How could the new wave of wearable technologies affect the fitness market? Industry expert Bryan O'Rourke shares his views

Member retention rates continue to drop across the fitness sector, according to a new national report by Dr Paul Bedford

New study will investigate the links between member characteristics, motivations, values, club activities and retention, says Dr Melvyn Hillsdon

Are operators supporting their members in maintaining good habits, are they leaving them to motivate themselves – or worse still, are they causing them to break good habits?

The MD of budget fitness operator Xercise4Less talks to Kate Cracknell about the company's brand new partnership with UK supermarket chain Tesco

Edward Phillips, founder of the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine in Boston, US, talks to Julie Cramer about tackling chronic disease

Abigail Harris visits easyGym's new flagship site in London, and talks to its CEO about future plans for the premium low-cost model

To improve retention, operators need to become much more surgical in their analysis of why members are leaving, says Kate Cracknell

CEO David Stalker looks at the government's traineeship scheme introduced in January, and considers how the fitness sector might benefit

Doug Werner outlines the powerful impact that the ‘Lean' protocol can have on the sales process at health and fitness clubs

Health and fitness devices will make up half of all wireless accessories shipped by 2018, with shipments of app-enabled devices set to hit 170m, according to a new report from Juniper.

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The 12 per cent market penetration figure gets bandied about, but how accurate is it? What figure could the sector reach and what does it have to do to achieve this?

Kath Hudson takes a look at the growing technological options available for tracking members' physical activity both in and out of the health club environment

Today's multi-faceted spas have important lessons to teach health clubs about the customer experience, says Liz Holmes

As indoor cycling booms, Levze Kerey asks the experts for tips on how to capitalise on this trend

Even before we look to new audiences, there's so much more we can do to attract people who have already bought into exercise, says Kate Cracknell

Setting goals with members based on an understanding of their underlying motivations – their superordinate goals – is a vital to ensuring adherence, says Dr Paul Bedford

A new study has highlighted one of the reasons why exercise is effective in helping to prevent breast cancer

ukactive CEO David Stalker reports on how the latest round of spending cuts are likely to affect the physical activity sector

The MD of Reebok Sports Club London talks Kate Cracknell through the major redevelopment project that's seen a “total transformation” of the offering

A round-up of the latest resistance products for fitness clubs, including the new BILT range being distributed by Concept Fitness

Having dedicated staff is key for new member journeys, says Jack Bishop of Synergy Health and Fitness

The founder and CEO of GoodLife Fitness talks to Kate Cracknell about putting an ethos of caring at the heart of his Canadian club empire

Women with type 2 diabetes have to work harder than men to get the same results in certain exercises, new research suggests

Health and fitness operators must recognise and embrace the diverse 'tribes' that exist among their member base, says Kate Cracknell

Are you charging the correct price for your club? How do you know when is the right time to put prices up, and how much should they increase by? We ask our panel

Jay Williams examines the science behind telomeres – indicators for cellular ageing – and what it could mean for spas and health clubs

Ignore absent members at your peril, and use your ex-member database as a feedback resource and prospect list, says Guy Griffiths

Barefoot running is supposed to be the natural way, so can it work from a prehab point of view or does it present a new set of problems?