Corporate wellbeing platform, Wellhub – formerly Gympass – has entered into an agreement to buy European employee benefit programme provider, Urban Sports Club.

Centr, the app founded by actor, Chris Hemsworth, is introducing more training styles and programmes in a bid to reach new audiences.

In a special report, Cliff Collins asks if the sector in Europe is heading in the right direction in terms of policy and priorities and suggests new ways forward

Samsung UK’s new health suite is offering next-level employee wellness in partnership with Technogym

Julie Cramer talks to flooring suppliers about the keys to success when specifying new surfaces and the expensive downsides of getting it wrong

The duo have brought together a wellness trust and a GP federation to create a new model with clinical governance embedded at its heart, as Kate Cracknell reports

As interest in women-only workout spaces booms, we talk to the operators working to develop a new generation of facilities by understanding women’s common needs

Positive company culture can add commercial value and a competitive advantage, as Kath Hudson discovers

Nuffield and Manchester Metropolitan University are partnering to deliver medical interventions in a fitness setting

The CEO of VivaGym has new backers committed to fast tracking the growth of the business within the Iberian market and further afield. He talks to Kate Cracknell

Testosterone shots, GLP-1s and wellness – HCM talks to industry leaders about their plans for 2025 and examines current opportunites, threats and trends

Recovery and wellbeing technology company, Therabody, has teamed up with smart watch provider, Garmin, to support people in optimising their recovery.

Matrix Fitness is bringing innovation to group exercise and functional training spaces

AI-driven software is enabling hyper personalisation for members, while also allowing operators to build powerful communities, as Julie Cramer reports

The director of special projects for 4Global talks about the European DataHub and taking the company into the US market

As Crunch Fitness gears up to be sold, Kate Cracknell talks to CEO Jim Rowley about its journey to profitability

The importance of strength training for special populations is leading to the creation of a new generation of equipment that facilitates safe use. Julie Cramer investigates

Politicians are turning to weight loss drugs to control obesity in the population. Kath Hudson polls the experts on the impact

New technology is supporting the development of ‘workout builders’, which use AI to design customised exercises to enhance member results

Landmark research from Les Mills reveals the vital interventions required to set new members up for success and keep them coming back for more

The University of Warwick has unveiled a £1 million refurbished gym in partnership with Matrix Fitness

The MD of Active IQ talks about the challenges created by the skills gap and how the industry must tackle it

The Gym Group’s CEO gives HCM a progress report, a year after he made the move from the world of media to the fitness industry

Fred Fitness – claiming to be the first gym to offer AI-driven, personalised workouts – will make its debut in Santa Monica in January, with plans for rapid expansion via franchising.

Third Space is working with Orbit4 on a system that’s revolutionising the management of its equipment and its operational performance

The PureGym founder and the developer of VOR are working together on a new AI workout builder to help personal trainers scale their businesses

The global CEO of Virgin Active and healthy food brand Kauai talks to Liz Terry about combining both operations in a high-value wellness business

Wearable technology pioneer, Ultrahuman, has launched a smart ring able to detect atrial fibrillation, the most common type of irregular heart rhythm.

The co-owner of Volt gym tells us about building an independent, community-focused brand and what’s in store following a major investment

Sally-Ann Turner says operators can partner with clinics to deliver weight loss drugs, while Joseph Rham reveals GLL is supporting a cancer intervention