With its use of EMS technology, just one 20-minute workout a week is all that’s needed, say the manufacturers of the miha bodytec system

The former triathlon and Ironman world champion talks to Kate Cracknell about her new role as part of the team at parkrun

Leisure Industry Week relaunches this month having been acquired by BodyPower. We look ahead to what’s on offer this year

Stephen Tharrett of ClubIntel shares the findings from the 2015 International Fitness Industry Trend Report

Are ‘exercise passports’ the shake-up the industry needs to improve retention and market penetration?

Steven Ward and Tanni Grey-Thomspon, executive director and chair of ukactive, are challenging the activity sector to strive for greater things. Kate Cracknell reports

Early adopter operators of virtual classes have used the technology to maximise use of their studios. Is it time for your club to go virtual?

Extreme fitness challenges such as Tough Mudder have really captured the imagination of the public. So how can health club operators benefit from the trend?

Refer-all, the software solutions specialist for exercise referrals, has added two new staff member to its customer support and integration teams.

Technology must be placed front and centre in initiatives to get communities moving if the health and fitness sector is to overcome the UK’s inactivity epidemic, according to a new white paper.

Mobile developers and coding experts from across the UK are being invited to create an app that “facilitates social change through sport” at the inaugural Sport England Sport Technology Awards Hackathon.

The burgeoning wearable tech market is expected to triple in value over the next 10 years, according to a research forecast by IDTechEx.

Forest Green Rovers Football Club (FGR) has revealed ambitious plans to build a £100m, eco- friendly sports and green technology complex which would include a new 5,000-capacity stadium.

ukactive chair Baroness Tanni-Grey Thompson on the move towards a new workforce development structure for the activity sector

Operators with limited space can still create viable thermal areas that generate a healthy revenue

Conceived by fashion designer Donna Karan, the Urban Zen Integrative Therapy programme is bringing the medical and complementary worlds together

After revealing plans for a bio-activated horror maze in the UK, interactive games company Slingshot, has started a crowdfunding campaign to bring the concept to fruition.

upmysport – the platform for booking recommended local sport and fitness instructors – has announced a successful seed round of fundraising totalling £1m as it bids to ramp up its online and mobile offerings.

According to new research by Deloitte, 86 per cent of UK organisations face leadership issues. Mark Bowden reports

The future of retention is not about reacting to lost members, but about creating proactive customer care. Dr Paul Bedford reports

We report on some of the pressing issues raised during ‘Question Time’ at this year’s SIBEC UK

Virgin Active has announced the launch of its long-awaited Discovery Lab – a creative hub made up of health and fitness experts that will drive development of products and classes.

In just 20 minutes per week expect the unexpected with this EMS-based hybrid training method

Alliance Leisure smoothed the way through design and build for clients in Doncaster and Cwmbran

The CORE by Premier software solution meets the growing needs of your health and fitness business

Jim Graham, COO of The Gym Group, on how the low-cost pioneer is continuing its journey of innovation and success following a strategic review of its proposition

ukactive’s CEO David Stalker discusses the proposed move towards a single organisation covering all skills and workforce development for health and fitness

What does the arrival of the Apple Watch mean for the gym industry? Technology expert Bryan O’Rourke offers his views

Who’s in the 20 leading fitness operators in Europe, and what have been the dynamics in market over the last year?

ukactive CEO David Stalker outlines plans to drive the skills agenda back to the top of the priority list