Researchers at Concordia University in Edmonton in Canada are studying the impact of ‘noticing nature’ on mental health and finding it has an impact, even in cities

Concordia University of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada is kicking off a study called Noticing Nature Intervention that will measure the impact of noticing nature on mental health.

The BSI has introduced safeguarding guidelines to protect children in out-of-school settings.

Boutique fitness operator, Solidcore, has opened its 100th studio in the US.

As data shows health spend correlates with longevity, experts discuss how this insight is driving new industry priorities

The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is set to end on 31 March leaving thousands set for closure or service cuts.

Fitness First UK’s annual ‘Red Monday’ campaign, which ran across the UK on 16 January 2023, increased visits by a third and resulted in sign ups from a thousand new members.

A round up of recent research into mental health and highlights from the gamechanging Move Your Mental Health Report from the John W Brick Mental Health Foundation

The co-founder and CEO of MindLabs wants to make looking after our mental health as normal as going to the gym

A new mental health platform hopes to make looking after mental health "as normal as going to the gym".

The UK’s biggest marina operator is getting into fitness with the launch of a new eco-gym brand – MDL Fitness

A new £40m build-to-rent development with a focus on wellbeing has opened to residents in Leeds city centre in the UK.

The industry is conflicted when it comes to offering weight loss programmes and interventions. HCM examines the issues

John Treharne, founder of The Gym Group, and Jana Havrdová, president of the Czech Chamber of Fitness, are among four new members to have been elected onto the EuropeActive board.

Core Health & Fitness announced a new and exciting partnership with professional obstacle course race (OCR) athlete, Rea Kolbl. Kolbl is an impressive athlete with a variety of experience that ranges from OCR to competitive gymnastics in her native Slovenia.

Bryan O'Rourke and Legend’s Sean Maguire investigate how the industry is preparing for the next decade of fitness and wellbeing

US-based boutique fitness operator Solidcore has revealed plans for five new clubs the booming New York market.

Star Trac’s FreeRunner delivers a revolutionary running experience while cutting costs for owners

More than £346m in "wasted" childcare funding should be used to get children more active and fight the growing epidemic of health issues among the young.

Alex Smith, founder of Cares Family and a fellow at the Obama Foundation, will give a keynote speech on loneliness at the ukactive National Summit next month.

Organisations have pledged to back a programme aimed at encouraging more people with disabilities to take part in sport and physical activity.

Architects HawkinsBrown have completed an elegant timber pool hidden among the trees for a school in the English county of Surrey.

Everyone Active has been awarded a 10-year contract to manage leisure centres across the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.

Leighton Park School and Queen Anne’s School are encouraging girls to develop lifelong fitness habits with new equipment from Matrix

The winner has been announced in a hotly-contested competition to design a new leisure centre and area of public realm for Finsbury, north London.

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and Grimshaw are among five architecture practices shortlisted to design a major new leisure centre in Islington, north London.

Conceived by fashion designer Donna Karan, the Urban Zen Integrative Therapy programme is bringing the medical and complementary worlds together

An innovative range of multiple-use disposable sports towels has launched in the health and fitness sector. Vytal Innovations unveiled the Easydry products at Leisure Industry Week, held at Birmingham’s NEC.

London’s mini-Holland concept, pioneered by the London Cycling Campaign (LCC), has shifted up a gear since its inception. Now, with formulated plans, the three bid winning boroughs have had architectural figureheads appointed to each project.

ukactive's 'Turning the Tide on Obesity' campaign is the latest to rely on nudging. But what is nudging, and does it work? Tom Walker looks at what's involved