New York’s Blum Center for Health, a functional health facility, is offering a personalised, non- invasive, neuro-enhancement programme.

Liz Terry shares her thoughts

Attracting older members into health clubs could drive significant growth for the industry, but uptake is slow. How can clubs secure the silver pound?

The senior management team at Places Leisure discuss commercial diversification and reveal a new launch

Wearable tech giant Fitbit is partnering with FibriCheck, a health screening and monitoring app, to allow users to monitor their heart rhythm for irregularities.

Liz Terry shares her thoughts

Ross Kirton from Colliers outlines the finding of recent research into health and fitness real estate values which has found people are prepared to pay more for residential real estate with a gym

Consumers will soon be carrying so much personalised, advanced technology that reaching them will require the adoption of entirely new means of communication.

The global health and fitness markets reached an all-time high of 183 million members across 65 markets in 2018. We look at the key numbers for each region

EMS training is having a major impact on the studio and gym market and being used by athletes, celebrities and also for rehabilitation

How big could the European health and fitness industry grow? What models will have the biggest impact? We ask those who have the most up-to-date research

Patients from low-income backgrounds should be prescribed fitness trackers on the NHS, in order to help prevent the development of long-term health conditions.

Check out the most innovative new products in health and fitness from Keepme, RecoveRing, Jordan, Firstbeat and Shapewatch

Is the UK boutique fitness sector capable of attracting the funding it needs? Alicia Whistlecroft from Deloitte takes a look at the level of opportunity

We must act now to bring fun fitness to every child

Lincs Inspire has worked with Legend Club Management Systems to deliver its Active Forever wellbeing programme to drive targeted health improvements for members

Liz Terry shares her thoughts  

The fitness market in Europe is entering a new phase of growth, according to the European Health & Fitness Market Report 2019 by Deloitte and EuropeActive

The founder of the World Health Innovation Summit explains his vision for achieving a fit and healthy planet by using a global knowledge-sharing platform

Liz Terry shares her thoughts 

An analysis of London’s supersize fatberg has revealed worryingly high levels of illegal performance-enhancing drugs present in the city’s sewers

Older people are less likely to exercise, making them more prone to developing long-term health conditions. How can fitness providers reach people in their 50s, 60s, 70s and above?

Dave Asprey, Silicon Valley hacker and the creator of Bulletproof coffee has developed a boutique fitness studio, which uses technology to upgrade members’ health

With one in six people expected to suffer from some form of mental health issue each year, should our industry be training staff as mental first aiders?

Insights manager Lizzie Broughton sums up ukactive’s inaugural Global Boutique Trends Report, highlighting the demographics and behaviours driving the boutique boom in key cities around the world

Associate publisher at IHRSA, Kristen Walsh breaks down the health and fitness market in the US, Canada and Latin America, summarising data on revenue, membership, number of clubs and penetration rates

Growing economies are fuelling growth in Asia-Pacific, opening up a wealth of opportunities in the less developed markets, according to the second IHRSA Asia-Pacific Health Club Report. Kristen Walsh reports

Deloitte’s Karsten Hollasch summarises key data from the latest European Health & Fitness Market Report showing that membership and market value remain strong in Europe. The goal – 80 million members by 2025

The latest State of the UK Fitness Industry Report by David Minton, director of The Leisure Database Company, highlights that all key indicators, from the number of sites and members to the market value, continue to grow

According to ukactive’s Reimagining Ageing Report, ageing is an issue that we simply cannot afford to ignore. Chris Phillips from Datahub summarises the findings