On unveiling the Autumn Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said there would be no return to austerity and that she would cut NHS waiting lists, debt and the cost of living.

The much-anticipated UK government’s Spending Review (SR) 2025 was delivered yesterday (11 June), which sets departmental budgets until 2028-9.

Group exercise is the engine room of the sector, relying on its talent to deliver. Abi Harris asks industry experts how we can engage the next generation of instructors

Positive company culture can add commercial value and a competitive advantage, as Kath Hudson discovers

UK Active has written to chancellor, Rachel Reeves, asking for measures to offset the cost increases the fitness sector will incur as a result of the Autumn Budget.

Chanchellor, Rachel Reeves, talked about fixing the NHS and rebuilding Britain in the budget, but failed to give any detail about the role sport and physical activity could play.

Les Mills has published research looking at how Gen Zers perceive career opportunities in the sector.

Despite high energy costs, inflation and interest rates, there’s evidence to show 2023 was the year the industry bounced back. A host of CEOs, talk about the current trading landscape and their plans for the next 18 months

The MD of leisure, health and wellbeing at Places Leisure talks about the opportunities she sees in a post-COVID world

Edinburgh Leisure has appointed Jen Holland as chief executive. She will take over from June Peebles on 18 March.

Edinburgh Leisure is not considering facility closures, despite a number of stories circulating in local media alleging venues could be closed to balance the books.

While critical for business success, the challenges of ESG can be overwhelming. Operators tell us how they’re tackling it

As leisure provider GLL celebrates its 30th year of operations, its CEO and founder share their five-year vision

A stellar line up of industry thought leaders give their views on what might be coming down the tracks in the next 18 months and where to find the chinks of light in the current stormy landscape. Contributors include Liz Clarke, Huw Edwards, Tara Dillon and Martin Franklin.

Modern, sustainable buildings are key to redefining our sector, says Sharron Davies MBE

With between 85 and 100 per cent of employers reporting staff shortages, is the UK fitness sector heading into a workforce employment crisis and what can be done about it? HCM reports

Six months on from the launch of its Kickstart programme, The Gym Group is hiring the majority of trainees in the first cohort

Health club operator Bannatyne Group has posted a 57 per cent increase in profits, thanks to a record turnover of £117.6m.

Danny Drayson has been on a journey from school drop-out to young person development ambassador at Life Leisure – and has now landed Active Training Awards' Outstanding Individual of the Year title along the way.

Steven Ward, Executive Director of ukactive, is confident that 2017 will see our sector move forward at an increasingly fast pace

Britain’s impending withdrawal from the European Union will present a broad range of challenges for leisure training and qualifications, says one of the sector’s leading education figures.

Xercise4Less has announced plans to pay all staff above and beyond the new National Living Wage, which comes into effect this week.

Nuffield Health has pledged to ensure all its staff will earn at least the new National Living Wage from next month, not just over-25s as the new law requires.

As National Apprenticeship Week kicks off today (14 March), new research has found that 80 per cent of managers believe apprentices are vital to their organisation’s expansion plans.

The Local Government Association (LGA) has cautioned that councils will have to continue to divert money from other local services, such as parks and leisure budgets, in order to plug growing social care funding gaps.

The fast-approaching National Living Wage is either a great opportunity for the fitness industry to up-skill or a massive threat to the quality of staff, depending on who you talk to. One thing’s for sure though, it will come into effect this April and the sector will need to find ways to deal with it.

With the implementation of the new National Living Wage just around the corner, how can clubs turn the inevitable costs into a force for positive change? Julie Cramer reports

The National Living Wage is coming, and while it unquestionably presents challenges for the health and fitness sector, it also brings with it a great opportunity to upskill the sector and drive credibility, says Kate Cracknell

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

Chancellor George Osborne has today (8 July) unveiled plans for a new compulsory living wage in the first Conservative government Budget for almost 20 years.