Pre-exercise assessment can be used not only to prevent injury among elite athletes, but also to make health club members stick to their routines and feel looked after

Eric Vandenbeele presents an overview of the Belgian market, while Kristen Walsh highlights IHRSA's new Trends Report

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

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

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

We discovered people weren't afraid of strength training, they were afraid of the machines. Meet the first serious strength line designed to be more inviting than intimidating..

In the final part of his series looking at member retention, Dr Paul Bedford takes a look at the reasons why members leave

From activity trackers to fitness apps, we round up some of the technology that's set to change the way we work out

From wearables to measuring participation, microgyms to the emergence of the public sector, TLDC's David Minton offers insights based on the latest State of the Fitness Industry Report

David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has created a new online health and fitness resource offering expert advice and demonstration videos to help people achieve their fitness goals.

The new director of health and wellbeing at Public Health England talks to Steven Ward about his mission to tackle the ‘wicked problem' of physical inactivity

CEO of ukactive David Stalker discusses the parliamentary group set up to examine physical inactivity

Kath Hudson looks at how clubs are turning pilates into a successful secondary revenue stream

Kristen Walsh reports on events at IHRSA's recent European Convention in Madrid, which attracted a record 600 delegates

How are operators justifying the investment in functional training, and are they reaping the rewards?

As part of his retention series, Dr Paul Bedford takes a look at how UK facilities currently rate in terms of perceived value for money

The UK GM of low-cost operator Fit for Free talks to Kate Cracknell about how it can charge a membership fee and still be 'free'

The pair behind the Sported Foundation talk about fulfilling the legacy promise of the 2012 Games

New products and trends from this year's Leisure Industry Week

Gyms need to identify and harness the superordinate goals that really drive behaviour change in members, says Kate Cracknell

Nicole Hearn pays a visit to London-based City Athletic, which offers its members the opportunity to train like elite athletes

In the first part of a new retention series, Dr Paul Bedford takes a look at the impact of brand on member retention

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?

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

Laura Dagg takes a look forward to the highlights of this year's Leisure Industry Week, which takes place in Birmingham later this month

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

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

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?

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

In the second of his two-part series on behaviour change, Dr Tim Anstiss examines the powerful potential of wellbeing coaching