Bridging the gap between medical and fitness

Industry legend and charity fundraiser Augie Nieto is returning as a co-investor and board member to Life Fitness, where he served as president from 1977 to 2000

From vegan gyms to balance training, HCM editor Liz Terry looks at fitness trends that could impact your business

Fitness subscription platform ClassPass has appointed a UK general manager as it looks to grow its presence on the British and European markets.

University is where young people discover lifelong passions. Check out some of the new facilities promoting activity and wellness on campus

Is the UK boutique fitness sector capable of attracting the funding it needs? Alicia Whistlecroft from Deloitte takes a look at the level of opportunity

The founders of Goodlife, Australia’s largest gym chain, have a new concept, which combines boutique disciplines

The founder of the World Health Innovation Summit explains his vision for achieving a fit and healthy planet by using a global knowledge-sharing platform

Group exercise continues to grow in popularity, making great instructors more important than ever before. But are we paying them enough?

Safe Space Lockers is collaborating with InspireAll to create first-class facilities at leisure centres in Hertfordshire

The founder of The Fore, promises two trainers per class – one devoted to form

The Hollywood actor has created a new app that utilises the expertise of his team of fitness, nutrition and wellness experts

The chair of Gym Plus tells how he’s taken the brand from struggle to success

Roach explains why she developed Rabble, a fitness concept based around modified playground games, such as dodgeball

Technogym’s Club 4.0 concept helps operators innovate, with compelling content and all-new classes. We find out about how it’s being put to use by operators

Formerly the UK’s secretary of state for health, now mayor of Greater Manchester, Burnham has ambitious plans to normalise physical activity and place it at the heart of primary care

Older people are less likely to exercise, making them more prone to developing long-term health conditions. How can fitness providers reach people in their 50s, 60s, 70s and above?

Leisure trust GLL and Belfast City Council will invest £105m over the next decade. We talk to the chair about the impact of the social enterprise model

Liz Terry shares her thoughts 

The 47-year-old Hollywood actor and fitness enthusiast has recently invested in Australian fitness concept F45

How to stop your members suffering from ‘fitness failure syndrome’

The Active IQ Mental Health Awareness Course

The founder of London-based luxury boxing gym BXR discusses her journey to creating a facility that would be good enough for world heavyweight boxing champion and investor Anthony Joshua

With one in six people expected to suffer from some form of mental health issue each year, should our industry be training staff as mental first aiders?

Private equity firm North Castle Partners has made possible the Barry’s Bootcamp expansion and Curves’ success in Asia. We talk to the firm’s fitness lead, Jon Canarick

The benefits of recovery and its importance in maximising the impact of exercise need to be communicated to the general public by the fitness industry. However, the introduction of various recovery-focused technologies will serve to give the fitness sector tools to rely upon in delivering more effective recovery concepts.

Larissa Davies and Themis Kokolakakis summarise the findings of the Active Lives Adult Survey linking sports and physical activity with positive wellbeing outcomes

Helen Patenall looks at the key influencers shaping the sector in the year ahead 

Vince Mayne from BUCS reports on the importance of Higher Education influencing students to get active and boost their mental wellbeing and perceptions of attainment

Innovative projects targeting niche markets