According to the latest Moving Communities Impact Report visits to leisure centres are rising and there are encouraging signs of progress with tackling inequalities.

Innerva launches Connect, a technology platform designed to power the next evolution of its power-assisted exercise equipment and support active ageing.

Public sector leisure and physical activity services in the UK are increasingly being customised to local needs via place-based initiatives, we talk to those driving change

Sport England has renewed the Moving Communities contract for another four years and going forward Moving Communities will follow the quango’s place-based agenda.

A game changing report from NHS England could transform the fitness sector, says Liz Terry

The director of special projects for 4Global talks about the European DataHub and taking the company into the US market

The team at industry research outfit, Active Insight, celebrate 25 years of advisory work and outline their succession plan to Kate Cracknell

Sport and physical activity creates annual savings of £10.5 billion for the NHS and social care, according to Sport England research published today (22 October).

The latest Moving Communities Impact Report from Sport England is out today (15 August) and includes two full years of operational data since the lockdowns were lifted from April 2022 to March 2024.

Two new research reports have highlighted the impact of the UK's cost of living crisis on people's physical activity levels.

HCM editor, Liz Terry, has called on the sector to step up to assist the NHS with stroke rehabilitation to avoid millions being left with life-changing disabilities.

With new stroke rehabilitation guideliness published in the US and the UK calling for more exercise interventions, Vicky Kiernander asks the experts how the health and fitness sector can intervene, to the benefit of patients, the sector and the medical profession

The Exercise for Health Summit (EfHS), organised by EuropeActive, kicked off today at the Melia Castille in Madrid, with the timing designed to coincide with the Spanish Presidency of the European Council, in the second half of 2023

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

Power-assisted exercise specialist Innerva has teamed up with academics and technology providers to launch Planet Wellbeing, a virtual reality solution designed to alleviate loneliness and mental health issues in older adults.

Innerva has launched an off-the-shelf solution to help operators deliver successful power- assisted exercise studios and unlock the potential of the UK’s ageing population.

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

A number of the UK's local authorities and their leisure management partners are in crisis due to rising energy costs, with around 40 per cent saying leisure centres and swimming pools will be closed or services reduced before March 2023 unless they receive immediate confirmation of additional grants from the government.

As the UK’s new prime minister Liz Truss prepares an energy bailout, UK Active has sent a letter to the government warning of a “major mental and physical crisis” if financial support is not provided for the sector.

4 Global has expanded its Data Hub platform into Europe. The announcement was made at the Europe Active-hosted Active Leadership Forum.

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

UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) is backing research to investigate the lack of older adults accessing facilities for exercise and the barriers they face.

HCM gives a briefing on Elevate as the UK industry welcomes the return of this health and fitness event to London’s Excel

UK Active has released its final report on COVID-19 cases among health club, leisure centre and swimming pool customers.

The team behind new report, Benefits Outweigh the Risks, report that exercise is safe for the vast majority of people

4 Global – a partner in the Moving Communities initiative – has completed an initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market, valuing the business at £24m.

The number of positive COVID-19 cases among people who have visited health clubs across Europe continues to be at "extremely low levels".

HCM has confirmed that the UK government's £1bn support package for the hospitality and leisure industry, which allows businesses to claim a cash grant of £6,000, is not currently available to health clubs.

The number of positive COVID-19 cases among people who have visited health clubs, leisure centres and swimming pools in the UK continues to be at "extremely low levels".