At-home pilates reformer brand Frame Fitness has secured a US$5m seed financing round led by Mark Mastrov, founder and former CEO of 24 Hour Fitness.

Endorphinz has launched a tool that provides insights and recommendations for fitness brands

Industrial designer Nick Chubb discusses the key factors to consider when designing a new product

Fitness equipment giant Nautilus has acquired VAY, a firm specialising in AI and motion technology.

Whoop has raised US$200m in a Series F funding round, resulting in the tech start-up being valued at US$3.6bn.

Intelivideo has signed a partnership deal with software specialist ABC Fitness Solutions, which will expand the reach of its digital fitness platform in North America.

Les Mills is launching a new digital network called Les Mills Connect to help clubs build back better and emerge from the pandemic with a stronger business

Billed as the ‘2021 Experience Tour’, EGYM has taken its connected gym floor experience on the road around the UK

Active IQ is launching courses to upskill fitness professionals to work in social prescribing, extending the reach of the industry

Researchers have established that regular exercise changes the DNA of skeletal muscle cells, reducing the risk of disease via epigenetic adaptation

The CEO of Third Space talks about the company’s recent deal with KSL and plans for growth

As the world grapples with climate change and prepares for COP26 in Glasgow, David Minton says it’s time for the fitness industry to step up and make its own contribution to saving the planet

The GLL Sports Foundation, which supports athletes in their bid for Olympic Gold, had its best Games ever in Tokyo

Following its IPO, the sporting superstar is investing in global gym franchise, F45

Many around the world have taken up running during lockdowns. Kath Hudson asks how gym operators can harness this enthusiasm when customers return to their health clubs and studios

As David Lloyd Leisure announces it’s regained its pre-pandemic membership numbers, its CEO talks to HCM

TRX has launched a redeveloped version of its TRX Core digital platform, designed to help fitness professionals and personal trainers (PT) run their businesses better.

Deloitte’s eighth annual report into the European health and fitness market has assessed the destruction of the pandemic. Liz Terry summarises some key findings

UCL tracked the nation’s psychological response to the pandemic from dragging bikes out of sheds in L1.0 to spending more time on the sofa in L3.0

One legacy of the pandemic is the extra support the nation now needs to get healthy, as well as rehabilitation support for long COVID sufferers. Kate Cracknell looks at the early response from the industry with some of the programmes underway

For this unprecedented year, we asked a stellar line up of industry big hitters, from around the globe, to give their thoughts on how COVID has shaped the health and fitness industry and where we go from here

GM Active has launched a transformational leadership programme, designed to empower staff to play a greater role in wellness services

The founder and CEO of Urban Health Club tells of his desire to create something new and beautiful that also improves people’s health

Therme Group’s CEO explains the rollout of the company’s 100,000sq m wellness resorts around the world

Six months on from the launch of its Kickstart programme, The Gym Group is hiring the majority of trainees in the first cohort

Empowered Brands has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of a new chair and CEO following the untimely death of founder, Jan Spaticchia

The founder and CEO of RSG Group talks to HCM about acquiring Gold’s Gym, continuing the global expansion of John Reed and dealing with COVID-19

With financial pressures brought on by the pandemic, will we see more local councils bringing the management of gym and leisure facilities back in-house?

iFIT Health & Fitness has acquired Sweat, the popular, female-focused fitness platform set up in 2015 by Australian fitness trainer and entrepreneur Kayla Itsines and co-founder Tobi Pearce.

Digital fitness coaching firm Asensei has released an API platform which allows developers of connected fitness products and apps to add motion capture and real-time connected coaching to their products.