The entrepreneur and athlete talks to Kath Hudson about tackling challenges, healing old wounds and creating his new Manhug initiative

Tony Veal and Atara Sivan on why access to leisure needs more focus from leaders

How can the sector best attract and engage with the tech-savvy Gen Alpha?

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

How can clubs best serve Gen Alpha? Vicci Wells shares insights from the Youth Sport Trust study

The UK government has announced a National Youth Strategy, backed by £500 million, to rebuild youth services, train youth workers and other professionals to support them.

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

Unless urgent action is taken to increase physical activity this generation of children will face poorer health, lower happiness and reduced life chances over the next decade and beyond.

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.

Children’s fitness and GLP-1 customers are this month’s topics for discussion

Fold has launched a new Pilates reformer machine designed for facilities that need to create flexible spaces.

Swim England is encouraging teachers to embrace the value of gameplay alongside lesson delivery.

A new nationwide training initiative is equipping thousands of UK swimming coaches with the skills to help people overcome a fear of water.

Childhood trauma is linked to mental health problems and chronic pain in later life and is a leading driver of health inequalities, according to research from University of Aberdeen.

The CEO of Purpose Brands on the company’s ambitious goal to reach 10 million members globally by 2030

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.

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

The three-year Opening School Facilities initiative smashed all targets according to a report into its impact, which is being fed back to the UK government.

Mental health is increasingly recognised as a critical part of wellbeing and in response to demand, England's National Health Service (NHS) is set to open a network of mental health crisis centres across the country to relieve the pressure on overcrowded hospital accident and emergency services.

Sport England has announced investment into 53 areas highlighted in the top 10 per cent of the UK in terms of inactivity, social need, deprivation and health inequality.

Michael Whitelock, children’s activities manager at Horizon Leisure tells HCM how the operator is supporting home-schooled children

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

Premium health club operator, David Lloyd Clubs, has expanded its range of family activities after identifying that dads are spending less quality time with their kids.

Four-time Olympic medallist, Rebecca Adlington OBE, and Olympic swimmer, Steve Parry MBE, have successfully completed a management buyout of Swim!

How can fitness providers ensure children are safe when doing strength training? ACE’s Chris Gagliardi gives his guidance

“Processing emotions allowed me to pursue healthy behaviours,” says the star

Malcolm McPhail on how North Ayrshire is revolutionising community wellbeing

Unacknowledged trauma can make it hard to make lifestyle changes finds Kath Hudson

Lisa Nandy, secretary of state at the UK government's Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) gave a speech to the sector this week at a summit hosted by Manchester’s Science and Industry Museum. She spoke about plans to use her department to unlock growth.

We talk to the former rugby player and World Cup hero about the launch of his new brand One Living, and mission to champion both physical and mental wellbeing