The results from the first Moving Communities Customer Experience Survey show users are satisfied with local authority health and fitness facilities

As the UK’s first dedicated development framework for leisure comes to the end of its initial four-year term, Jamie Groves and Sarah Watts discuss the impact

Martyn Allison says the sector is comfortable when data confirms how good things are, but less comfortable when it exposes our weaknesses

The pandemic has highlighted the fitness sector’s role in protecting the health service. How can the industry make the most of this opportunity?

New tax law, IR35, is changing the way employers treat tax and national insurance payments for freelance staff such as PTs, explains Abi Harris

Despite the pandemic, BPL has pushed on with ambitious rebranding plans. We speak to its head of corporate fitness

When the government’s rent moratorium comes to an end, operators could face problems. We ask the experts how to resolve rent issue and avoid an economic ‘long COVID’

HCM talks to suppliers and operators about how the aggregator market is changing in response to demand

The pandemic has shown the need for us to embrace prevention in all areas of life

Leisure-net’s lockdown 2 survey yielded findings that will set a course for the UK industry as it comes out of lockdown 3

The world has had to get used to social distancing in 2020 and any business operating in the leisure and hospitality sectors has had to face this challenge more than most.

While leisure operators can generate interest and build an audience fairly easily, the challenge is converting an audience into a paying, engaged community – and keeping them there.

Policymakers and operators discuss trust and public sector pandemic responses

Bristol University has committed to embracing body positivity and rejecting diet culture. Should the rest of the fitness sector follow suit?

Gym operators in the UK can now open on the high street, without planning permission. What impact will this have on the industry?

The Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre is working to improve population health

Oldham Leisure Centre has become the local foodbank operations hub

A new survey tells us how consumers are likely to respond to reopening

DataHub has launched a contact tracking app, specifically designed for the fitness and physical activity sector.

The franchise sector has investors keen to back businesses with the potential to grow

Marcus Kingwell from EMD UK reports on Sweating Your Assets: The Value of Group Exercise. Together, UK local authorities, operators, the workforce and the industry can promote group exercise to bring about a healthier nation

When it comes to boosting fitness membership, it’s judicious to meet the needs of the lucrative over-55 market. DataHub’s Utku Topraksevten shares insights from the latest Moving Communities: Active Leisure Trends report and how best to get with the programme

Supplier Matrix Fitness latest collaboration with Long Stratton Leisure Centre, run by South Norfolk Council

Everyone Active has launched a new brand, FORTIS By Speedflex, as part of a venture into branded studios

Parkwood Leisure managing director Glen Hall talks about putting the company on a new path to fitness in recent years, with customers and staff at its heart

Inspiring better health and wellbeing for Suffolk communities

The latest research from Mintel reveals that private health and fitness clubs had a record-breaking year in 2019

Those who use fitness trackers are twice as likely to enjoy their gym workout (61 per cent), when compared to those who don’t (30 per cent).

The pool is the most expensive facility in most clubs. HCM explores how it can be used for aqua rehab, to sweat the assets and offer a valuable service to customers

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