The government’s Sporting Future strategy represented a sea-change in how success in the UK’s sport and physical activity sector was defined and funded. Future decisions would be made on “the social ...

Rowers are some of the strongest, fittest athletes in the world, thanks to training for a sport that works every muscle in the body and requires extreme stamina. However, they are also prone to their ...

The owner of National League football team Forest Green Rovers hopes the club’s ambitious stadium plans will act as a catalyst for the development of more eco-friendly sports facilities. After tending ...

I think it’s really important that the next CEO of Sport England does three key things. Firstly, I hope they will champion and celebrate the wonderful work delivered by the sport and recreation sector ...

My role has evolved over the years. When I started at David Lloyd Leisure 15 years ago, the business was part of Whitbread, so I was a link between their procurement team and the clubs. Once the ...

The 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Edmonton, Canada will be the first senior FIFA tournament to be played entirely on artificial turf. While some see FIFA’s decision to use artificial turf a step in ...

The health and fitness industry has seen its fair share of mergers and acquisitions over the years. The majority of those deals have been between fitness groups, or between fitness operators and ...

Why did you start Sport for Confidence? As a senior occupational therapist with the NHS for 19 years, I was no longer willing to accept that traditional delivery methods – such as those employed by ...

In March 2016, Cybex was named as the Official Fitness Equipment Supplier to Williams Racing, the globally renowned 16-time FIA World Championship winning Formula One team. The exclusive five-year ...

From a young age, I always had an appetite for sport, and played cricket and rugby competitively throughout my teens. I didn’t realise this at the time, but can now see how these sports influenced the ...

What’s the unique appeal of the sport? Basketball is a sport everyone can play informally. In fact, most kids play it at home when they start to throw, catch and run with a ball. It’s a ...

Innovation runs right through the core of the new and improved Woughton Leisure Centre, which has been given the 1Life treatment. Having recently won a 10-year contract to manage five leisure ...