US scientists have discovered a new benefit of exercise: its ability to remove debris in the body

The health and fitness sector is being presented with a once in a lifetime opportunity to create 'wellness cities', says Kate Cracknell

The world's largest trade fair for fitness, health and wellness takes place in Germany next month

Part six of a nine-part series Managing the construction or refurbishment of a new leisure building is an involved process and it's Alliance Leisure's task to ensure that projects run smoothly, and are delivered on time and on budget.

Matrix Fitness credits much of its success to the people behind the brand. Newly promoted National Sales Manager, Andy Loughray, discusses the merits of this customer-centric company

Refurbishments require huge capital investment, so how do clubs make the most of them when complete?

The UK's leading low-cost operator Pure Gym is rolling out the centralised chain management system from Exerp to facilitate its ambitious plans for expansion

Vera Kiss of The Futures Company unmasks the Millennial generation and explains what you need to know to be relevant to this market

Michael Cassop-Thompson looks at strategic management of clubs, in the first of a series created with CIMSPA

In the final part of his series looking at member retention, Dr Paul Bedford takes a look at the reasons why members leave

US real estate developer Delos has created the first set of building standards based on wellbeing. Its founder Paul Scialla explains

The CEO of Fitness First talks to Kate Cracknell about putting behavioural psychology at the heart of the business, in a £270m repositioning and rebrand

The use of face recognition technology to monitor sports fans at the gates of stadiums continues to grow in prominence, with Australia the next country to be considering its use across its national grounds.

A research team at Loughborough University has gained funding from the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) to investigate the health and safety impact of nanotechnology.

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.

A rugby club is using a point-of-care ultrasound system from FujiFilm SonoSite in order to diagnose and monitor musculoskeletal injuries.

Microsoft is the latest company to join the fitness app trend by releasing the Bing Health & Fitness Windows Phone app.

One of Sweden’s leading gym chains has banned changing room 'selfies' at its Stockholm clubs in a bid to protect the modesty of its members.

A new patent granted to Apple suggests that the technology giant could be looking to create a sports monitoring system that attaches to a pair of earphones or headphones.

The Wearable Technology Show 2014, Europe’s largest dedicated event for the fast-growing sector, will gather innovators and industry leaders at London’s Olympia Conference Centre from 18-19 March.

London South Bank university’s psychology department has developed a fake bar at a cost of £20,000 to help test reactions to alcohol in an authentic pub environment.

Canadian software company Geosports is developing an app to try and increase participation in sport in an age in which the developer believes people are less involved in sports and physical activity.

How Lizzy Yarnold's win at the Sochi Olympics is the result of a world class technology partnership combined with an innovative talent identification programme.

As part of the European Union (EU)-funded Inprofood project – which aims to bring together research, industry and civil society to figure out how to solve Europe’s food-related health challenges, including obesity and related diseases – Ecsite, the European network of science centres and museums, has created a PlayDecide discussion game.

A new tracking device is currently in development, which not only keeps a record of your sleeping patterns, steps taken and calories burned, but also features a mechanism to alert others when you take a serious fall.

What does 2014 hold in store for the health and fitness sector? Our panel of experts offer their views

Fitness Foresight™ from Health Club Management outlines some of the key trends, influences and opportunities for the fitness sector moving forward

Spa Foresight™ from Spa Business magazine offers health club spa operators insights into the trends that will shape their business in the future

We showcase best practice examples of independent operators working with suppliers to create real innovation

We round up some of the latest research in the area of health, fitness and wellbeing