Industry veteran, Martyn Allison, provides a reality check with the reminder that so many people are still priced out of physical activity. He calls for cross-sector collaboration to tackle the problem

HCM Handbook’s annual prediction of key trends, influences and opportunities coming down the tracks.

Portugal’s leading operator, SC Fitness, is celebrating a milestone by reaching 100 gyms.

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. 

Everlast Gyms' York site has reopened following a refurbishment to bring it up to the company’s elevated gyms status.

UK Active has published new guidance on defibrillators to help fitness and leisure operators deliver life-saving support for anyone who suffers a cardiac arrest.

Brio Northgate – formerly Northgate Arena – has officially reopened following a £12 million refurbishment.

Activity levels are still rising among English adults according to Sport England’s new Active Lives Survey, which covers November 2024 to November 2025.

Everlast Gyms+ in Chiswick is working with Core Health and Fitness to raise the bar for fitness in London

All the news from the show, as it gets set to mark its 10th anniversary

Kath Hudson talks to the new chair of UK Active’s Independent Council

Viva Leisure’s CEO on global growth and redefining revenue generation

The £30. 6 million Bedworth Physical Activity Hub is now open, replacing a centre which dated back to the 1970s.

The CEO of Freedom Leisure on the trust’s work with its 30 local authority partners and what developments lie ahead

Frasers Group has launched its first elevated concept, Everlast Gyms+, in London, with its most comprehensive offering to date.

A new floating wellbeing destination with a public park, residential and wellness facility is planned for a 12-hectare stretch of water within London’s Royal Docks, in the UK.

David Lloyd Clubs, Europe’s has announced plans to develop a premium, family-friendly club in Hampton Court, Surrey, at the site of the former Pavilion Club.

A new strategic partnership between Swim England and Neurodiverse Sport (NdS) will strengthen neuro‑inclusive practice across aquatics.

Caerphilly County Borough Council has lowered the age limit for resistance training to 14 in its gyms.

The next Third Space club in London has been announced, slated to open in 2028.

Work has started on the £68.7 million refurbishment of the historic Kings Hall Leisure Centre in Hackney, with a planned reopening in early 2029.

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

Innovation is sweeping through the swimming sector, improving career prospects and operational efficiency

Places Leisure launched Epping Leisure Centre on 12 January. Undertaken in partnership with Epping Forest District Council and Pellikaan Construction, this is part of a wider regeneration of the town.

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

Planning has officially been approved for Sea Lanes Canary Wharf, a floating, natural water swimming pool at Eden Dock in London.

Woolwich Waves leisure centre opened its doors on 1 January 2026, replacing the former Waterfront Leisure Centre in Woolwich, London. Charitable social enterprise GLL will operate the flagship facility under its Better brand, in partnership with the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

The Bannatyne Group has bought a premium health and wellbeing facility in Basingstoke, as part of its targeted expansion strategy.

Total Fitness has secured £15 million from its digital banking partner, OakNorth, as it prepares for the next phase of growth. 

The CEO of Kore Sandwell details the approach to elevating fitness in a deprived borough