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

Matrix Fitness examines how progressive programming, empowered instructors and a pivot toward prevention are driving deeper member engagement

The leisure business and commercial manager of Move Southwark talks to HCM about the experience of bringing leisure services back in-house

GLL has confirmed it is taking over the Jubilee Hall Gym in London's Covent Garden next month: an iconic community space that was previously operated by the Jubilee Hall Trust.

The finalists of the UK Active Awards 2025 have been announced today (19 August) following a record number of entries from across the UK’s physical activity sector.

The operations manager of Mid Devon Leisure talks Kath Hudson through its rebrand to Active Mid Devon

The CEO of Mytime Active is delivering fitness and wellness interventions both within facilities and in the community. He explains all to Kate Cracknell.

The UK fitness industry is growing in terms of members, market value and penetration, according to LeisureDB’s State of the UK Fitness Industry Report 2025.

Jubilee Hall Trust has confirmed that it will be giving up the lease of the historic Jubilee Hall premises in London’s Covent Garden in order to ensure the charity’s future.

What really needs to happen for the physical activity sector to effectively integrate with healthcare? Leaders in the field share their thoughts

As absenteeism continues to take a huge economic toll, with musculoskeletal problems and poor mental health the biggest issues, can workplace wellness really make a difference, asks Kath Hudson?

With the sector’s widespread view that the UK government’s new physical activity and sport strategy lacks vision, Martyn Allison dissects the finer details, while industry thought leaders also comment

If operators want to grow their business, they need to support those with long-term health conditions, says Exi’s head of research. She tells Kate Cracknell how this can be achieved

Health is a national asset that drives prosperity at an individual and collective level. Alliance Leisure CEO, Sarah Watts, explains how the organisation is supporting communities through the reimagining of public sector leisure

Everyone Active is spending £7.5m this year reimagining its health and fitness offering to bring all its wellness services under one roof

Inverclyde Leisure is on a mission that has boosted attendance by 60 per cent. We talk to the CEO about how a community-centric approach is driving success

BH Live has overhauled its Pyramids Centre in Portsmouth with support from Technogym, creating the area’s most cutting edge venue

Letters from the HCM mailbag. This month, Sir Muir Gray and James Swinnerton

The pool is the most expensive facility in most clubs. HCM explores how it can be used for aqua rehab, to sweat the assets and offer a valuable service to customers

The Tiara9 system has been selected by leisure trust, GLL, to support the nationwide rollout of its Healthwise GP referral programme.

Liz Terry shares her thoughts

The Active IQ Mental Health Awareness Course

Fitness testing and body scanning is becoming a must-have for gyms. HCM gives the low down on the latest systems

Halo Leisure has revealed ambitions to make physical activity more accessible to under- represented groups, after being granted a 75-year extension to its council contract in Herefordshire.

A £28m leisure centre is set to open tomorrow (28 November) in Eastleigh, bearing the name of operators Places for People.

A group of retirement homes is installing specialist fitness equipment because residents find traditional gyms intimidating, according to healthcare provider Bupa.

Sentinel Leisure Trust’s innovative model sees its commercial arm driving revenue to keep its leisure offering affordable

The value of exercise for mental health, and maintaining personal connections with members in a virtual era – these were some of the topics discussed at the panel debate that kicked off SIBEC Europe 2015 on the Costa Blanca, Spain, in November

Neil King, managing director of 1Life, explains the leisure operator’s root and branch transformation since 2013

Operator Places for People Leisure (PfPL) is working on an innovative partnership with a London university, gathering evidence to build the case for swimming to be prescribed by GPs.