UK Active, Sport England, CIMSPA and Women’s Aid have published new resources to help fitness and leisure facilities continue to create safer spaces for women and girls to be active.

Mark Sesnan, co-founder and CEO of GLL (Greenwich Leisure Limited), has announced that he will be standing down as chief executive at the end of this year after 30 years.

GLL and its app partner Innovatise (myFitApp) have today announced the Better UK App has been downloaded over 1 million times since it was launched in November 2019.

Leisure operator GLL has partnered with digital fitness expert Wexer to launch an ‘any time, anywhere’ virtual group exercise offering for its members across the UK.

Damian Hinds has called on sporting organisations to "work with the government" and to ensure all children have the opportunity to take part in competitive sport.

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

A proliferation of opportunities to be physically active. ukactive’s Steven Ward looks ahead to 2016

Steven Ward, executive director of ukactive, gives his views on what’s in store for the UK fitness and physical activity sector in 2016 – including new technology, sector diversification and assisting with public health remits

A Sports Business Council will be established by the government in a bid to stimulate further growth and potentially shape policy in the sports sector.

The government’s new strategy for sport and physical activity in the UK suggests that physical activity “in its broadest sense” is now a key policy issue, according to ukactive executive director Steven Ward, who says more must now be done to ensure the specific issue of physical inactivity is addressed.

Here come the girls – Matrix offers an overview of its initiatives to promote, develop and encourage women’s sport and activity

Lauren Applegarth looks at a council scheme to open multiple sites, each with their own specialism

The British Olympic Association’s (BOA) director of Elite Performance, Sir Clive Woodward, has announced the next steps towards finalising the BOA’s elite coaching programme.

Central YMCA’s chief executive, Rosi Prescott, has been appointed to Sport England’s London Sports Board in recognition of the fitness industry’s contribution, alongside sporting bodies, in shaping investment plans to encourage a fitter nation and London’s Olympic strategy.