Therme Manchester’s 28-acre development, which will include interconnected glass pavilions that measure 65,000sq m, will be the largest bathing and wellbeing attraction in the world once complete, according to prof David Russell, CEO of Therme UK. 

Performance Health Systems, manufacturer of Power Plate, has a new CEO, with an ambitious vision for the company

UK independent operator, Fitness Worx Gyms, is rolling out Glute Zones across its estate, with the latest launched at its Leamington gym.

The challenge of attracting and retaining talent is greater than ever before, as Vicky Kiernander reports

David Stalker has been announced as the new chair of UK Active today (6 October) and Melinda Nicci has joined the board of directors as the new digital lead.

Barnsley Premier Leisure (BPL) has partnered with CoverMe Fitness to simplify instructor recruitment, team management and compliance across 10 sites.

The Gym Group is celebrating successful half-year results – and the ongoing benefits of the Next Chapter strategy – with like-for-like pre-tax profits up £4.4 million to £4.9 million.

The finalists of the UK Active Awards 2025 have been announced today (19 August) following a record number of entries from across the UK’s physical activity sector.

Superusers (HVPs) are the key to success, according to new research from Les Mills

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

The CoverMe app has transformed class management for Total Fitness, with huge time savings, stronger compliance and better talent management

Mike Farrar is stepping down as chair of UK Active, after being appointed interim Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health in Northern Ireland.

Group exercise is the engine room of the sector, relying on its talent to deliver. Abi Harris asks industry experts how we can engage the next generation of instructors

Investment in great facilities is essential to the success of the sector, but nurturing a positive culture is what ultimately makes a winning organisation says Liz Terry

Positive company culture can add commercial value and a competitive advantage, as Kath Hudson discovers

The Gym Group has announced positive trading momentum has continued through the second half of 2024, with members, revenue and the number of clubs rising.

With 2.8 million people in the UK economically inactive due to long-term sickness, the government has published a White Paper setting out plans to get people back to work by improving their health and employability.

UK Active has written to chancellor, Rachel Reeves, asking for measures to offset the cost increases the fitness sector will incur as a result of the Autumn Budget.

Spelthorne Borough Council has opened the doors to a world-leading leisure centre built to Passivhaus standards.

Foundry’s MD reveals plans to take its ‘posh spit and sawdust’ training concept to more local markets and also to pilot a franchise package

CIMSPA is launching a new platform which will pull together the latest data and research into one place for the sector to access to inform decision making.

Les Mills has published research looking at how Gen Zers perceive career opportunities in the sector.

Directors, Aaron McCulloch and James Lorey, have completed a management buy-out of Your Personal Training (YPT) to become the sole owners and operators of Your Management Solutions Limited (YMSL).

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.

Xcel Leisure Centre has strengthened its outreach pathways with the region’s first Technogym Biocircuit

The co-founder of boutique fitness brand 1Rebel talks to Kath Hudson about navigating the COVID years, climbing mountains and how the company is poised to expand its unique blend of fitness and entertainment both in the UK and overseas, thanks to fresh investment

More than 200 organisations and athletes in the UK have signed an open letter to party leaders to commit to making the nation the most active in Europe after next month’s General Election.

Director at Active Insight, Mike Hill, reports on the seven core findings from the Customer Service Survey which collected data from 184 local authorities

Despite high energy costs, inflation and interest rates, there’s evidence to show 2023 was the year the industry bounced back. A host of CEOs, talk about the current trading landscape and their plans for the next 18 months

The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK), the Swimming Teachers Association (STA), and Swim England have teamed up to sponsor an aquatic theatre at Elevate 2024.