St George's Park not only caters for elite footballers but also the public, with a range of performance packages

Cloud-based spa software company SpaBooker has secured an investment of US$27.5million (£17.9m; E21m) in series B financing in a deal led by Bain Capital Ventures.
The company will use the funding to continue to refine and develop its software, which gets five new releases a year, with a focus on the continued development of revenue-driving marketing tools.

A new report into outdoor fitness found that 100 per cent of respondents were planning outdoor classes for 2013. We take a closer look at some of those plans

As today's consumers start to take control of their own health, Louise Kennedy considers how this will shape the future fitness industry

For years it's been possible to book hotels and trains via smartphones, but not fitness classes. Kath Hudson examines how technology is enabling clubs to finally catch up

Residential developers are incorporating wellbeing facilities in their schemes to enhance exclusivity and add value, reports Neena Dhillon

The latest heart rate monitors are increasingly user-friendly – so how can operators best use the data they produce to improve motivation levels among members?

Advice for capitalising on the rapidly increasing popularity of running

Bill McBride considers how clubs can best communicate their USPs, plus a preview of next month's IHRSA Annual Convention

The sports Operations Manager for Glasgow Life talks to Kate Cracknell about driving a culture of physical activity, and making positive changes at a population level

What happens if some members' genetic make-up means they won't get results from their workouts? Kristoph Thompson reports

PT qualifications must teach people real world skills, says Jonathan Davies, CEO of The Training Room

Technogym has opened its brand new headquarters: the Wellness Village in Cesena, Italy. Kate Cracknell pays a visit and finds an exemplary corporate wellness model

Kate Cracknell talks to the head of recreation at Migros Zurich about expanding into the German market

Nick Batram asks whether the investment climate is now right for some health and fitness companies to re-enter the UK stock market

Spafinder Wellness is to expand its Last Minute platform to Miami, Chicago and Los Angeles in November. The service has been designed to help spas, health clubs and wellness centres more easily fill open appointment times that previously would have gone un-booked.

Former US President Bill Clinton and Giorgio Napolitano, the President of Italy, will be at the opening of the Technogym Village on 29 September 2012, along with 800 other guests from more than 60 countries.

Online health and beauty marketplace Wahanda has secured a partnership agreement with deal website lastminute.com UK to manage the portal's spa category.

GramercyOne, the company behind spa industry software SpaBooker, announced today that it has secured US$14.5m (10.5m euro, £9.2m) of VC funding from a raft of new backers led by Revolution Ventures - the company behind Living Social, spa resort Miraval and Exclusive Resorts.