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Welcome to the active leisure website which contains information on a range of activities projects and programmes as the sector develops its position. The Active Leisure Alliance has been in existence since 2012 and its two main members are
formerly the European Health and Fitness Association (EHFA)
EuropeActive is the (leading) not-for-profit organisation representing the whole of the European health and fitness sector in Brussels. The European health & fitness sector serves over 52.4 million consumers, generates 26.7 billion Euro in revenues, employs 650,000 people, and consists of 51,200 facilities.
The European Confederation of Outdoor Employers (EC-OE) is a not-for-profit organisation founded in 2008 as a representative umbrella organisation of the national associations of outdoor companies in Europe.
Strategy
Planning
Our Work
Cliff Collins
Fitness Sector
Director of Programmes, EuropeActive
Julian Berriman
Fitness Sector
Director, Professional Standards Committee
Prof. Alfonso Jimenez
Academia
PhD, CSCS, NSCA-CPT, FLF. Professor of Exercise Science & Health and Executive Director of the Centre for Applied Biological and Exercise Sciences (ABES) at Coventry University
Jean-Yves Lapeyrère
Outdoor Sector
General Secretary: EC-OE (European Confederation of Outdoor Employers), Chief Executive Officer France Plein Air (National Employer’s Union of Companies trading in Outdoor activities within the Active Leisure Sector)
Anna Szumilewicz
Academia, Training Provider
Vice Dean for Education in the Department of Tourism and Recreation, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport. PhD, National Methodology-Training Centre of the Physical Culture Association (KOMSz)
Katrin Blumberg
Outdoor Sector
President, Swiss Outdoor Association
Michalis Tsoukias
Outdoor Sector
President “Hellenic Association of tourism enterprises in Outdoor activities “, HATEOA. Mountain and River Guide.
The recent letter from Antonio Tajani, the President of the European Parliament, has added weight and encouragement for EuropeActive to continue along... read more
20th to 22nd March 2017, representatives of the active leisure sector, EuropeActive and EC-OE hold a very fruitful and informative meeting in Mijoux, ... read more
This week, the European Qualification framework (EQF) project has taken some big steps towards an International Sector Qualification Framework for Act... read more
In cooperation with other stakeholders and representative organisations and European Union Institutions as considered appropriate for EHFA-E and EuropeActive to promote and protect the fitness sector in the area of social dialogue and the formation of a sector skills alliance (with the outdoor sector) under the heading of the “active leisure sector
EHFA-EmployersGeneral Assembly 2016
EHFA-Employers, the special not for profit association of fitness employers, confirmed at its general assembly in 2016 that in cooperation with EuropeActive and through the recognition given to it in the Eurofound Study (2013), it should continue to establish its representative position for employers in the fitness sector at a European level.
EHFA-EmployersGeneral Assembly 2016
Exercise is fun. It helps people feel better about themselves and lead healthier, more active lives. We need to create new opportunities for people to move - opportunities that are adapted to their needs. Innovation in the health and fitness sector has an important role in helping us make this possible.
Tibor NavracsicsEuropean Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport
this is an important step forward in demonstrating our representative position to help our sector to grow and prosper through well-founded policies and industrial relations
Sir Graham watsonPresident - EuropeActive
