Laura Dagg takes a look forward to the highlights of this year's Leisure Industry Week, which takes place in Birmingham later this month

Today's multi-faceted spas have important lessons to teach health clubs about the customer experience, says Liz Holmes

Kath Hudson takes a look at the growing technological options available for tracking members' physical activity both in and out of the health club environment

The MD of Reebok Sports Club London talks Kate Cracknell through the major redevelopment project that's seen a “total transformation” of the offering

In the second of his two-part series on behaviour change, Dr Tim Anstiss examines the powerful potential of wellbeing coaching

The founder and CEO of GoodLife Fitness talks to Kate Cracknell about putting an ethos of caring at the heart of his Canadian club empire

Barefoot running is supposed to be the natural way, so can it work from a prehab point of view or does it present a new set of problems?

Toxteth Fire Fit Hub in Liverpool is a new, £5.2m, dual-use community facility enabling firefighters to get fit for duty, while also helping to inspire youngsters in an area of social deprivation to be more active. Lauren Applegarth reports

Becca Douglas takes a look at some of the initiatives aiming to deliver a legacy from last year's London Paralympic Games

As part of our continuing series on behaviour change, Dr Tim Anstiss offers his advice on the questions, tools and strategies needed to effectively deliver health coaching

Nutritional supplements are potentially a great revenue stream for clubs, but new European legislation is going to make it harder to promote them

In the second of his three-part series on retention and the member journey, Guy Griffiths looks at the ongoing health club member

The founder and CEO of Mytime Active talks to Kate Cracknell about opportunities in public health, building community partnerships and re-investing profits to change lives

After acquiring DC Leisure, housing giant Places for People became a new player in the leisure arena. Julie Cramer talks to both company chiefs

Operators increasingly need to demonstrate social value. Julie Cramer reports on the progress being made

In part one of a new retention series, Guy Griffiths looks at the importance of the new member journey

As today's consumers start to take control of their own health, Louise Kennedy considers how this will shape the future fitness industry

Are gyms currently maximising the revenue and retention potential of group exercise, asks Kate Cracknell

For years it's been possible to book hotels and trains via smartphones, but not fitness classes. Kath Hudson examines how technology is enabling clubs to finally catch up

A new report into outdoor fitness found that 100 per cent of respondents were planning outdoor classes for 2013. We take a closer look at some of those plans

CEO David Stalker outlines the key changes to public health commissioning which came into force this month, and what these mean for health and wellbeing providers

Virtual classes are coming of age, bringing a new lease of life to group exercise studios. We report on this growing trend

Management company Leisure Connection is to make its gym and leisure facilities available through online gym booking service payasUgym.com.

From the Ruhr to the Rhine, this year's FIBO convention moves from its original base in Essen to Cologne in Germany

Do we still need people with fitness know-how on the gym floor, or are soft skills more important?

Personal training has proved a tough nut to crack for many operators, but there are some notable success stories from around the world

Colin Milner outlines guidelines for operators that want to better cater for the older population

The Sports Science Institute of South Africa's Brent Walsh discusses the work of this unique facility

The CEO and co-founder of Anytime Fitness talks to Kate Cracknell about incentivising healthy living and the company's expansion plans

Affordable fitness provider Pure Gym has launched an iPhone app, with an Android version set to follow later this year.