How is the fitness sector faring when it comes to securing good locations for clubs?

It’s time for health clubs to embrace activity tracking and not see it as a threat – but how many operators are achieving this?

Investor interest in fitness is booming. Jak Phillips gets expert tips for securing funding

Legend’s club management software solution has successfully launched in Canada. Its new clients share their thoughts

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

Your customers aren’t being disloyal if they don’t only use your gym, says Kate Cracknell. It’s time to recognise a growing desire for flexibility

For budget-conscious facilities looking to expand their customer base, virtual classes are still a largely untapped market – particularly in the children and families segment

Jak Phillips visits Oxygen Freejumping in Acton and explores whether it can jumpstart the UK’s fledgling trampoline park market

Leisure Industry Week relaunches this month having been acquired by BodyPower. We look ahead to what’s on offer this year

The former Lib Dem MEP and now president of EuropeActive talks to Kate Cracknell about transforming the ‘Cinderalla sport’ of fitness

Technology must be placed front and centre in initiatives to get communities moving if the health and fitness sector is to overcome the UK’s inactivity epidemic, according to a new white paper.

The future of retention is not about reacting to lost members, but about creating proactive customer care. Dr Paul Bedford reports

The CORE by Premier software solution meets the growing needs of your health and fitness business

Adopting a more intelligent approach to energy usage can save thousands of pounds a year without compromising service. Consultant Simon Wright shares his top tips

Research has cast doubt on the ability of existing technology to accurately track calories burned. But does pinpoint accuracy matter?

Ray Algar reports on the health club chain giving young homeless people a future, thanks to the legacy of Baron Carl Gripenstedt

Fitbit activity trackers are to be used to measure exercise levels for a new study which aims to use the data to help calculate a patient’s recovery time from spine surgery.

Gantner’s RFID system has helped a swimming complex in Norway become fully automated. We take a closer look at the project

1Rebel is a newly-launched premium lifestyle microgym which has set out to be a ‘fitness market disruptor’. Julie Cramer speaks to the founders

Pools cost substantial amounts of money to run, so how can operators mitigate any losses, maximise ROI and safeguard the future of their swimming pools?

We round up the expansion plans of a selection of key private sector operators around the world, and offer a snapshot of upcoming UK public sector developments

This year’s SIBEC Europe event opened with a lively discussion forum covering wearable technology and Sports Direct Fitness’ £5 membership announcement

The vice president of Downsize Fitness in the US talks to Kate Cracknell about transforming the lives of an overweight population

Have you considered installing fingerprint access technology in your club?

Health clubs rise and fall on the strength of their financial control and keeping the confidence of stakeholders, says Katherine Selby

Online retailer Amazon appears poised for a further push into the wearable technology sector, with the company poised to increase investment and staff at its secretive hardware operations unit Lab126.

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

A bottom-up approach to risk management can work for clubs, says Right Directions’ Gill Twell in her step-by-step guide

The Rio 2016 Olympic Games Organising Committee has named US-based Dow Chemical Company as its official carbon partner. The committee announced that the partnership will result in "the most comprehensive carbon mitigation programme in the history of the Olympic Games".