The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) in Taiwan has developed a haptics shirt that can enhance VR and metaverse sports and fitness experiences with sensory feedback over the body.

Active IQ has set itself the fast-track target of being carbon neutral by 2024, as CEO, Jenny Patrickson explains

Developed by social impact organisation, State of Life, the Wellby is the new measure of social value

New research from the University of Illinois has found that teenage girls who take part in more physical activity have better academic outcomes

Research from Stanford University shows palm cooling during workouts can dramatically accelerate results, making it the next big thing in recovery

The Ken Martin Leisure Centre is the first to achieve Quest’s Tackling Inequalities in Leisure Standard, while Parkinson’s UK is embracing exercise in a new partnership with 1Fit Life

Les Mills has created a brand new strength workout designed to engage the next generation of club members

A new pilot study – The Prevention and Enablement Model – has shown exercise interventions can deliver economic value

Research by Nuffield found women are routinely disadvantaged when it comes to health outcomes

The industry is reinventing ‘love brands’ to unlock new growth opportunities, as Kath Hudson discovered

Formula Wellness and Spa in Odesa, Ukraine, is delivering a taste of normality amid the pressures of war

Designers and suppliers share thoughts and inspiration for your refurbishment

The new chair of UK Active talks to Kate Cracknell about his vision for the sector and opening up his address book to connect with senior players in health

Matrix Fitness has transformed Salt Ayre leisure centre and boosted membership with a radical refurbishment

The founders of Soul Cycle have revealed their new business. Called Peoplehood and three years in the making the venture focuses on emotional health

The health and fitness industry is making exciting progress towards integration with the health service says Liz Terry

The founder of the Baseworks Method talks about his plans to work more closely with health and fitness industry professionals and operators

We celebrate the incredible life of the founder of Life Fitness and Augie’s Quest, following his recent death from complications arising from ALS

Wexer has acquired on-demand fitness and livestreaming provider Intelivideo. The purchase comes as part of a strategy to consolidate the digital fitness market, following the acquisition of Wexer by Core Health and Fitness last year.

Bigscreen’s new VR headset, which it claims is the world’s smallest, could have an impact on the way people experience VR fitness.

Bhout is in pre-sales for its AI-driven boxing bag, which it calls a 'boxing bag with a brain'.

Kymira infrared technology-enabled sportswear uses Celliant’s textiles, which contain thermo- reactive minerals and trace elements. These are either embedded into the yarn or applied directly to the fabric, enabling body heat to be transformed into infrared energy.

Another Round, the startup behind the AI-driven personal training app of the same name, has developed a new B2B solution that it claims can enable personal trainers to work with more than 50 clients over a 14-hour week.

Boutique studio UBX Boxing and Strength has partnered with Warner Bros. Pictures (ANZ – Australia and New Zealand) on a Workout Like Creed fitness campaign based around the upcoming cinema release of fight movie Creed III.

Les Mills and Adidas have announced a partnership to provide omnifitness workouts to Gen-Zers in-club, at home and via events.

Google-owned Fitbit has filed a patent application with the US Patent and Trademark Office for a blood pressure sensor that will be in-built into its smart watch.

Sharecare, a US-based digital health platform, has launched a corporate scheme called Get Active that aims to increase the exercise levels of employees through virtual reality (VR) fitness games.

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have found a way to establish the exact VO2 max of an individual through the use of smartwatch data that is just as reliable as a professional sports lab test.

Norwegian startup Play Pulse is preparing to launch its indoor gaming bike in April 2023.

New research from Edith Cowan University has shown eccentric muscle contractions create the strongest training effect, as Liz Terry discovers