Global group exercise specialist, Les Mills, is inviting operators to sign up to its Workout for the World event on 20 June, in support of UNICEF.

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

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

For many people the relentlessness of the hustle culture is costing our happiness. Tim Jack Adams, founder of wellbeing consultancy GreenX7, says most of his clients comment on experiencing a lack of sleep and a lack of fun. He says play isn’t just frivolous, it’s essential, especially with mental illness on the rise.

Canolfan Pentre Awel will be a hub of leisure and community wellbeing. Highlights include a 600-square-metre fitness suite, an 8-court sports hall and aquatic facilities

This month’s letters address mental health support via clubs and how exercise access can take pressure off healthcare

Women’s health specialist, The Well HQ, has secured 'sweat equity' backing from Priya Oberoi, founder of venture capitalists, Goddess Gaia Ventures, who will take on a senior advisory role with the business.

As more trans women, trans men and non-binary people join health clubs, it’s time to work out an effective system where everyone feels included

The King of Bhutan has announced plans to create a 1,000sq km economic hub inspired by the Bhutanese culture of respect and compassion for others and nature in Gelephu, Bhutan.

Research shows that doing YOCAS yoga can help prevent cancer relapse

Fitness training company, Future Fit, has acquired iCareiMove, which provides health services to specialist populations.

Cancer patients who practise YOCAS yoga can benefit from reduced levels of inflammation – helping their road to recovery and even preventing cancer from returning.

The new chair of UK Active talks to Kate Cracknell about his vision for the sector and opening up his address book to connect with senior players in health

Plans to shelve the UK's sugar tax (Soft Drinks Industry Levy) and other pieces of legislation designed to tackle the obesity epidemic have hit legal hurdles and fierce resistance from both MPs and the medical profession.

The American Council on Exercise (ACE) has acquired the Dr Sears Wellness Institute (DSWI) for an undisclosed sum. DSWI will join ACE as part of a new division, ACE Health and Wellness. The move enables ACE to expand its health coaching certification and education offering.

First a pandemic, then a war and now a cost of living and energy crisis. With incomes being squeezed, will gyms be budgeted out? We talk to our panel

Researchers examined the impact of £2.2bn of school sports funding following London 2012 and find the majority has gone to private contractors, with little upskilling happening in schools

The London 2012 Olympic legacy investment designed to improve physical education at primary schools has failed, according to a study.

Myzone has announced a partnership with workforce wellness platform Wellonomics.

The Leisure Database Company’s David Minton says change should be considered the new norm in his industry analysis. Going forward, operators should be broadening their offerings to incorporate nature and targeting older people

The pandemic has highlighted the fitness sector’s role in protecting the health service. How can the industry make the most of this opportunity?

Collective Leisure has just become the first social enterprise leisure management company in Australia

Children and young people need more support to navigate the growing number of digital wellness technologies which track and manage their fitness and health.

Health-tech brand hero has acquired Revitalise London – a preventative health and vitality specialist – as part of its plans to expand and strengthen its presence in London and the South East of England.

The founder of the World Health Innovation Summit explains his vision for achieving a fit and healthy planet by using a global knowledge-sharing platform

Health secretary Matt Hancock has announced the government is changing its focus from cure to prevention. Is his plan deliverable? We ask the experts

The government's autumn budget – the last fiscal event before the UK leaves the European Union in March – has largely ignored the leisure industry, with none of the major announcements directly affecting the industry's major sectors.

More than £346m in "wasted" childcare funding should be used to get children more active and fight the growing epidemic of health issues among the young.

Nationally and globally, the health and fitness sector must strike out and pave the way if we are to address the challenges facing us, advocates ukactive’s Steven Ward

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.