The International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS) has planned an “unprecedented sharing of expertise, insight and discussion” on the design, development and operation of leisure centres and swimming pools this week.

Steven Ward, Executive Director of ukactive, is confident that 2017 will see our sector move forward at an increasingly fast pace

Record, respond, resolve – key stages in a customer feedback system. Leisure-net’s Mike Hill explains why opening up avenues for customer feedback is a great opportunity, not risky business

We speak to Instructability’s Hilary Farmiloe about ensuring disabled people are represented in the fitness workforce

In the first of a two-part series on the evolution of ukactive, the organisation’s executive director Steven Ward looks at what’s changed over recent years

The Saudi population is very inactive – but the Arena Group has its sights set on changing that, reports Kate Cracknell

Florian Cartoux, director of IHRSA Europe, on the body’s recent achievements and plans for the future

Managing director at INTOTRI Michael Burkert tells how INTOTRI is removing the barriers to triathlon participation

Leighton Park School and Queen Anne’s School are encouraging girls to develop lifelong fitness habits with new equipment from Matrix

Kate Cracknell reviews the great strides forward taken by the sector in 2016, and the strong foundations laid for 2017

Simon Stevens, CEO of NHS England, recently challenged the fitness industry to get involved in preventing lifestyle diseases

Empowering inactive populations to take control of their health through physical activity is one of the biggest challenges local authorities currently face. Step forward 1Life, which has pioneered a winning solution to transform lives across Milton Keynes’ deconditioned market

Cycloparks steps its online offering up a gear with Legend, substantially increasing website traffic and online bookings by giving customers a website that's informative and easy to use

FIBO 2017 is fast approaching. FIBO’s Cornelia Tautenhahn went behind the scenes with event director Ralph Scholz to find out what goes into the organisation of this global trade show

UK-based DNA profiling company DNAFit will start offering its services to members of the Gold’s Gym health club chain in Egypt.

From education to lively demonstrations and debate, we presents the highlights from LIW 2016

Huddersfield University and Leeds fitness centre, ProFIT28, get to grips with their newly installed Gerflor products

Matrix Fitness's first dedicated industry event offered a successful and lively mix of product demonstrations, trainings, seminar discussions and networking opportunities

Sport England has entered into a technology partnership that will help people get physically active with the use of apps.

Professionals involved in the development of sporting arenas should investigate the merits of technology such as augmented reality and virtual reality in terms of how they could enhance the spectator experience.

Londoners are being encouraged to participate in physical activity with the launch of an app which distributes rewards for taking part.

Used by Team GB athletes of all disciplines, the Wattbike has proved it can help Olympians reach their potential

Gladstone’s MobilePro helps savvy operators stay connected to their customers

1Life has transformed a sorry-looking shed in Milton Keynes into a thriving cross-training hub

How Holmes Place Portugal linked up with the Portuguese Cardiology Foundation to raise the issue of inactivity

Sport organisations in London can search through millions of pounds of grant opportunities via a funding identification tool developed by London Sport.

The UK government’s childhood obesity strategy has been widely slammed, but there are some exciting opportunities for the fitness sector, says Kate Cracknell

The Wattbike makes athletes accountable to themselves, their coaches and teammates, with consistent, reliable data means there’s no hiding behind the numbers

Education and knowledge sharing is the name of the game at this year’s event

The workforce agenda is back on track, says public affairs director Huw Edwards