We hear about LifeFit Group’s ambitious plans and preparations for a sale from Oaktree Capital Management

Formula Wellness and Spa in Odesa, Ukraine, is delivering a taste of normality amid the pressures of war

We celebrate the incredible life of the founder of Life Fitness and Augie’s Quest, following his recent death from complications arising from ALS

Les Mills and Adidas have announced a partnership to provide omnifitness workouts to Gen-Zers in-club, at home and via events.

Google-owned Fitbit has filed a patent application with the US Patent and Trademark Office for a blood pressure sensor that will be in-built into its smart watch.

Norwegian startup Play Pulse is preparing to launch its indoor gaming bike in April 2023.

ACSM’s 2023 insight report tracks industry trends each year, creating a barometer of what’s hot and what’s not. HCM gives the lowdown

The Mine in Baltimore has a strategy of 360 degree wellness and plans to grow across the US. We find out more from its director of operations

The industry veteran has opened Core Life in Saudi Arabia for Kun Investment Holdings, with plans to take the concept to the world’s major cities, as Kate Cracknell discovers

Everyone Active is spending £7.5m this year reimagining its health and fitness offering to bring all its wellness services under one roof

The team behind female-focused workout protocol, P.volve, talk about their plans to build a global omnichannel brand based on technical training

Industry leaders share insights into the challenges that have shaped them both personally and professionally

Wearable technology is 2023’s number one worldwide fitness trend according to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), which has released a list of 20 industry trends taken from its annual survey.

Garmin has released its Connect Fitness Report for 2022, which shows that users of its tech have returned to their pre-pandemic fitness habits.

A new sleep mask, which can track eye movements, including REM, during sleep, will be launched by nanotechnology innovator Somalytics at CES Unveiled on 3 Jan, 2023.

Gyms and health clubs in Queensland now have essential status. Barrie Elvish gives HCM the background.

Gymbox has announced a collection of new classes, including one called Only Fans that is on the Only Fans social platform and subscription service.

The founder and CEO of Coach Core wants to join forces with operators to mentor kids from challenged backgrounds

We hear from Ian Fytche on the power of active lifestyles, Mel Spooner who’s championing exercise for cancer recovery and Marc Jones who’s cautious about staffless gyms

The right software can transform both health club operations and the customer journey, as Steph Eaves discovers

The head of the World Health Organization’s Physical Activity Unit talks to Kate Cracknell as part of HCM’s partnership with Europe Active

Bioniq, which supplies subscribers with personalised nutritional supplements based on their blood test results, has acquired smart mirror company Vaha.

Soul Cycle has signed a multi-year partnership with Class Pass making sessions accessible via credits to all Class Pass users.

Black Friday, which falls on 25 November, will be one of the busiest retail days of 2022, marking the start of this year’s Christmas shopping season. Now extending into ‘cyber week’ and finishing on Cyber Monday, it's a time when shops and companies offer significant discounts on their products.

Connected rowing company Ergatta has released a new gaming experience called Vortex which is designed to level the virtual playing field across its community of 75,000 users.

Funxtion has elevated the member experience at SportCity with a new omnichannel offering

Duncan Anderson, CEO at South Downs Leisure, is transforming his operational outcomes by engaging his team in radical change based on people, planet and profit

Members of Parliament in the UK and their teams are taking part in a physical activity challenge hosted by UK Active and Myzone between 2 and 30 November.

The co-founder of Reset in Cádiz, Spain, says the club has been designed as an escape, to enable members to follow a more balanced way of life

The sector is at a crossroads due to soaring energy prices. In this major case study, HCM looks at St Sidwell’s Point, Exeter – the first Passivhaus leisure centre – and talks to the team behind the project about achieving a transformational 70 per cent reduction in energy usage