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Ideas and projects are continuously evolving and progressing at GM Active. View our latest news stories below to find out how we are moving as one and contributing towards building the healthy, happy and prosperous Greater Manchester we all aspire to.




Future Fit: Proud to be helping GM Active operate beyond the cutting edge

News | 06/02/2024

Transformational leaders, continuous professional development and digital staff induction – the impact of our strategic business partner Future Fit runs deep throughout GM Active.

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Reach Wellness: A shared vision to improve wellness among Greater Manchester’s communities

News | 06/02/2024

Exercise is just as much about recovery and regeneration as it is about pushing yourself, says Jeff Davis, Managing Director of our Strategic Business Partner, Reach Wellness.

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Innerva: Bridging the gap between age and activity with power assisted exercise

News | 25/01/2024

Innerva provides niche exercise equipment designed for people who don’t go to a gym or a leisure centre.

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TGO Activate: An out of the box strategic business partner for GM Active

News | 25/01/2024

The Great Outdoor Gym Company Activate Ltd (TGO Activate) has been pioneering outdoor fitness equipment, safety standards, and technology on a worldwide stage since 2007.

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Our role in tackling a health challenge of unparalleled proportions

News | 12/01/2024

Britain is facing a health challenge of unparalleled proportions, according to a tsunami of reports, publications and commentaries.

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A timely intervention placing heart health firmly in the Pivot to Active Wellbeing

News | 12/01/2024

Your heart is the most important organ in your body but over time, poor lifestyle choices can cause wear and tear and lead to serious health problems

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Strengthening our ties with CIMSPA

News | 19/12/2023

We are pleased to announce that we have strengthened our affiliation with CIMSPA – the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity.

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Prehab4Cancer adds another accolade to its growing list of achievements

News | 09/11/2023

Our multi award-winning Prehab4Cancer (P4C) Programme run in partnership with GM Cancer, has added another accolade to its growing list of achievements.

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Ten months in – putting our Pivot to Active Wellbeing into perspective

News | 17/10/2023

Change is not easy to achieve. It takes time, it takes patience, and, above all, it needs buy-in from those who will make the difference.

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Our Work

GM Active was formed to harness the power of collaboration. Our work with our member organisations, together with other public bodies and agencies, covers a broad spectrum of health and wellbeing activity.



Pivot to Active Wellbeing

This ambitious project involving all local authority leisure operators across Greater Manchester is aiming to change how local leisure centres, swimming pools, fitness facilities and services are perceived and used, putting a greater emphasis on health and wellbeing instead of being purely focused on fitness.

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Prehab4Cancer

Prehab4Cancer is the first UK integrated care service delivered prehabilitation and recovery programme for cancer patients, via a partnership between the GM Cancer alliance and GM Active. 

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Skills and Training Academy

Our Skills and Training Academy has been developed to give our collective workforce the skills to support and meet the needs of their customers, enabling a transformation in the culture, knowledge and behaviours of staff to address the challenges of inactivity in the region.

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Interested in working with us?

We are actively seeking new partners, opportunities for collaboration and innovative ways of working.  We can’t do this alone. If our plans, purpose and intent chime with you, please do connect with us and be part of our transformational movement.