Virtuagym, a leading provider of fitness technology for gyms and trainers, has announced the launch of PRO+, a new solution that enables operators to generate revenue while being closed and upon reopening, by offering members a turnkey digital membership experience through their club mobile app.

Member engagement software provider The Retention People (TRP) has unveiled the winners of its annual 2020 Member Experience Awards (MEA).

Audio fitness app Auro has been named as the Official Training Partner for the Winter Run 2021. The virtual event will take place on Sunday 7th February 2021 with runners of all ages and abilities encouraged to complete 10k in their local area, with the aim of raising £250,000 to help fund Cancer Research UK’s research.

Core Health & Fitness is proud to have signed an exclusive supplier agreement for the roll- out of all projected clubs with Énergie Fitness Iberia over the next seven years.

Goldman Sachs is leading a US$65m financing round in Echelon Fitness – a sign it believes the at-home fitness market is set for further growth during 2021.

Life Time says it’s the first US health & fitness club company to embrace Apple Fitness+ and include it as part of its membership offer.

In a surprise move, Peloton – which finished its last financial quarter with US$2bn cash in the bank – has announced it's purchasing commercial fitness giant, Precor.

Mad Dogg Athletics, the company which created the Spinning bikes, has sued Peloton Interactive for patent infringement.

UneeQ, a digital human company, has worked with mental wellbeing platform Mentemia to transform famous New Zealand rugby player, Sir John Kirwan, into the world's first digital human mental health coach.

Maintaining a consistent member experience across a growing health and fitness brand can prove challenging.

Les Mills On Demand has been named as the "Best At-home Workout" award for 2020 by USA Today, the internationally distributed daily newspaper.

Strava has raised US$110m in a Series F financing round led by TCV and Sequoia Capital.

Playfinder has launched Bookteq, a booking system aimed at increasing revenue for operators of independent physical activity venues.

Start-up Vitruvian, based in Perth, Australia, has announced it has raised USD $2.5m (AUD$3.42m) in capital from industry-leading strategic investors.

In collaboration with ukactive, FunXtion has driven a global discussion with some of the world’s leading fitness operators and influencers, exploring how digitalisation will influence the delivery of fitness services and products moving forwards.

Wattbike AtomX leads the future of indoor cycling, says Richard Baker

Venueserve Fitness enables clubs to offer white-label content streaming to optimise capacity and member engagement

The science shows being fit mitigates against COVID-19. We’ve proven we can operate safely under the SAGE COVID-secure Framework. Time to join it up by securing essential service status

Power Plate UK's Davide Ferreira and ReferAll's Stuart Stokes write to HCM

Whitcombe is fighting for the right to reopen his gym – and stay open

Given their support for the NHS, should gyms and leisure centres be classified as essential services? And how do we get it reclassified? Experts discuss

Policymakers and operators discuss trust and public sector pandemic responses

Collective Leisure has just become the first social enterprise leisure management company in Australia

Steve Ward celebrates how the industry has come together in the pandemic

The co-founder and CEO of Saudi Arabia’s Armah Sports on smart clubs, a deal with 1Rebel and collaborating with Amazon

EXi, an NHS-approved exercise app designed to help people with long term health conditions, has launched a Covid-19 rehabilitation programme.

Anytime Fitness, the UK’s leading 24/7 high-spec gym operator, has partnered with Gympass to give its corporate members access to over 170 clubs across UK and Ireland.

A new, white-label online fitness platform has launched, enabling health club operators, instructors and PTs to offer live streaming, as well as pre-recorded training sessions and group exercise classes, all branded as their own.

A new platform, marketed as an "emotional fitness studio" and offering live classes and one-on-one therapy, has secured US$3m worth of seed funding.

The COVID-19 pandemic has temporarily halted opportunities to gather in-person to discuss vital topics relating to the fitness industry’s future.