When it comes to boosting fitness membership, it’s judicious to meet the needs of the lucrative over-55 market. DataHub’s Utku Topraksevten shares insights from the latest Moving Communities: Active Leisure Trends report and how best to get with the programme

According to the latest European Health & Fitness Market Report, the industry was showing signs of strong growth before the pandemic, bolstered by cutting-edge technology and new concepts. Realising a membership goal of 80 million in Europe by 2025 is now a challenge to tackle

The Global Wellness Institute’s Move to be Well: The Global Economy of Physical Activity report uncovers the activity segments that can deliver and monetise more participation. Leonor Stanton takes a look at the data for HCM.

Independent operators are driving creativity in the delivery of a wide range of vibrant fitness businesses. We look at some of the best, from those catering for members with elite sporting backgrounds to inventive gym spaces

The franchise sector has investors keen to back businesses with the potential to grow

Deloitte’s Alicia Whistlecroft summarises findings from the State of the UK Fitness Industry Report. Budgets and boutiques are challenging the domestic status quo, throwing up a range of new opportunities

Our news team at HCM rounds up some of the highlights from recent medical research in the health, fitness and wellbeing industry. Give your brain a boost, work out safely and tweet your fitness are just some of the insights

Technogym is launching a webinar series, Technogym Talks: The Expert’s Perspective, to assist operators in the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

Gympass, the world’s largest corporate fitness platform, has launched Gympass Plus to offer its 2,200 operator partners access to more than 500 workouts from 18 content providers – including Zumba and Gaiam.

ClassPass is organising a day of free, live fitness classes to be broadcast around the world on 24 April.

Mothers-to-be and new mothers are being offered free access to a personalised motherhood wellness app, called Biamother.

fibodo, a booking management platform for the fitness industry, has launched Fit 4 the Fight, a new initiative encouraging members of the public to keep active, as well as keep personal trainers and fitness operators working in the wake of the coronavirus.

A wellness tech platform is offering boutique fitness studios and personal trainers the opportunity to create their own, customised live-streaming services and apps.

Health and fitness innovation firm Oxystrap is reconfiguring its production line, shifting from fitness trackers to protective masks.

Fitness technology business, Myzone is reporting strong takeup for its new Global MEPs Challenge.

Fitbit has launched its latest wearable – the Charge 4 tracker – offering a number of features which will be useful for people looking to stay active while gyms remain closed.

Precor has developed a set of resources for gym operators, designed to keep members engaged throughout the lockdown periods caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The newly refurbished Aberdeen Sports Village (ASV) has undergone a £500,000 overhaul to enable it to offer a stronger user experience with digital connectivity at its core.

The COVID-19 emergency has accelerated the adoption of fitness technology by a decade

A personalised sexual wellness app has been launched with the aim of improving people’s sex lives

Funxtion has created an immersive group exercise concept

BeBop Sensors’ VP of Strategy introduces their virtual reality gloves

Yetisen is using tattoos to show real-time changes to internal health

One of the factors that has made the coronavirus outbreak so severe across the globe is that some of those infected do not show any symptoms, resulting in them going about their lives as normal, infecting even more people.

The founder and CEO of Fun With Balls on keeping people addicted to fitness

The coronavirus pandemic has seen the fitness industry pivot to digital. We look at the longer-term implications

Vicon’s Dr Kim Duffy explains how a new generation of motion capture tech will improve performance

Amazon Web Services is changing the sports industry with artificial intelligence

With a new app, Cela uses social media to promote healthy living

Nick Coutts and Kresten Juel Jensen on gamifying group fitness using the motion sensors in a smartphone