Could adopting a different approach to city design and planning help make the UK population healthier? Jacqueline Bennett reports

The CEO of Life Leisure talks to Kate Cracknell about challenging the public health commissioners, and about totally rethinking the model of fitness facilities

David Thompson visits the new Athlete Lab cycle hub in London, to see how its team is putting a different spin on performance training

Chris Lane reports on the link between good management and customer care, outlining how a focus on staff satisfaction can translate into huge benefits for end customers

Tech-savvy members are using apps and devices to take fitness into their own hands. Are you ready for the health tech revolution?

Ray Algar reports on the GoodGym initiative, where the act of running is given a valuable social purpose

Key topics of discussion from this year's SIBEC UK event

CEO David Stalker talks about a new tie-up with Coca-Cola and how it fits with ukactive's mission

The chair of Health & Fitness Nordic talks to Kate Cracknell about the disruptive influence of technology and the fundamental need for businesses to be useful

Gymtopia, Hukka, Finland, squash balls, therapeutic blankets, autistic, autism

The joint MD of 3-1-5 Health Clubs talks to Julie Cramer about creating an exclusive family of X-Force ‘negative training' facilities in the UK

A scheme to get more disabled people into fitness careers, created by the charity behind the Aspire National Training Centre, is gathering pace. Rhianon Howells reports

A new health and fitness app launched today promises to give users an insight into the extreme diets and workouts of Hollywood stars like Angelina Jolie, Christian Bale and Gerard Butler.

CrossFit is a tough workout that gives fantastic results, but can it ever achieve mass market appeal?

Ray Algar reports on an initiative that went beyond fundraising to touch on the very personal sphere of bone marrow donation

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

A look at how health and wellbeing boards are faring one year on, and how the fitness and leisure sector can be more involved moving forward

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

The MD of the newly merged Nuffield Health Wellbeing talks to Julie Cramer about expanding further into prevention and wellbeing

With UK inactivity regularly making the headlines, Matrix Fitness puts its faith and finances into a two-wheeled solution

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

Heart rate-based training can motivate members to reach their goals, and with it help clubs boost member satisfaction and retention

Do free guest passes work as a means of winning new members, and what are the alternatives?

Four entrepreneurs have been awarded a share of £101,000 in funding following a competition launched to bring progressive geography, technology and design-based ideas to life.

The fitness sector needs to ensure it's maintaining ambitious targets when it comes to getting more people more active, says Liz Terry

In the second part of our management series, Carl Bennett looks at the importance of understanding a community's needs

With today's activity tracking devices, reward schemes can acknowledge actual activity, not just attendance

The Planet Beach franchise has opened a new wellness centre in the state of Louisiana, with the facility offering guests the use of 'push-button' beauty and health treatments.

Refurbishments require huge capital investment, so how do clubs make the most of them when complete?

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