trendwatching.com’s Vicki Loomes offers six consumer trends for the health and fitness industry to consider harnessing in 2015

Six consumer trends to harness for business success in 2015

Low-cost growth, public sector strength and the impact of technology. David Minton offers an overview of the fitness sector based on the latest TLDC State of the UK Fitness Industry report

The author, pundit, TV celebrity and founder of The Huffington Post will talk about wellbeing and business success at IHRSA 2015

We catch up with the latest products in wearable technology – a market that’s expected to be worth US$2bn by 2018

Kate Cracknell talks to the GP who hit the headlines for recommending walking to his patients, and finds out why he thinks more GPs should be following suit

A look at a selection of initiatives designed to promote physical activity among children

Alison Bledge examines how the offshore industry is managing the wellbeing of its workers, and looks at a gym installed onboard the floating hotel Safe Scandinavia

Kath Hudson offers an overview of the groups and schemes pitching to help tackle the UK’s obesity crisis

David Hopkins, MD and founder of mystery shopping and research company Proinsight, on turning everyday insights into profits

A South Korean study finds exercise can help control BECTS, a form of childhood epilepsy

A growing body of research shows how gut health can impact anything from our immunity to our mood

What can health clubs and leisure centres do to improve their weight management offering?

Batteries may soon be a thing of the past for low-power wearable technology devices, with the potential for energy to be generated from body heat and movement, plus ambient energy from the environment.

iPhone users are typically more interested in general health, while the average Android user consumes more fitness content, according to a study from mobile intelligence firm Opera Mediaworks.

How should we define obesity – is it a disease, a disability or a lifestyle condition? And why does this definition matter? Kate Cracknell shares her thoughts

Scotland has never been known for its warm climate, but members of the ClanFit gym in Glasgow were given the chance to go seriously sub-zero this week, thanks to an extreme cryotherapy treatment.

On his dream for the fitness industry

After much speculation, Apple has confirmed at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco, California that it plans to soon launch a native health tracking platform.

EuropeActive plans to grow usage of fitness centres to 80 million members across Europe by 2025. But how?

Clubs that ignore the tech trend will increasingly lose out. It's time to reinvent ourselves to ensure we remain relevant, says Kate Cracknell

Senior research manager Melissa Rodriguez outlines the findings of the 2014 IHRSA Global Report

The joint MD of 3-1-5 Health Clubs talks to Julie Cramer about creating an exclusive family of X-Force ‘negative training' facilities in the UK

Sam Murphy reports on the impact physical activity can have on mental wellbeing, and looks at how health and fitness clubs can assist members with mental health issues

The MD of the newly merged Nuffield Health Wellbeing talks to Julie Cramer about expanding further into prevention and wellbeing

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

What does it mean now that physical activity has been taken off the QOF, and can it be reinstated?

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

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.

Ray Algar reports on a Gymkit initiative to send refurbished gym equipment to rehab centres in Laos