As the global sports and leisure landscape continues to evolve, this year’s 2025 Sports and Leisure Awards highlight the organisations and individuals redefining what accessible, engaging and community-centred wellbeing looks like. At Altaris Business Awards, we’re proud to recognise the professionals driving progress across fitness, performance and movement-based programmes, each contributing to healthier, more confident communities.
Our 2025 Sports and Leisure Award Winners
Leading the way in professional excellence, Bankers Vascular Centre earned Fitness Instructor of the Year. Their long-established expertise in minimally invasive care, supported by more than 15 years of specialist practice and over 14,000 successful procedures, reflects a wider culture of precision, trust and thoughtful guidance. That deep clinical foundation shapes their approach to fitness instruction, where safe, effective movement and individual support are prioritised at every level.
Taking the title of Personal Trainer of the Year, Be Gym has reimagined what it means to help people begin and sustain an active lifestyle. By pairing expert-designed activity protocols with AI-driven personalisation delivered directly through WhatsApp, they make structured fitness accessible to those who have often felt excluded. Their hybrid human-plus-AI model has been especially impactful for previously sedentary individuals, reinforcing why their approach stands out in today’s wellness landscape.
Recognised as Best Dance Studio, Michelle Sidwell Academy of Dance continues to demonstrate the transformative potential of performing arts education. With ISTD-accredited training, frequent performance opportunities, and a strong commitment to community engagement, the academy fosters both artistic ability and emotional confidence. Their work supports pathways into dance while creating inclusive spaces that uplift children, teens and families alike.
Winning this year’s Rising Star Award, Petite Performers represents a standout example of early-years creativity and thoughtful curriculum design. Their bespoke programmes for children under six, spanning ballet, tap, hip hop and drama, blend imaginative storytelling with developmental learning. The result is a nurturing, playful environment that encourages expression, coordination and confidence from the earliest stages.
2025 Sports and Leisure Awards Finalists
- Bankers Vascular Centre – Personal Trainer of the Year
- Petite Performers – Best Dance Studio
- Cardiff Sports Clinic – Rising Star Award
Movement, Wellbeing and the Future Ahead
This year’s Sports and Leisure Awards celebrate a sector that blends expertise with care, technology with accessibility, and performance with personal growth. Across all categories, the achievements recognised reflect the ongoing effort to create opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to move, learn, progress and feel supported along the way.
From innovative digital-first fitness models to community-rooted performance programmes and specialist centres focused on high-quality instruction, the organisations honoured this year demonstrate how sports and leisure continue to play a vital role in wellbeing worldwide. Their work shows the impact of accessible movement, thoughtful guidance and environments that build confidence through experience.
Altaris Business Awards congratulates all the winners and finalists of the 2025 Sports and Leisure Awards. Their dedication continues to inspire progress across the global sports and leisure community.
