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.

LeisureDB has released its State of the UK Swimming Industry Report 2025.

Some 800 people attended the UK Active Awards ceremony last night (3 October) in Birmingham. Sponsored by STA, the hosts were Professor Greg Whyte OBE and comedian, Esther Manito.

UK Active has unveiled the finalists for the UK Active Awards 2024. Winners from across the 14 categories will be announced at a ceremony at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham on 3 October.

Interactive digital fitness company Funxtion is looking to grow its business in the UK, with a series of new appointments to positions in sales and training.

As aggregator PayAsUGym announces a rebrand, we talk to COO Neil Harmsworth about the move

The new CEO of Xercise4Less – one of the founders of Virgin Active – says the budget operator is gearing up to double in size

The Anytime Fitness CEO on plans to become the UK’s largest operator

Bannatyne is on a roll. Its CEO explains how creating “affordable luxury” has allowed the brand to grow and set its sights on extending into Europe

Anytime Fitness says it's targeting 400 UK clubs within the next three years, as it continues with its aggressive expansion plans.

Stuart Broster has been appointed Anytime Fitness UK chief executive - a newly created role in which he is charged with making the brand the largest health club provider in the country.

Fitness industry veteran Arthur McColl is leaving his role as chief operating officer of LA fitness to become CEO of Anytime Fitness Australia.

Birmingham’s Motorcycle Museum was the scene for the glittering Members’ Choice Health Club Awards 2014 this evening (30 September), which saw a cross-section of top-performing operators collect accolades based solely on the views of their members.

How will your club fare at this year’s Health Club Awards? Winners will be announced at LIW 2014

The cream of the health and fitness industry gathered in Telford this week, as 14 awards and three special accolades were distributed at the highly-anticipated Flame Awards 2014.

Finalists for the new-look 2014 Flame Awards were announced yesterday afternoon by ukactive CEO David Stalker during a live webinar.

Online gym pass provider PayasUgym has today announced a £1.6m raft of venture capital funding as it seeks to continue growth across the UK market.

Speaking at the awards ceremony for the third annual Members’ Choice Health Club Awards during Leisure Industry Week in Birmingham this week, Liz Terry, Editorial Director of Health Club Management magazine said there are too many ‘dreadful’ managers running the UK’s health clubs.

The winners of the Members' Choice Health Club Awards for 2013 were announced last night, during an awards event held at The Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham during Leisure Industry Week.

The winners of the Members' Choice Health Club Awards for 2012 have been announced during an awards event at the Hilton Metropole hotel in Birmingham.

The winners of the Fitness Industry Association (FIA) and Matrix Flame Awards for 2012 have been announced at the Ball of Fire - the finale of the annual Flame Conference.

Les Mills UK has appointed former easyGym CEO Keith Burnet as its new chief executive. He will work alongside interim CEO, Jill Tattersall from 1 July, before assuming the role as CEO from 1 September.

Hilton Hotels Corporation has signed a deal to manage a 216-bedroom hotel in Liverpool with Grosvenor, the property’s developer.

The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) announced the winners of the 2006 Fitness Leadership and Management Excellence (FLAME) Awards at the FitPro Business Gala Dinner in Birmingham yesterday.

Bannatyne Fitness has acquired the LivingWell Premier health club chain for around £90m, resulting in the value of the independently-owned company rising to more than £200m.

The LivingWell Premier health club in Inverness, Scotland, has become the first company in the country to be awarded the Scotland’s Health at Work (SHAW) Commendation Award for Mental Health and Wellbeing.

Health club operator Fitness First has reportedly acquired LivingWell’s Australian business for between £10m and £12m.

US-based Hilton Hotels Corporation (HHC) is in talks to sell the LivingWell health club chain, which it acquired in February as part of its £3.3bn (US$5.7bn, 4.7bn euro) takeover of Hilton International.

The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) has started the ball rolling on this years’ Fitness Leaders and Management Excellence (FLAME) Awards.

Stuart Broster has been appointed chief operating officer at LA Fitness.