Mike Hill and Professor Simon Shibli summarise the importance of National Benchmarking Service data in enabling clients to set realistic priorities and objectives

Construction specialist Willmott Dixon is looking to shake up the way public sector procures leisure facilities, with a new partnership-based approach

New tech is coming down the track which will change the gym experience and improve retention

Deloitte’s Karsten Hollasch summarises key data from the latest European Health & Fitness Market Report, highlighting our continent’s leading fitness operators and countries

We take a look at the ambitious budget and mid-market operators, smaller independently owned chains and foreign boutiques entering the growing franchise sector

ICAA’s Colin Milner speaks to MIT AgeLab director Dr Joseph Coughlin about the reality of our ageing population and the importance of engaging older people

Ukactive has named the 11 fitness tech disruptors that have made it to the industry body's start-up accelerator programme ActiveLab.

We all know music is an integral part of group exercise – guiding and motivating – but just how important is it? And how exactly can we use it to increase participation? We ask the experts

ICG partners with Nuffield, Precor proves popular at Anytime Fitness, and FitQuest teams up with The Gym Group

Lauren Heath-Jones brings you the latest inspiring innovations, from Polar, Escape, FitQuest and Active IQ

Functional training is growing in popularity, but will it overtake traditional training methods? We open the debate

ukactive's new research lead is part of the group charged with the job of revising physical activity guidelines for adults

The director of wellbeing at healthy fast food chain Leon discusses the company’s wellbeing centre for employees

Liz Terry on the boom in franchising

The founder of Core Nation Fitness explains the benefits of setting up group fitness in a rowing club

ukactive CEO Steve Ward discusses the new Active Uprising event, which is set to launch this year in Manchester

New research commissioned by EuropeActive gives us fresh insights into the personal training market in Europe

Personal training is a hot topic, with a recent study by IHRSA shedding light on how health club members in the US use personal and small group training

As the event draws nearer, we take a look at what attendees can expect from Elevate 2018, including conference speakers, seminar topics, exhibitors and award categories

Fitness franchises are piling in to the UK. We take a look at the market

Iberian fitness operator GO Fit is developing a low-cost, personalised gym offering based on the latest exercise science from academia

The new CEO of Fitness First Germany discusses his three-stage plan to buy up the competition and prepare the business for sale within the next three years

A team of researchers at the University of Tokyo, Japan, has developed a highly flexible, ultra- thin electronic "skin display", which can be used to display the user’s health information.

Fitness kit and software supplier eGym has announced the acquisition of mobile fitness app business Netpulse for an undisclosed sum.

We bring you the industry’s latest fitness products and innovations

Our new series explores the latest developments in the world of health club management software

Many years have passed since virtual classes first hit the fitness industry, but what are operators doing to keep this offering fresh and attractive to members?

We ask industry leaders if it’s time to make PT employment contracts fairer

We take a close look at the impressive layout and design of the newly renovated Midtown Athletic Club in Chicago

Does focusing on differences in exerciser motivation cause more harm than good?