Can exercise professionals gain the wider trust of the medical community, and play a pivotal role in the wellbeing agenda?

The industry veteran and new chair of the UK Active Membership Council shares insights into growing his business over 35 years and reveals his aims for his new role at UK Active

Jane Kitchen reports from the recent Global Wellness Summit in Boston, US

Altis, an artificial intelligence-based personal trainer solution, has secured more than US$3m worth of financing, bringing the total investments made in the fit tech brand to date to US$10.5m.

Members of the United States Congress and Washington DC staff are competing against each other in this year’s Congressional Physical Activity Challenge.

Wahoo has acquired virtual cycling platform RGT Cycling as part of plans to strengthen its ecosystem of integrated smart training solutions.

Fitness tech firm EGYM has acquired French corporate fitness and wellbeing business Gymlilb for what has been described as a 'high double-digit million' purchase price.

Core Health & Fitness, has acquired Digital fitness content provider Wexer Holding, for an undisclosed sum.

Liteboxer has launched a VR version of its at-home boxing workouts called Liteboxer VR. The programme provides gaming-style boxing sessions through Meta’s Oculus Quest 2 system.

Cross-platform fit tech business Fiit, has hit a £1 million crowdfunding target in seven days.

Cardio giant Peloton has launched its first home strength-training product.

Sports data analysis and consultancy firm 4Global has appointed Kerstin Obenauer as chief customer officer as part of a new growth strategy.

Clubbercise classes deliver proven results for fitness facilities.

The new UK Leisure Framework has been set up to deliver £2bn of developments, as Paul Cluett, MD of Alliance Leisure explains

As we celebrate the publication of the 300th edition of HCM, we invite industry experts to give their insights on the health and fitness sector: why they joined, the most exciting development to date, and what they think we’ll be reporting on in the next 300 issues

The co-founder and CEO of MindLabs wants to make looking after our mental health as normal as going to the gym

Ground-breaking research from the University of Copenhagen identifies the best times of day to exercise

Funxtion’s new Portal enables operators to react more quickly to the needs of their customers, says Ernst de Neef

Physically active people are 50 per cent more likely to develop higher antibodies after having a vaccination, research shows

HCM is celebrating 300 issues this month and reflecting on the journey so far, says Liz Terry

The UK health club sector could grow to engage up to 35 per cent of the population, according to a Fitronics study, reports Marc Jones

Fitness First has made personal training more accessible by deploying new levels of digitalisation in partnership with Fisikal

Thrive Gym is the UK’s first commercial gym to offer fitness experiences from Freemotion and iFIT, which offer connected experiences for members

Matrix Fitness has introduced a new immersive cycling experience, says Rob Knox

As it celebrates its 300th edition, HCM can feel proud of producing the richest primary source material for our great sector, says Steven Ward of GO Fit

How do you create fitness spaces that keep customers coming back for more? Designers and suppliers share their secret design sauce

Four operators share their insights into how Technogym’s Mywellness has transformed their operations, as well as customer and team engagement

With between 85 and 100 per cent of employers reporting staff shortages, is the UK fitness sector heading into a workforce employment crisis and what can be done about it? HCM reports

There are signs the mid market is back with a vengeance. Or did it never really go away? We ask the experts

The founder and CEO of fitness platform Myzone talks future plans after receiving a multi-million dollar investment, and explains the new features that will give clubs the edge for member engagement