A new quarterly survey, designed to gauge the confidence levels of managers working in the fitness industry, will be launched in April.

Produced by research and consultancy provider Leisure-net Solutions, the Health and Fitness Confidence Survey is an online-based qualitative survey targeting senior managers from both the public and private sectors.

The survey will ask managers to look back over the last three months and forward over the next quarter and offer their thoughts on the industry's confidence, major challenges it faces, awareness and attitudes towards government initiatives and investments trends.

The survey will be sponsored by Leisure industry Week and is backed by the Fitness Industry Association (FIA).

FIA's executive director Dave Stalker said: "Anything that improves our understanding of the sector is a positive step.

"During this time of challenges and rapid changes it's particularly important that we listen and learn from the thoughts and experiences of senior people within our industry."