David Lloyd Leisure has teamed up with Universal Music UK to launch an exclusive music app aimed at boosting performance during exercise.

British Cycling technical director Shane Sutton is one of the main backers behind Athlete Lab – the latest cycle-focused fitness club to hit London in what is fast becoming a competitive market sector.

Sportswear giant Nike has signalled its ambitions to dominate the wearable tech and fitness app market with the opening of a research and development lab in San Francisco, California.

The digital revolution may well be upon us, but health and fitness consumers buying wearable tech still prefer to make their purchase in-store than from the company’s website, according to new research from Nielsen.

The latest news and products for group exercise studios

Functional training is generating a real buzz both for members and for the balance sheet

Ray Algar takes a look at an initiative by Denmark's Fresh Fitness to fund fresh water wells in Uganda

Lauren Applegarth looks at a council scheme to open multiple sites, each with their own specialism

What does it mean now that physical activity has been taken off the QOF, and can it be reinstated?

The fitness sector needs to ensure it's maintaining ambitious targets when it comes to getting more people more active, says Liz Terry

ukactive teams up with Judy Murray to put family exercise on the agenda

With today's activity tracking devices, reward schemes can acknowledge actual activity, not just attendance

New research suggests that exercise can boost creative thinking

Part seven of a nine-part Alliance Leisure brings strong supply chain benefits to clients – not just in terms of price, but range, quality and aftercare

Getting active online

Dirk Kemmerling gives an overview of Germany's fitness market

Kate Cracknell talks to the fitness entrepreneur and celebrity PT about data-based training, personalisation and driving a health-focused message

In the second part of our management series, Carl Bennett looks at the importance of understanding a community's needs

From falls prevention to improving explosive power, studies show vibration technology is effective in a wide range of applications

ukactive's 'Turning the Tide on Obesity' campaign is the latest to rely on nudging. But what is nudging, and does it work? Tom Walker looks at what's involved

Group exercisers versus gym-only exercisers. Who does what, and does this predict retention levels? Dr Melvyn Hillsdon reports

Online gym pass provider PayasUgym has today announced a £1.6m raft of venture capital funding as it seeks to continue growth across the UK market.

Leaked information has revealed potential details of Apple’s health and fitness application, Healthbook, which could be capable of recording an array of information to monitor the state of the human body.

We look at the latest secondary spend products that can help drive revenue for health clubs

The world's largest trade fair for fitness, health and wellness takes place in Germany next month

The CEO of Fitness First talks to Kate Cracknell about putting behavioural psychology at the heart of the business, in a £270m repositioning and rebrand

Matrix Fitness credits much of its success to the people behind the brand. Newly promoted National Sales Manager, Andy Loughray, discusses the merits of this customer-centric company

Ray Algar reports on a Gymkit initiative to send refurbished gym equipment to rehab centres in Laos

The health and fitness sector is being presented with a once in a lifetime opportunity to create 'wellness cities', says Kate Cracknell

A look at how fixed resistance equipment is being integrated into sports-specific training programmes