In a new series for Health Club Management, Gymtopia founder Ray Algar reports on a gym shoe donation project in Brazil

As the indoor cycling boom continues, Kath Hudson finds out what lessons mainstream clubs can learn from the growing number of specialised cycling microgyms

The CEO of LA fitness talks to Kate Cracknell about the recent launch of its premium LAX brand

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

The latest Global MONITOR report from The Futures Company presents the trends and opportunities in wellness

Professors Alfredo Brillembourg and Hubert Klumpner of Urban-Think Tank talk to Kate Cracknell about their revolutionary and socially cohesive Vertical Gym concept

Bård Windingstad and Peter Byman, founders of Evo Fitness in Norway, explain to Kate Cracknell how personal training and IT lie at the very heart of their business model

Fifteen years after penning The Experience Economy, Pine and Gilmore are still inspiring businesses to create original and memorable customer experiences

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

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

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

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

Barefoot running is supposed to be the natural way, so can it work from a prehab point of view or does it present a new set of problems?

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

Becca Douglas takes a look at some of the initiatives aiming to deliver a legacy from last year's London Paralympic Games

After acquiring DC Leisure, housing giant Places for People became a new player in the leisure arena. Julie Cramer talks to both company chiefs

Clubs need to be proactive in their approach to media opportunities, says Patricia Amend

Can the sector better engage with members by more wholeheartedly embracing CSR? Kate Cracknell reports on the birth of Gymtopia

A look at the hottest trends impacting the health club spa industry

The first in a new behaviour change series looks at the individual as expert

The founder of The Second Half Centre in London tells Kate Cracknell about her unique approach to successful ageing

Virtual classes are coming of age, bringing a new lease of life to group exercise studios. We report on this growing trend

Are gyms currently maximising the revenue and retention potential of group exercise, asks Kate Cracknell

For years it's been possible to book hotels and trains via smartphones, but not fitness classes. Kath Hudson examines how technology is enabling clubs to finally catch up

A new report into outdoor fitness found that 100 per cent of respondents were planning outdoor classes for 2013. We take a closer look at some of those plans

'Reserve your seat' technology and a focus on excellent instruction, we pay a visit to Cyclebeat, London's latest microgym

The fitness industry is struggling to collect robust retention data, says Dr Paul Bedford

Residential developers are incorporating wellbeing facilities in their schemes to enhance exclusivity and add value, reports Neena Dhillon

David Stalker outlines the music usage agreement reached between ukactive and PPL

The director of public health at NICE tells Julie Cramer why the organisation is determined to get GPs prescribing exercise