With padel and pickleball experiencing exponential growth, how can health clubs tap into this golden opportunity? Padel’s Luigi Carraro and pickleball’s Karen Mitchell explain

The UK government has got behind Joe Wicks’ latest initiative – Activate, a new animated series of five minute workouts for kids.

Duncan Wood-Allum says the UK’s plans for local government reorganisation will open up huge opportunities for the sector

Strength training is booming, with operators looking to meet rising demand. The all-new new three-rig series from BLK BOX offers opportunities for clubs of all sizes to refine and customise fitness zones

Cliff Collins gives the historic background to the development of the health and fitness sector across the Continent

Liz Clark outlines the H&FA’s response to GLP-1 medication, Cliff Collins responds on defibrillators and David Goldblatt untangles investment policy

The Bobby Moore Sports Hub is setting new standards in sustainable design

What really needs to happen for the physical activity sector to effectively integrate with healthcare? Leaders in the field share their thoughts

With the sector’s widespread view that the UK government’s new physical activity and sport strategy lacks vision, Martyn Allison dissects the finer details, while industry thought leaders also comment

Equipment designer and manufacturer BLK BOX has spent 10 years gearing up for global growth. Founder Greg Bradley tells Julie Cramer all the pieces are now in place for rapid growth

Padel tennis and pickleball are taking the world by storm and finding a great fit with health clubs, as operators such as David Lloyd Leisure get on board

Clive Ormerod and Aimee Arana explain the shared purpose behind the new partnership between Les Mills and Adidas to inspire more consumers to exercise

Martyn Allison reviews the recent Chiles Webster Batson Commission report which casts light on the economic challenges faced by young people when it comes to getting access to exercise

We hear from DLL’s Russell Barnes, Andrew Power from Swim England and GLL’s Gareth Kirk

The founder of the Brawn app explains how this new tech will increase participation in powerlifting

The UK’s National Audit Office has published findings of its investigation into the sector, indicating new policies are needed. Martyn Allison does a review

Different customers, omnichannel fitness, the need for more data, continued lobbying and to address racism, cost barriers and health inequalities...

The CEO of Women in Sport talks about Big Sister, a new programme that’s working to overcome period poverty and support more adolescent girls to get and stay active

The GLL Sports Foundation, which supports athletes in their bid for Olympic Gold, had its best Games ever in Tokyo

Sport:80, a developer of cloud-based sport management software, has launched a club management system to help governing bodies and grassroots sports clubs engage their members.

Uniting the Movement is a 10-year vision to use sport and activity to transform lives. Sport England’s CEO tells us what makes it so exciting

Richard Lucas, founder of GoVox, explains how his system helps clubs identify athletes who are struggling with mental health issues

The founder of Rezzil explains how VR is used to test and develop athletes’ cognitive skills

Collective Leisure has just become the first social enterprise leisure management company in Australia

Active IQ optimised lockdown to create new opportunities for students and stakeholders

Five months after the start of lockdown, Leisure-net Solutions surveyed the public leisure sector to gauge how its faring

Gyms in Australia and New Zealand were able to reopen in May and June. Five operators share their learnings

How will facility provision change after lockdown? We ask the experts

The founder of KX Pilates on building Australia’s largest Pilates franchise group

Sport England has published an update on its digital strategy, in which it offers details of its handling of Spogo, a now defunct online resource which was meant to offer the public an easy way to find sporting opportunities.