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

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

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?

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

An interview with futurologist Magnus Lindkvist ahead of his speech at the IHRSA European Congress in Madrid next month

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

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

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

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

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.

Sunbeds: friend or foe? Our panel of experts outlines the current health arguments for and against their use

Full details of the just-released 2013 Members' Choice Health Club Awards shortlist

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

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

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?

Whether you're looking for weight loss, detox or disease prevention, juicing claims to have the answers. Kate Cracknell reports

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Neena Dhillon takes a look at three new leisure facilities in the UK that demonstrate how creative thinking can help to deliver value in these times of reduced government spending

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

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

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

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

MD Revolution (MDR) is rolling out a subscription service for its proactive, personalised health care service.