades of Excellence in Qualifications and Learning Solutions
- NCFE acquires Active IQ
- Elevating Careers in the Physical Activity Sector
- From Excel to exercise
- The importance of regulated qualifications
- Youth Employment Week 2024
- Leon Taylor – Beyond Gold: Preparing for life beyond the podium
- AIQ’s new suite of technical qualifications
- AIQ wins Exporter of the Year at FAB Awards
- Elevating Standards in the Fitness, Wellbeing and Leisure Sector: A Call to Action
- Expanding Global Horizons: Active IQ’s Commitment to International Growth
- A Pivotal Moment for Health and Fitness: Bridging the Gap with Healthcare
- UK Health & Fitness Market Report 2025
- Join the groundbreaking GLP-1 webinar series
- Elevate through Robyn’s eyes
- Webinar Series: The Vital Emergence of Health Coaching in the Fitness Industry: The What, Why and How
- From grassroots to greatness: The rise of women’s sport and why I’m more inspired than ever
- Empowering change through education, wellbeing and partnership
- Oliver Liddle named finalist for FAB 2025 Learner of the Year award
- StrongMen, Future Fit Training & Active IQ: Stronger Together
- Stronger together: Building strength through loss, fitness, and community
- Active IQ partners with GM Active to drive public health transformation
- Trust Your Trainer: Why I’m standing up for change in fitness
- The golden opportunity we’re missing: Why fitness pros must embrace the ageing population
- Miles That Matter: Supporting Tŷ Gobaith Through the London Marathon