Black Friday, which falls on 25 November, will be one of the busiest retail days of 2022, marking the start of this year’s Christmas shopping season. Now extending into ‘cyber week’ and finishing on Cyber Monday, it's a time when shops and companies offer significant discounts on their products.

A list of 250 of the UK’s most popular gyms on Instagram has crowned Psycle in Oxford Circus the most posted club. According to the list drawn up by Versaclimber UK, it has accrued 14,200 posts on the social media network.

Kevin Yates, founder and CEO of Trib3 has been awarded Entrepreneur of the Year in the Great British Entrepreneur Awards. He joined eight other winners in the health and beauty section, which includes the fitness industry.

Sport for Health, a collaboration between The World Health Organisation (WHO), FIFA and Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health, has released an app called GenMove Season 1, aimed at increasing physical activity among children.

Google’s Health Connect is now accessible to the public in beta mode and can be downloaded from Google Play.

Connected rowing company Ergatta has released a new gaming experience called Vortex which is designed to level the virtual playing field across its community of 75,000 users.

Fisikal has been appointed by Ezdihar Sport to deliver an unrivalled digital member experience for its Evox gyms

Research has found regular high-intensity exercise reduces the risk of metastatic cancer by 72 per cent

The failing health of the UK population is undermining economic growth, presenting a significant opportunity for the sector, says Liz Terry

Funxtion has elevated the member experience at SportCity with a new omnichannel offering

The co-founder of Precision Health Gyms is bringing full-body, laboratory-grade testing into the health club sector

Technogym’s Biostrength offers training innovation for everyone, enabling users to enjoy strength gains that fit their personal goals

The director and founder of Sport for Confidence believes operators can change lives by working with occupational therapists to provide for people from marginalised populations

We hear from DLL’s Russell Barnes, Andrew Power from Swim England and GLL’s Gareth Kirk

Duncan Anderson, CEO at South Downs Leisure, is transforming his operational outcomes by engaging his team in radical change based on people, planet and profit

Martyn Allison reviews the recent Chiles Webster Batson Commission report which casts light on the economic challenges faced by young people when it comes to getting access to exercise

Industry experts give us the rundown on the latest software applications

Saving money and the planet are huge incentives to decarbonise. Kath Hudson asks the experts about the practicalities

The CEO of Jetts Fitness Australia talks to Kate Cracknell about leading the recent MBO and the company’s plans for expansion driven by their culture of love

The CEO of l’Orange Bleue talks to Frances Marcellin about its new-style gyms and preparing the company for European expansion

The pandemic has prompted an escalation in eating disorders, with some sufferers over-exercising. Kath Hudson looks at how the industry can respond

The PGA Catalunya resort in Spain has launched a 360-degree wellness programme based on a smart business model, as Neena Dhillon discovers

Fit+ is aiming to operate at least 1,000 clubs by 2027. The staffless gym franchise currently has 208 studios across 19 countries, but with master franchise licenses granted in Asia and the USA, is planning to roll out facilities in these territories, as well as others, over the next five years.

Corporate wellbeing platform Gympass has released a new report called the State of Work-Life Wellness.

Warner Bros. Discovery Sports (WBD Sports) and metaverse services provider Infinite Reality have entered into a multi-year agreement that will deliver new immersive and interactive metaverse experiences to sports fans.

Members of Parliament in the UK and their teams are taking part in a physical activity challenge hosted by UK Active and Myzone between 2 and 30 November.

More than 5,000 exercisers turned out for Les Mills Live London recently, making it one of the largest group exercise events ever staged.

The World Health Organization has found the global inactivity crisis will have a $300bn financial impact, says Liz Terry

Virtuagym and benchmarking experts, Fitness KPI, have launched a new integration for UK health club operators.

The Brand Xchange Agency, a new Web 3.0 consultancy looking to develop business in the health, fitness and wellness market has been launched by four execs, Andy Hall, CEO; Becca Douglas, CMO; Ben Frichot, chief creative officer; and Xavier Kris, chair.