The UK Government’s chief medical officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies, will be a keynote speaker at the Elevate Thought Leaders’ conference, 8-9 May at ExCeL London. The free-to-attend conference is a feature of the Elevate exhibition and will debate the major issues impacting the fitness, health and sporting world.

Now in its fourth year, Elevate continues to explore the benefits of physical activity for health and wellbeing.

Group fitness classes and adrenaline sports are among those benefiting from increases in attendance as people are seeking out physical activities that fit their lifestyles and busy schedules.

Alex Smith, founder of Cares Family and a fellow at the Obama Foundation, will give a keynote speech on loneliness at the ukactive National Summit next month.

As the event draws nearer, we take a look at what attendees can expect from Elevate 2018, including conference speakers, seminar topics, exhibitors and award categories

Registration to attend the Elevate exhibition on 9- 10 May at London’s ExCeL is reported to be up 70 per cent on last year’s figures.

The British public is being invited to take part in a national loneliness survey, launched in partnership between three universities, BBC Radio 4 and the Wellcome Collection.

TV journalist and presenter Dr Michael Mosley has been announced as a keynote speaker for this year’s inaugural Elevate Conference in London.

Thanks to increasing industry support Elevate, the UK’s largest physical activity trade event, has announced details of a new thought leadership conference.

A progress report on the government’s Sporting Future strategy has been overshadowed by the omission of more than £300m in cuts to a programme for boosting pupil’s health. While sports minister Tracey Crouch told Parliament there had been 'good progress on a number of fronts' since the plan was introduced, her latest report failed to detail changes to the Healthy Pupil Capital Programme.

Theresa May has appointed minister for sport and civil society Tracey Crouch to a newly created position as minister for loneliness.

Life satisfaction and happiness are higher for people who are physically active, while levels of anxiety are lower, a survey has shown.

Twelve areas across England will take part in a groundbreaking pilot to reach physically inactive communities. The public body Sport England will allocate £100m in National Lottery funding over four years in an effort to transform the way sport and activity is offered – rallying local organisations and using what it described as “an intense focus” on barriers to activity.

A landmark study of the wider social value of public leisure facilities in Britain has shown they contribute more than £3.3bn (US$4.3bn, €3.7bn) to health, wellbeing, education and reducing crime.

More than one million more men than women are taking up voluntary roles in sport and activity, according to a new survey.

Lawrence Dallaglio will lead a speaker line-up from the worlds of sport, health and government to address society’s burning issues at this year’s ukactive National Summit.

Gym operators and physical activity providers are throwing open their doors today (27 September), offering free taster sessions and gym passes as part of National Fitness Day.

The physical activity sector's chartered professional body has received £1.2m (US$1.6m, €1.3m) from Sport England to create a highly skilled workforce and transform the delivery of sport and exercise services.

The physical activity sector is making good progress at Westminster, but there are still battles ahead, says Steven Ward

Sports minister Tracey Crouch MP will deliver this year’s keynote address at Elevate, the UK’s largest cross-sector event focused on tackling physical inactivity.

Fifty MPs, including sports minister Tracey Crouch, gathered to address and mingle with sport and fitness sector heavyweights at ukactive’s parliamentary reception last night (20 March).

This year’s National Fitness Day (NFD) on 7 September encouraged more people than ever before to get physically active, with more than 100,000 estimated to have taken part in activities during the day.

Argos has been announced as the lead partner for National Fitness Day (NFD) 2016, with the retail giant set to significantly spread the reach of the “most active day of the year.”

Government funding for Sport England and UK Sport is not expected to be cut as a result of the UK voting to leave the European Union – although the landscape could change if chancellor George Osborne decides to call an emergency Budget.

Parkrun has closed down its operations in Bristol’s Little Stoke park following a dispute with the local parish council over money.

The row between parkrun and Stoke Gifford Parish Council about maintenance charges for local facilities could inadvertently pave the way for more open dialogue between sports providers and local authorities, according to industry experts.

Parkrun – the body which organises free 5km runs for the public – has criticised a parish council which is trying to impose a fee for runners using a local park.

The UK government has announced plans to introduce a surprise £520m levy on sugary drinks to tackle the country's burgeoning obesity problem.

The Sport England CEO talks to Matthew Campelli about the government’s new sporting strategy, and the opportunities this presents all physical activity providers

Sports minister Tracey Crouch has highlighted the importance of technology and apps in trying to mobilise people from disadvantaged communities to get active.