Features - Physical Activity Facilities

The physical activity facilities forum Europe is launching in February 2024 for its inaugural year. The event will take place in Switzerland, providing the opportunity for a truly immersive business experience amid the backdrop of the Alps

Financially-sustainable swimming pools

The State of the UK Swimming Industry Report 2023 offers invaluable advice from operators and suppliers on maximising pool revenues. We speak to Leisure DB founder, David Minton

The future is bright for country’s oldest lido

Exploring how contractors have addressed significant logistical challenges to restore the UK’s oldest outdoor public pool to its former glory

Staff shortages hit the industry

A series of new research projects have shed light on the significant challenges faced by leisure operators and group exercise instructors in finding short-notice cover for classes, as well as its impact on members.

Making a noise about acoustics

Good acoustics are key to creating leisure facilities that work for all users

Interview with Ben Wilkins

We talk to Ben Wilkins, chief executive of mission-driven organisation, Good Boost, about how its model of community-based therapeutic exercise and wellbeing programmes could help transform leisure centres into ‘health and wellbeing hubs’ and create new revenues and members at the same time as relieving pressure on health services

A blueprint for the future

The success of the Government’s newly-released Sports Strategy will be underpinned by the improvement of existing, and creation of new, leisure and fitness facilities across the country.

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A vision for the future

ukactive has published the latest chapter in its Vision 2030 strategy, setting out an ambition to get more than five million new users active in its members’ facilities, drawn from a greater diversity of backgrounds.