It all started with a gym and now the sector is part of one of the biggest movements on earth

Central YMCA has partnered with Fisikal to digitise its festive promotions

The Ministry is aiming to set the standard for the best-in-class workplace wellness gym in London

Gyms and health clubs in Queensland now have essential status. Barrie Elvish gives HCM the background.

The founder and CEO of Coach Core wants to join forces with operators to mentor kids from challenged backgrounds

Gen Z’s attitude to fitness is changing the game when it comes to engagement with exercise, as Miranda Markham reports

We hear from Ian Fytche on the power of active lifestyles, Mel Spooner who’s championing exercise for cancer recovery and Marc Jones who’s cautious about staffless gyms

The right software can transform both health club operations and the customer journey, as Steph Eaves discovers

Rigs are a familiar element on the gym floor. Frances Marcellin asks how their use can be optimised

The founder of The Boxing House on growth driven by EIS-eligible equity and moving boxing up the socio-economic curve

UK Active’s Digital Futures initiative is reaping significant rewards for operators

The head of the World Health Organization’s Physical Activity Unit talks to Kate Cracknell as part of HCM’s partnership with Europe Active

Much of the industry continues to fail when it comes to elevating women. Kath Hudson asks what can and should be done

CEO of the Global Wellness Institute, Susie Ellis, led the recent Global Wellness Summit in Tel Aviv. Jane Kitchen was there for HCM

Peloton has called a stop to its disastrous attempt to rebrand Precor as Peloton Commercial, announcing it will operate as Precor going forward and be constituted as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Peloton.

Bioniq, which supplies subscribers with personalised nutritional supplements based on their blood test results, has acquired smart mirror company Vaha.

Eigen Fitness is launching AI-powered wearables called Nodes to help gym users measure their weight training progress.

Soul Cycle has signed a multi-year partnership with Class Pass making sessions accessible via credits to all Class Pass users.

Zwift’s CEO, Eric Min, has announced Kurt Beidler has joined the company as co-CEO. Beidler moves to Zwift after a 17-year stint at Amazon.

Compassionate activity tracker Gentler Streak has been crowned Apple Watch App of the Year.

The Food for the Brain Foundation has released a new app, Cognition, which it claims can help people cut their risk of Alzheimer’s by half.

Lumen, a health tech company that analyses people’s metabolism based on the CO2 and oxygen in their breath, has raised US$62m in Series B funding. The round was led by Pitango Venture Capital, with participating investors including, Hanwha Group, Resolute Ventures, RiverPark Ventures, Unorthodox Ventures, Almeda Capital and Disruptive VC.

Sony has announced that it will be releasing a motion-tracking product called Mocopi in January that looks set to accelerate the services fitness and wellness and also entertainment and attractions companies can provide in the metaverse.

Oura for Business has officially launched, providing staff with Oura Ring health insights and employers with a raft of services to support employees’ health and performance.

One of Peloton’s investors, Krikor Arslanian, is suing Peloton leaders, including CEO John Foley, for insider trading.

Assisted stretching franchise StretchLab, which is part of Xponential Fitness, has had its proprietary Flexologist Training Program (FTP) accredited by the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE). Students completing this course will now receive a nationally recognised certificate in assisted stretching, which is the first of its kind in the industry.

In the latest legal battle between Australian franchise chain Body Fit Training (BFT) and US- based F45 Training, a federal district court in Delaware, US, has ruled in favour of BFT, describing F45’s patent as ‘invalid’.

UK Health and Fitness operators' level of engagement with technology has been researched for the second year as part of a three-year study part funded by government quango, Sport England and organised by UK Active.

Aescape, a tech company building automated, data-driven massage tables that mimic human touch, has announced a US$30m (£24.9m, €28.9m) Series A funding round.

Blok has launched a fundraising campaign on Crowdcube. The company’s goal is to reach £500,000 – ahead of a possible funding round in 2023.