Meet the winning health and fitness clubs, announced at the recent Health Club Awards, as voted for by club members around the UK

Findings from the 2014 IHRSA Health Club Consumer Report

How can you get more members attending more often and recommending your club to their friends and family?

As the economy improves, will fitness operators eye new markets or consolidate their existing bases?

How can health clubs better use the reams of data generated by their in-club software systems to make smarter business decisions? Kate Langrish reports

One of the early adopters of the Gladstone MobilePro app explains how it has improved their business

Michael Oliver analyses the findings of Mintel’s 2014 Health and Fitness Clubs industry report

Online gym pass provider PayasUgym will soon begin testing Bitcoin as a form of payment across its network, paving the way for more than a third of UK gyms to be able to sell membership via the cryptocurrency.

Online gym pass provider PayasUgym has launched an innovative new Fitness Marketplace enabling customers to search and choose gym passes, fitness classes and memberships from more than 2,000 gyms and health clubs across the country.

Why Les Mills group programming can have a powerful impact on retention

How can we change the nation’s psyche and get people moving? We ask our panel of experts

Which elements of the member journey are most linked to retention levels? Dr Melvyn Hillsdon outlines the findings of the TRP 10,000 report

An upcoming report promises to put a true value on the fitness sector, say ukactive’s David Stalker

Kristen Walsh looks ahead to the European Congress, being held in Amsterdam from 16–19 October

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

The CEO of corporate wellness specialist High Five Health Promotion talks to Kate Cracknell about entering the UK market and about pan-European growth plans

Virgin Active has unveiled plans to launch two new ‘technology-focused’ clubs in London during early 2015.

Ex-members have previously bought into the idea of going to the gym, so how can we tempt them back again?

David Thompson visits the new Athlete Lab cycle hub in London, to see how its team is putting a different spin on performance training

The CEO of Life Leisure talks to Kate Cracknell about challenging the public health commissioners, and about totally rethinking the model of fitness facilities

Tech-savvy members are using apps and devices to take fitness into their own hands. Are you ready for the health tech revolution?

Lose weight, tone up, get fit? Is this what your members really want from a club, and how does it affect retention? Melvyn Hillsdon reports

Software supplier Gladstone talks about completing the switch-over of Active Newham's three leisure centres in just six weeks

Kath Hudson reports on payment trends in health and fitness

EuropeActive and Deloitte share the topline findings from their new European Market Report

Gerflor completes its installation at Metro Fitness in Stockport, owned by European boxing champion Matthew Hatton and his father Ray

Dave Wright offers his advice to health club managers wanting to improve their understanding of, and performance in, the area of sales

Sean James reports on the growing functionality and popularity of apps among gym members and health club operators alike

The launch of Gladstone's mobile booking app at Edinburgh Leisure sites has brought great benefits to both customers and staff

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