The director of PSTax explains recent changes in the law related to VAT on gym membership for local authorities and how this will impact the sector

Exercise has been voted the number one way the public can help the NHS – ahead of paying taxes and cutting down on smoking and drinking.

This year's National Fitness Day (NFD) will be the "biggest unified celebration of fitness in UK history", according to plans revealed today.

Sports should be harnessed to help fight knife crime and gang violence, according to a report by the DCMS Select Committee.

Evidence shows we can transform the lives of young offenders through exercise. Kate Cracknell talks to Rosie Meek

New research shows exercise is contagious, particularly for men, and that networks of friends can influence people’s exercise habits

In a startling discovery that raises fundamental questions about human behaviour, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have determined that the immune system directly affects – and even controls – creatures' social behaviour, such as their desire to interact with others.

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

Operators increasingly need to demonstrate social value. Julie Cramer reports on the progress being made

The government has earmarked £30m over the next three years to help the most needy sports colleges build new pitches, install floodlights and provide better drainage so facilities can be used all year and round the clock.

Tees Valley Leisure has launched a new scheme offering children under the age of 16 the opportunity to participate in a range of leisure activities for free each evening.

Sports trust Freedom Leisure is to manage an outreach programme which will bring a range of play activities to young people, thanks to a grant of £237,000 to Wealdon District Council from the Big Lottery Fund.

Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust’s (WLCT) Active Coaching Team has unveiled a ‘Get Active’ schools file to help schools and PE teachers run activity sessions.

North Lanarkshire Council is considering rolling out a pilot scheme it ran in partnership with Strathclyde Police and Shotts Healthy Living Centre from 18 March to 29 April.