As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay active, independent and feeling good for longer.

The healthy ageing advocate argues that doctors should be prescribing exercise along with – or instead of – medication

The Yard Gym (TYG) is to become Nike Training’s official global training partner in a new global partnership.

UK Active has published new guidance on defibrillators to help fitness and leisure operators deliver life-saving support for anyone who suffers a cardiac arrest.

Everyone Active has partnered with Team GB sprinter and TV personality, Harry Aikines- Aryeetey, who is the first ambassador of its You+ wellbeing membership.

Activity levels are still rising among English adults according to Sport England’s new Active Lives Survey, which covers November 2024 to November 2025.

Kath Hudson talks to the new chair of UK Active’s Independent Council

All the news from the show, as it gets set to mark its 10th anniversary

After celebrating its 25th anniversary last year, Fusion Lifestyle has called in administrators after a “prolonged period of financial difficulty.”

The newly published The UK Health & Fitness Market Report 2026 shows penetration has reached a remarkable 18 per cent of over-16s, with a record 12.

The £30. 6 million Bedworth Physical Activity Hub is now open, replacing a centre which dated back to the 1970s.

Trade associations from around the world have joined forces to lobby governments and health systems on the importance of prescribing lifestyle interventions, including physical activity and nutrition, alongside GLP-1 medications.

The CEO of Freedom Leisure on the trust’s work with its 30 local authority partners and what developments lie ahead

BLK BOX has been reimagining elite performance spaces for more than a decade. Founder and former athlete, Greg Bradley, tells us what it takes

Recovery is now a key part of the wellness journey. Suppliers discuss their hero products and reveal what’s next

Places Leisure has announced a new strategic partnership with COPA as the preferred apprenticeship delivery partner for its leisure centres, following a six-month pilot.

KA Leisure is investing more than £1.2 million in a major capital improvement programme across the gyms at four of its leisure centres. 

UK Active and This Girl Can have published a new guide to help fitness and leisure facilities communicate their policies and procedures around sexual harassment and intimidation.

David Lloyd Leisure is significantly boosting its European presence, with the acquisition of health and wellness group, Aspria.

Curt and Tammy Tambornino have acquired Escape Fitness USA, adding to their portfolio of fitness and performance brands that includes Dynamic Fitness & Strength, Dynamic Fabrication and Finishing, and Exerfly.

East Dunbartonshire Leisure and Culture Trust has partnered with CoverMe to support its expanding group fitness programme

Nordic operator, SATS, ended 2025 on a high with record revenues, 22,000 more members and more member activity.

Bolton Middlebrook Leisure Trust has scooped the contract to run five leisure sites as an agent on behalf of Bolton Council.

Caerphilly County Borough Council has lowered the age limit for resistance training to 14 in its gyms.

A report from UK Active and Les Mills has found that 43 per cent of adults are failing to meet the Chief Medical Officer’s strength guidelines.

Hyrox has completed its first Youngstars event, a racing format designed for younger athletes. The next will take place at the London Hyrox, in March, in conjunction with the company's first Coaches Summit.

Sector representative body, UK Active, has expressed frustration that the UK government overlooked the health and fitness industry in a U-turn over business rates.

How can the sector best attract and engage with the tech-savvy Gen Alpha?

The MD of Active Insight says the sector can use data to deliver more powerful member experiences and outcomes

Sport England releases the latest Active Lives Children and Young People Report for 24-25, as Kath Hudson reports