The healthy ageing advocate argues that doctors should be prescribing exercise along with – or instead of – medication

Activity levels are still rising among English adults according to Sport England’s new Active Lives Survey, which covers November 2024 to November 2025.

The newly published The UK Health & Fitness Market Report 2026 shows penetration has reached a remarkable 18 per cent of over-16s, with a record 12.

The £30. 6 million Bedworth Physical Activity Hub is now open, replacing a centre which dated back to the 1970s.

PureGym, one of Europe’s largest gym operators, has achieved FITcert Level 4 accreditation across its UK and Switzerland portfolio.

The MD of Active Insight says the sector can use data to deliver more powerful member experiences and outcomes

Sport England releases the latest Active Lives Children and Young People Report for 24-25, as Kath Hudson reports

PureGym has announced a partnership with Hatch Athletic to upskill 3,000 PTs across its international portfolio to better support pre and post-natal women.

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Sport England’s continuous improvement tool, Quest, is being updated for 2026 with two new products to simplify the process – Quest for Facilities for individual sites and Quest Active Wellbeing for contracts or places.

The CEO of Kore Sandwell details the approach to elevating fitness in a deprived borough

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Sport England has released the latest Active Lives Children & Young People Report for the 2024-25 academic year.

Sport England has announced 27 new partnerships that will benefit from its place-based approach, which aims to reduce the postcode lottery by targeting areas of deprivation and low activity.

Grassroots sport and exercise boost the UK economy by £36.2 billion every year, according to Sport England’s latest social value of sport and exercise research.

Encouraging members to walk or dance on non-gym days could be a great strategy for health club operators, says Muir Gray

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

With padel and pickleball experiencing exponential growth, how can health clubs tap into this golden opportunity? Padel’s Luigi Carraro and pickleball’s Karen Mitchell explain

This Girl Can has launched a new campaign – We Like the Way You Move – which redefines how women getting active looks and champions women from underrepresented groups.

Perth and Kinross Council has officially opened the £36 million Blairgowrie Recreation Centre – Scotland’s first Passivhaus leisure development.

Trafford, in Greater Manchester, UK, has a new wellbeing facility following a £20 million upgrade by operator Trafford Leisure, to improve provision and sustainability.

Carers UK is re-launching its successful Carers Active project to encourage carers – who often struggle to prioritise their own health – to be active.

The immediate past CLOA chair explains how the Active Wellbeing Leadership Network is creating a movement for change

Huw Edwards argues that school holiday schemes must be funded, while Natasha Jones celebrates the end of medical consultations before exercise

Dave Gerrish asks what’s next for digital in the physical activity sector

UK Active, Sport England, CIMSPA and Women’s Aid have published new resources to help fitness and leisure facilities continue to create safer spaces for women and girls to be active.

EMD UK, the national governing body for group exercise, has announced the appointment of Dan Rees as CEO, who will take up the role on 1 September.

According to a study commissioned by GM Active, health intervention programmes provide more than £20,000 of social value per person and £5,600 worth of health improvements.

Improving the pathway between health and physical activity for people living with long-term conditions is the ambition of, Moving Together, a new two-year programme backed by the National Lottery.

Duncan Wood-Allum says the UK’s plans for local government reorganisation will open up huge opportunities for the sector