Public health campaigns must focus not only on the science of why people should exercise, but also on the practicalities of how physical activity guidelines can be easily and enjoyably achieved, says Kate Cracknell

Does your business look beyond profit to deliver a more socially-conscious agenda? Ray Algar outlines the findings of his new report

IHRSA Annual Convention & Trade Show, IHRSA 2014, Sally Hogshead, Gary Vaynerchuck, Dan Heath, Luke Williams

Pre-exercise assessment can be used not only to prevent injury among elite athletes, but also to make health club members stick to their routines and feel looked after

Eric Vandenbeele presents an overview of the Belgian market, while Kristen Walsh highlights IHRSA's new Trends Report

The world's largest trade fair for fitness, health and wellness takes place in Germany next month

Matrix Fitness credits much of its success to the people behind the brand. Newly promoted National Sales Manager, Andy Loughray, discusses the merits of this customer-centric company

In the final part of his series looking at member retention, Dr Paul Bedford takes a look at the reasons why members leave

IHRSA's expert panel on the forces that will shape the fitness industry around the world in the coming year

Henry Mason of trendwatching.com outlines the key consumer trends for the fitness sector to run with in 2014

2014 will be the year that operators decide whether they want to play a recognised role within the health sector, says ukactive's David Stalker

Think retention was bad before? It's now worse than ever, according to new research from Dr Paul Bedford

New research by Mike Hill of Leisure-net Solutions – conducted exclusively for Health Club Management – investigates why members leave clubs, and how well operators manage the leaving process

In the second part of our new series, Ray Algar takes a look at a charitable fundraising venture being run by The Gym Group in the UK

In the latest part of his retention series, Dr Paul Bedford looks at the importance of clubs maintaining a link with their members

The removal of physical activity from the QOF is a blow to our sector, and we must lobby to have it reinstated, says Kate Cracknell

trendwatching.com's Henry Mason identifies some of the key consumer trends for the fitness sector to run with in 2014, from Crowd Shaping to The Internet of Caring Things

Kristen Walsh reports on events at IHRSA's recent European Convention in Madrid, which attracted a record 600 delegates

In exclusive research for Health Club Management, Leisure-net MD Mike Hill asks why people leave their club or leisure centre, and how they're treated during the leaving process

The pair behind the Sported Foundation talk about fulfilling the legacy promise of the 2012 Games

In the first part of a new retention series, Dr Paul Bedford takes a look at the impact of brand on member retention

New study will investigate the links between member characteristics, motivations, values, club activities and retention, says Dr Melvyn Hillsdon

US scientists have discovered that exercise has an impact on neurons in the brain that make it more resilient to stress and anxiety

The MD of budget fitness operator Xercise4Less talks to Kate Cracknell about the company's brand new partnership with UK supermarket chain Tesco

Member retention rates continue to drop across the fitness sector, according to a new national report by Dr Paul Bedford

Even before we look to new audiences, there's so much more we can do to attract people who have already bought into exercise, says Kate Cracknell

The 12 per cent market penetration figure gets bandied about, but how accurate is it? What figure could the sector reach and what does it have to do to achieve this?

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

Ignore absent members at your peril, and use your ex-member database as a feedback resource and prospect list, says Guy Griffiths

Jay Williams examines the science behind telomeres – indicators for cellular ageing – and what it could mean for spas and health clubs