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Edinburgh Leisure has appointed Jen Holland as chief executive. She will take over from June Peebles on 18 March. A qualified accountant, Holland has been ... More

Europe’s largest fitness chain, Basic-Fit, has consolidated its position in France with the launch of its 800th club on the iconic Champs-Élysées, in Paris, confirming ... More

HCM editor, Liz Terry, has called on the sector to step up to assist the NHS with stroke rehabilitation to avoid millions being left with ... More

Physical activity levels among children and young people have improved compared to five years ago, according to Sport England’s Active Lives Children and Young People ... More

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is everyone’s responsibility, especially given the industry’s ambition to broaden its reach and benefit more people and to this end, ... More

Morgan’s Wonderland – a Texas-based theme park which caters specifically to people with disabilities – has revealed plans to add attractions worth US$6 million in ... More

The Good Spa Guide (GSG) has revealed the findings from its latest consumer survey called the State of Spa Report 2023. Based on feedback from ... More

Delegates from across Europe and the US gathered from 3-5 May 2023 for the Themed Entertainment Association’s SATE conference at Europa-Park in Rust, Germany. The ... More

A new type of multi-activity, outdoor exercise space – designed to get people moving by challenging them to think outside the box – is being ... More

The UK government has declared that boys and girls should have equal access to sports in schools, and is asking schools to dedicate at least ... More

As the physical activity sector works to deepen its relationship with the health sector, a new study has revealed how exercise interventions can deliver proven ... More

The declining health of Britons is stalling the nation’s economic growth. This is the key message from Andy Haldane, chief executive of the Royal Society ... More

A special task force has been established to boost physical activity opportunities for people with disabilities. Part of UK Active’s inclusivity-focused Everyone Can programme, the ... More

Inclusive Fitness Boston, a health club created specifically for those with disabilities and their families, is launching a new programme to provide greater access to ... More

A "significant majority" of the UK's swimming teachers and aquatic professionals feel that swimming excludes some groups and communities. The finding comes from a study ... More

A consultation has been launched to review the current provision of fitness and leisure facilities available for disabled people. Driven by industry body, ukactive, the ... More

Construction work has been completed on the £29m Sports Park project in Colchester. The new facility is due to open on 26 April 2021 – ... More

Professor Chris Whitty, the chief medical officer for England, has said exercise and physical activity should play a key role in the UK's recovery from ... More

Following its announcement that grassroots sport could restart on 11 July and that gyms and spas could also reopen during July, the government has published ... More

Momentum is gathering pace in the push for a U-turn on the government's decision to open pubs before gyms, with the industry and consumers joining ... More

Ever since the UK's leisure facilities were closed on "lockdown day" – 20 March – the charitable trusts and social enterprises managing them have been ... More

Comedian Rosie Jones found that just one of the three gyms she tried to train at, for a Channel 4 consumer rights programme, offered adequate ... More

A three-year research project will look to provide the physical activity industry with a better understanding of the needs of families with disabled children. The ... More

England Netball has published its new Disability Strategy, in which it outlines plans to increase participation numbers among deaf and disabled women and girls. The ... More

The Irish government will utilise funds sitting in dormant bank accounts by investing them in sport and physical activity measures. In total, €4.2m will be ... More