The physical activity sector has been left in shock by the news that Steve Franks, the long- serving chief executive of Water Babies, has died following a short illness.

Huw Edwards, acting CEO of ukactive, has called for a "cultural shift" across government, in order for it to recognise the crucial role that the physical activity sector can play in improving the nation's health.

Sports psychologist Jeremy Snape and Olympic gold medallist Amy Williams are among the keynote speakers at this year's Active Uprising.

Enjoyment is the single biggest factor in motivating children to be active – while "physically literate" children do twice as much activity.

Primary school staff that are helping and inspiring children in London to be active are to be celebrated in a new initiative from ukactive Kids and Nike.

ukactive has signed a three-year partnership with physical activity trade show Elevate.

Winners of the inaugural ukactive Awards were revealed at a gala dinner in Manchester last night (21 June), as part of the three-day Active Uprising event.

Former health secretary and current Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has been confirmed as the headline speaker at this year's Active Uprising event.

The finalists for this year's ukactive Awards have been revealed. The 2018 award categories have been divided into three groups – business excellence, specialist impact and individual achievement – and in total winners will be announced in 11 categories. Replacing the Flame Awards, this year's edition will feature an expanded Leisure Centre Operator of the Year award, which covers any club or centre – from independents, studios and boutiques to budget gyms, local authority centres and clubs that are part of a nationwide chain.

Britain’s most successful female Olympian, Laura Kenny, has been announced as one of the keynote speakers for ukactive’s Active Uprising in Manchester this summer.

A 'shocking' rise in childhood obesity figures means Britain must act now or risk the scales tipping further, according to ukactive.

Les Mills UK has teamed up with ukactive to offer its Born To Move virtual class to 10,000 schools across the UK for free on National Fitness Day later this month.

ukactive and local councils want to see cash earmarked for boosting physical activity in schools protected after concerns were raised that money could be diverted to plug a gap in education funding.

School summer holidays are creating a class divide between the fitness levels of deprived children and their more affluent peers thanks to a lack of affordable physical activity offerings, research from ukactive has revealed.

Executive director Steven Ward outlines ukactive’s focus for the next few years

ukactive has bolstered its senior team in an effort to drive forward the physical activity agenda in 2017.

Organisations providing physical activity programmes for children would attract more public funding if they improved standards and focused on measurement, according to ukactive.

The ukactive Kids board has produced a new long-term strategy to tackle youth inactivity – a growing issue described as ‘a ticking time-bomb for the NHS.’

Taking part in pre-school activities such as swimming and dancing not only improves a child’s fitness levels, but also makes them happier, according to new research.

Health experts are calling on the government to scrap the so-called ‘fat letters’ posted to parents in England to tell them if their child is overweight and instead offer more guidance for fostering healthy lifestyles.

Steven Ward and Tanni Grey-Thomspon, executive director and chair of ukactive, are challenging the activity sector to strive for greater things. Kate Cracknell reports

Fitness levels among English schoolchildren are lower than ever and still getting worse, with a new study highlighting that sedentary lifestyles are to blame rather than obesity.

Only half of seven-year-olds are meeting recommended physical activity guidelines of 60 minutes per day, according to a landmark ukactive report which lifts the lid on youth inactivity.

Executive director Steven Ward outlines ukactive’s latest area of focus: childhood inactivity

ukactive is to renew efforts to tackle childhood inactivity through a raft of initiatives following its recent merger with Compass.