From group training to HIIT sessions on the gym floor, Taraflex flooring from Gerflor has been able to meet the exercise demands of Virgin Active clubs in the City of London with ease

A new breed of boutique studio is showing how meditation and mindfulness can be packaged in a way that engages today’s consumer, says Kate Cracknell

Xercise4Less topped the social media charts in a recent industry survey. Its social media guru Joe Hall shares his tips

Boutique studio operator Barrecore is looking to rapidly grow in the UK and Europe. We talk to its new CEO

Passionate and committed employees have a direct impact on your bottom line. So how can operators best drive engagement levels across their team?

Tech has sparked a relationship revolution, says IHRSA 2017 speaker Seth Mattison

Chinese architecture and design studio Coordination Asia have completed a series of sci-fi tinged pop-up running hubs for sports giant Nike at Shanghai’s Times Square.

The International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS) has planned an “unprecedented sharing of expertise, insight and discussion” on the design, development and operation of leisure centres and swimming pools this week.

Imke Schuller of the Futures Company look at how the industry can better connect with Millennials

Steven Ward, Executive Director of ukactive, is confident that 2017 will see our sector move forward at an increasingly fast pace

Nuffield’s in-school head of wellbeing on teaching children strategies for physical and mental wellbeing

What more can the fitness sector do to help those suffering with mental health issues?

We speak to Instructability’s Hilary Farmiloe about ensuring disabled people are represented in the fitness workforce

Halo Leisure has been working with Legend software to transform its customer journeys, identify at-risk members and build stronger relationships with all customer segments

The Saudi population is very inactive – but the Arena Group has its sights set on changing that, reports Kate Cracknell

As we move into 2017, how will the health and fitness market get the capital it needs to grow? Kath Hudson talks to our panel of experts

Empowering inactive populations to take control of their health through physical activity is one of the biggest challenges local authorities currently face. Step forward 1Life, which has pioneered a winning solution to transform lives across Milton Keynes’ deconditioned market

Simon Stevens, CEO of NHS England, recently challenged the fitness industry to get involved in preventing lifestyle diseases

DW Sports’ Scott Best and Fitness First UK’s Martin Seibold outline their plans for the future, as the two brands join forces

Co-founder Guy Hacking talks about building the Tribe community

What’s driving the success of boutique studios, and what can other operators learn from their innovative approach?

The CEO of the ICAA discusses the business case for creating fully inclusive health clubs, and why many operators are still failing to welcome older adults

Danish entrepreneur Rasmus Ingerslev on his recent appointment as IHRSA chair

Activity providers may be missing out on funding because they don’t know how to demonstrate the value of their services

1Life has transformed a sorry-looking shed in Milton Keynes into a thriving cross-training hub

The Well Living Lab – the first human-centred research centre investigating the links between health and well-being and indoor environments – has announced its founding “alliance members”.

Is it time for health clubs to stop serving unhealthy food in their facilities?

Innovation runs right through the core of the new and improved Woughton Leisure Centre, which has been given the 1Life treatment to reinvigorate the site

Gladstone’s new access control solution doesn’t just provide security and attendance tracking – it also delivers insights into how customers use your facilities

When the original Les Mills gym opened in Auckland in 1968, it attracted a large following of athletes. Today, thousands of clubs benefit from the brand's approach to fitness