With research showing how poor sleep can affect health and lifespan, is sleep finally getting the attention it deserves? Kath Hudson reports

Barnsley Premier Leisure (BPL) has partnered with CoverMe Fitness to simplify instructor recruitment, team management and compliance across 10 sites.

A driver of mental and physical health, vagus nerve protocols have huge potential to support health club members, as Kath Hudson discovers

Recognising the challenges facing local authorities, the Labour government has announced plans to tackle local government funding challenges.

Boutique London studio, 1Rebel, is moving into the recovery space with the launch of a contrast therapy concept called Reset.

The CEO of Midtown Athletics Club talks about how the timings of a major funding round and COVID threatened the existence of his family-founded company

Short-term incentives for exercise, such as using daily reminders, rewards or games, can lead to sustained increases in activity according to new research.

The CEO of high-end club operator Aspria talks about the company’s launch of Aspresso, a full-service budget brand for the family market

Operators across the physical activity sector open up to the public today offering free sessions and activities in celebration of National Fitness Day, an initiative organised by industry body, UK Active.

UK Active and ITN Productions will be releasing their co-produced programme, called Fitness for Everyone, on National Fitness Day – Wednesday 21 September. The programme has been created for ITN’s Industry News – which works in partnership with associations in the UK, Europe and the US – and will be hosted by journalist Louise Minchin from ITN’s London studios.

Staff at sheltered accommodation are being trained to organise and lead their own strength and balance sessions for residents, as part of a project to get those living in assisted housing more physically active.

Technology is shaping the way we do fitness

A trend is emerging for hotels and resorts to support the health and wellbeing of guests with in-room fitness offerings. We take a closer look

Alternative fitness operator 1Rebel has opened the world’s first spin studio amphitheatre in Victoria, London.

The fitness and diet guru, known for her six-week programme, takes her workout and wellness concept to Harrods

A group of unemployed people has taken part in an innovative health and fitness programme designed to help them find work.

UK-based Champneys health spa resorts have entered into partnership with the National Health Service (NHS), the publicly funded national healthcare system for the UK, to offer the diabetes education programme, Desmond.

Sports facilities in Scotland are the “best they have ever been,” according to sportscotland chair Louise Martin, after visiting the site of the £12m (US$17.3m, €15.4m) National Centre Inverclyde in North Ayrshire.

The new CEO of Pure Gym Humphrey Cobbold has said claims the chain is sexist “couldn’t be further from the truth,” adding that the company has learned valuable lessons from its recent brush with controversy.

TRX has announced three new appointments to further strengthen its EMEA team, having recently recruited Alan Holl from Virgin Active to serve as the region’s senior director.

Health experts are calling for greater wellbeing services to be made available for would-be mothers, amid findings that children born to overweight mothers are at greater risk of health problems in later life.

Physical Company has been selected as equipment supplier for a newly opened studio in London.

Nicky Jobson reports on all the news, excitement and product launches from this year’s Leisure Industry Week, which took place at the Birmingham NEC

Nicky Jobson looks ahead to the highlights in store for visitors to this year’s Leisure Industry Week

A destination resort in the hills of northern Thailand’s Chiang Mai is combining spa treatments with a military-themed boot camp to tempt wellness tourists from across the globe.

Luxury health club spas are increasingly offering wellness services just for men. Kate Corney examines this growing trend

As part of National Fitness Day, fitness model Louise Glover is holding an impromptu fitness class at Tower Bridge in London at 1.00pm.

Barefoot running is supposed to be the natural way, so can it work from a prehab point of view or does it present a new set of problems?

A leisure centre in Dunfermline, Scotland, has officially reopened following the completion of a £17m overhaul, which is part of Fife Council's investment in local leisure facilities.

Many people across Scotland understand how to adopt a healthier lifestyle but do not make the necessary changes to their behaviour, according to a new NHS Health Scotland report.