Will the classification of obesity as a disease in the US bring better treatment, or will it take the onus to lose weight away from the individual?

How badly is broken equipment affecting your club? Kath Hudson reports on the cloud-based solutions that can cut downtime

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

The UK GM of low-cost operator Fit for Free talks to Kate Cracknell about how it can charge a membership fee and still be 'free'

Research into twins shows some obese people can still be healthy

Tapping into wellness tourism could help health clubs drive revenue, build communities and bring in new markets, says Kate Cracknell

How are operators justifying the investment in functional training, and are they reaping the rewards?

As part of his retention series, Dr Paul Bedford takes a look at how UK facilities currently rate in terms of perceived value for money

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

A report on the third annual Health Club Awards, which took place during LIW in September

Trent Brown analyses a new report on the Australian and New Zealand health and fitness markets

What will be the future of the traditional full-service club in the face of the growing microgym market? Kate Cracknell reports

Fitness levels, not age, should be used to determine whether older people should undergo surgery, according to a new study

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

With studies showing UK physical activity levels are dropping, it's time for a national strategy, says ukactive CEO David Stalker

Gyms need to identify and harness the superordinate goals that really drive behaviour change in members, says Kate Cracknell

Is everyone who's using your club a fully paid-up member? Our panel of experts discuss the software systems that can help gyms prevent membership fraud

Recent media reports on exercise and lack of weight loss may have confused many people, says Rod Hill of Anytime Fitness Iberia

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

In the first part of a new retention series, Dr Paul Bedford takes a look at the impact of brand on member retention

Nicole Hearn pays a visit to London-based City Athletic, which offers its members the opportunity to train like elite athletes

CEO David Stalker looks at the government's traineeship scheme introduced in January, and considers how the fitness sector might benefit

To improve retention, operators need to become much more surgical in their analysis of why members are leaving, says Kate Cracknell

Abigail Harris visits easyGym's new flagship site in London, and talks to its CEO about future plans for the premium low-cost model

US scientists have discovered that exercise has an impact on neurons in the brain that make it more resilient to stress and anxiety

How could the new wave of wearable technologies affect the fitness market? Industry expert Bryan O'Rourke shares his views

Kate Cracknell and Magali Robathan report on the emergence of the pop-up leisure experience, and what opportunities this trend might present to the fitness industry

Are operators supporting their members in maintaining good habits, are they leaving them to motivate themselves – or worse still, are they causing them to break good habits?

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