David Hopkins, MD and founder of mystery shopping and research company Proinsight, on turning everyday insights into profits

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is looking to continue research in partnership with an Australian developer to produce a reliable wearable sensor that can detect illegal bowling actions in the game.

Sepp Blatter has said a football TV referral system may be trialled in 2015, allowing coaches to challenge a referee’s decision for the first time ever.

Kristen Walsh looks ahead to the European Congress, being held in Amsterdam from 16–19 October

Pete Banbury looks at the future of fitness education and learning

The CEO of corporate wellness specialist High Five Health Promotion talks to Kate Cracknell about entering the UK market and about pan-European growth plans

Batteries may soon be a thing of the past for low-power wearable technology devices, with the potential for energy to be generated from body heat and movement, plus ambient energy from the environment.

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

Molly Crockett on precommitment

Whether for top athletes or recreational cyclists, the Wattbike offers benefits for both user and club

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

Dirk Kemmerling gives an overview of Germany's fitness market

Scientific and technological developments are becoming increasingly important in contributing to the success of athletes, as recent medal triumphs in the Sochi Winter Olympics have shown.

From activity trackers to fitness apps, we round up some of the technology that's set to change the way we work out

CEO of ukactive David Stalker discusses the parliamentary group set up to examine physical inactivity

A free school in Luton is the first in the UK to be set up by a leisure trust. Rhianon Howells finds out about its healthy approach

Health clubs must invest in upskilling their managers if the sector is to gain credibility and build a strong future, says Liz Terry

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has opened the GSK Human Performance Lab - a science facility that will look to "deepen the understanding of human performance".

Professors Alfredo Brillembourg and Hubert Klumpner of Urban-Think Tank talk to Kate Cracknell about their revolutionary and socially cohesive Vertical Gym concept

Edward Phillips, founder of the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine in Boston, US, talks to Julie Cramer about tackling chronic disease

Doug Werner outlines the powerful impact that the ‘Lean' protocol can have on the sales process at health and fitness clubs

Full details of the just-released 2013 Members' Choice Health Club Awards shortlist

The founder and CEO of GoodLife Fitness talks to Kate Cracknell about putting an ethos of caring at the heart of his Canadian club empire

Studies in the scientific field of neuroplasticity show that just thinking about exercise can translate into actual, physical benefits

Becca Douglas takes a look at some of the initiatives aiming to deliver a legacy from last year's London Paralympic Games

The first in a new behaviour change series looks at the individual as expert

After acquiring DC Leisure, housing giant Places for People became a new player in the leisure arena. Julie Cramer talks to both company chiefs

The founder of The Second Half Centre in London tells Kate Cracknell about her unique approach to successful ageing

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

Colin Milner outlines guidelines for operators that want to better cater for the older population