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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Can mainstream fitness clubs cater for the over-50s market, or are standlone, niche clubs a better solution? Kate Cracknell reports

Michael Cassop-Thompson looks at strategic management of clubs, in the first of a series created with CIMSPA

AM – Workflow Asset Management – is being hailed by centres around the UK as one of the easiest, most efficient and most affordable maintenance management systems on the market

US real estate developer Delos has created the first set of building standards based on wellbeing. Its founder Paul Scialla explains

The Planet Beach franchise has opened a new wellness centre in the state of Louisiana, with the facility offering guests the use of 'push-button' beauty and health treatments.

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

Vera Kiss of The Futures Company unmasks the Millennial generation and explains what you need to know to be relevant to this market

The industry has gone mad for functional training, but what do members really think?

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

US scientists have discovered a new benefit of exercise: its ability to remove debris in the body

Part six of a nine-part series Managing the construction or refurbishment of a new leisure building is an involved process and it's Alliance Leisure's task to ensure that projects run smoothly, and are delivered on time and on budget.

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

The UK's leading low-cost operator Pure Gym is rolling out the centralised chain management system from Exerp to facilitate its ambitious plans for expansion

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

A research team at Loughborough University has gained funding from the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) to investigate the health and safety impact of nanotechnology.

Microsoft is the latest company to join the fitness app trend by releasing the Bing Health & Fitness Windows Phone app.

As part of the European Union (EU)-funded Inprofood project – which aims to bring together research, industry and civil society to figure out how to solve Europe’s food-related health challenges, including obesity and related diseases – Ecsite, the European network of science centres and museums, has created a PlayDecide discussion game.

2014 will be the year that operators decide whether they want to play a recognised role within the health sector, says ukactive's David Stalker

Mintel's latest research highlights opportunities to further extend the sector's reach. Michael Oliver reports