L'Oréal USA has launched "Beaumoji," a messaging keyboard designed to enhance and animate conversations around the world of beauty. The keyboard offers 130 playful and on-trend emojis created for beauty enthusiasts.

Scientists in the US have released a study indicating that exercise could lower the chances of women getting cervical cancer

Fitbit reported sales of US$505m for the first quarter of 2016 – a 50 per cent increase on Q1 2015 – prompting the fitness tracking giant to raise profit guidance for the rest of the year.

How can clubs improve their performance in the critical area of yield management?

A number of fitness brands changed the conversation in their New Year ad campaigns. Mark Hutcheon takes a closer look

The CEO of Impuls talks about the roll-out of the operation across the Baltics

Dance-based fitness classes are booming. Hayley Price takes a look at how health clubs and leisure operators are responding to the growing variety of offerings on the market

Vicki Loomes of trendwatching.com outlines five consumer trends your business should be embracing in 2016

It’s understood that IMAX, which specialises in creating immersive 3D and 4D cinematic experiences, is looking to move into the US health and fitness industry.

Fitness start-up Dibs Technology has raised US$1m (€920,000, £687,000) in seed funding as the fledgling business bids to expand the reach of its dynamic-pricing technology for fitness classes.

A growing number of clubs across the UK are working with Ojmar to upgrade their traditional keyed locking systems to electronic solutions

Vicki Loomes of trendwatching.com outlines five key consumer trends your health and fitness business should be looking to embrace in 2016

The new CEO of Barry’s Bootcamp talks to Kate Cracknell about growing its boutique club empire and building a global Barry’s community

In the first of a two-part series, Stephen Tharrett and Mark Williamson of ClubIntel investigate the influence of the internet middlemen in the fitness market

Brands today must challenge their customers to do and be better – but how? Global trend agency trendwatching.com offers insights into how this might be achieved

The creator of Flow Play explains how music impacts the brain, and why music selection for yoga classes is so important

Conceived by fashion designer Donna Karan, the Urban Zen Integrative Therapy programme is bringing the medical and complementary worlds together

Rochester Midtown Athletic Club in the US believes there’s no charity too big or too small to support

Is your business ready for post-demographic consumerism? Trendwatching.com explains why the old consumer models must go

After revealing plans for a bio-activated horror maze in the UK, interactive games company Slingshot, has started a crowdfunding campaign to bring the concept to fruition.

Wearable tech giant Fitbit will float on the New York Stock Exchange later today (18 June) in one of the most highly-anticipated IPOs of the year.

ClassPass targets those who want to cherry pick the classes they attend. Co-founder Payal Kadakia talks about its swift rise to success and expansion beyond New York

Ray Algar reports on the rise of the small but perfectly formed boutique fitness operations, and considers the factors behind their success

Gymbox Westfield Stratford in east London has inherited all the colour and buzz of its Olympic next-door neighbour, says Kate Cracknell

The founder and CEO of BioRitmo and SmartFit talks to Kate Cracknell about cannibalising his own brand, handing the reins to his staff, and the challenges of operating in Brazil

Kristen Walsh rounds up some of the highlights from this year’s IHRSA convention, which took place in Los Angeles in March

Kate Cracknell talks to the CEO of the Pure Group – Asia’s leading lifestyle brand – about blending yoga, fitness, food and apparel

Riccardo Marini, director at urban quality consultants Gehl Architects, talks about his work to prioritise pedestrians and healthy movement on city streets around the world

Taking regular exercise has the power to actually change our DNA, according to the latest findings by researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden

The co-founder of Morning Gloryville on getting the world to rise and shine