David Minton presents the findings of LeisureDB’s State of the Fitness Industry Report 2022

We talk to Rob Waldron and Eddie Swinnen about how APAC’s Fitness and Lifestyle Group is investing in tech innovation across the business

The group director of spa at Mandarin Oriental tells us about his new Intelligent Movement concept, designed to get guests moving more and moving better for overall health

As we face a global energy crisis, experts give their views on the drive towards decarbonisation, and how businesses can tackle steeply rising costs

Caterpillar, a new app that rewards healthy actions with redeemable points at entertainment and fitness outlets, will launch a pilot scheme on 6 June.

Bryce Hastings reveals new research into exercise motivation and adherance

Exercise can stimulate the growth of new blood vessels when existing ones are ravaged by diabetes, find researchers

Can exercise professionals gain the wider trust of the medical community, and play a pivotal role in the wellbeing agenda?

F45’s new chief of athletics on developing exclusive new workouts for the brand

Yate Leisure is one of the largest sites in Circadian Trust’s portfolio, with around 4,000 members. Ben Beasley, director of commercial development, explains why they were an early adopter of Technogym Biocircuit, and how the offer has evolved

Karsten Hollasch reports on the ninth European Health and Fitness Market Report from Deloitte and Europe Active

We go behind the scenes of the biggest ever collaboration on COVID safety data. Lizzie Broughton tells the story

ACTIV, a gym chain in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which operates separate gyms for men and women, has partnered with digital management solution expert Fisikal to create a custom branded experience for its members.

Pulse Fitness and Bolsover District Council have been collaborating for many years to deliver dedicated community activity spaces

DLL is pushing back against social media ‘fitfluencers’ says Andrea Dearden

The industry veteran and new chair of the UK Active Membership Council shares insights into growing his business over 35 years and reveals his aims for his new role at UK Active

Leading software specialists reveal how they’ve solved specific tech challenges for individual health clubs

HCM celebrated 300 issues last month. We share our postbag of verdicts from our readers

The serial entrepreneur and founder of Feel Electric talks about bringing his new chain of EMS studios to the UK

Jane Kitchen reports from the recent Global Wellness Summit in Boston, US

Altis, an artificial intelligence-based personal trainer solution, has secured more than US$3m worth of financing, bringing the total investments made in the fit tech brand to date to US$10.5m.

Members of the United States Congress and Washington DC staff are competing against each other in this year’s Congressional Physical Activity Challenge.

Cross-platform fit tech business Fiit, has hit a £1 million crowdfunding target in seven days.

Clubbercise classes deliver proven results for fitness facilities.

As we celebrate the publication of the 300th edition of HCM, we invite industry experts to give their insights on the health and fitness sector: why they joined, the most exciting development to date, and what they think we’ll be reporting on in the next 300 issues

Ground-breaking research from the University of Copenhagen identifies the best times of day to exercise

Physically active people are 50 per cent more likely to develop higher antibodies after having a vaccination, research shows

Funxtion’s new Portal enables operators to react more quickly to the needs of their customers, says Ernst de Neef

The founder and CEO of fitness platform Myzone talks future plans after receiving a multi-million dollar investment, and explains the new features that will give clubs the edge for member engagement

The co-founder and CEO of MindLabs wants to make looking after our mental health as normal as going to the gym