The EXOS founder and CEO explains how his business improves the performance of athletes and employees in 30 countries and plans for expansion

A disused tower block in central São Paulo has been converted into a vibrant fitness, sport and leisure destination

The latest numbers from IHRSA show how Canada, the US and Latin America are performing in terms of profit, membership and market penetration

Francine Davis, commercial and strategic development director; Rebecca Passmore, operations director; and Eve Sukhnandan, director of human resources, talk to Kate Cracknell about how the business is developing and the launch of a new concept

A report into the rapidly growing esports sector has found that the greatest increase in investments in esports over the next year will come from the traditional professional sports industry. Two-thirds of respondents (68 per cent) to the 2018 Esports Survey Report think the involvement of traditional sports teams, leagues, investors and athletes has had a significant impact on the growth of esports.

Boutique gym-goers are young, female and like working out on Tuesdays, according to ukactive’s report

A ‘performance resort’ and spa is coming to a master-planned community in Florida. We take a look at the scheme

What can the industry do to close the health gap between rich and poor?

Liz Terry shares her thoughts 

A report on the industry has identified corporate wellness as offering growth opportunities for fitness operators

Jack Shakespeare, head of ukactive Kids, argues for a collective approach to beating childhood inactivity – a trend that has consequences just as serious as childhood obesity

The European Health & Fitness Market Report from EuropeActive and Deloitte finds David Lloyd Leisure is the most profitable operator in Europe

Liz Terry shares her thoughts 

The latest Asia Pacific research from IHRSA and Deloitte shows significant growth potential for the fitness market in Asia, where penetration rates range widely from 0.15 to 15.3 per cent

Argos – recently acquired by Sainsbury’s – is making a bid for the home fitness market and using social media influencers to target a younger audience

What will we do with petrol stations once renewables have taken over? Turn them into fitness hubs, say Gensler and Reebok

Mark Anthony’s new boutique studio has sunlight simulation as its USP

Liz Terry shares her thoughts

Tokyo University says a flexible, wireless skin display giving real-time biometric data will soon be available

IHRSA’s career and US salary research

The CEO of the UK’s only listed fitness business on producing record results

The outlook for the private health club sector is promising according to an analysis of the key findings from the latest IHRSA Global Report, with club operators being well positioned to lead us into a healthy and promising future

The latest State of the UK Fitness Industry Report presents a thriving domestic fitness market. David Minton, director of The Leisure Database Company, summarises

Latin America’s health club industry is robust, according to IHRSA’s Latin American Report. Kristen Walsh provides valuable data on the region’s flourishing market conditions

Deloitte’s Karsten Hollasch summarises key data from the latest European Health & Fitness Market Report, highlighting our continent’s leading fitness operators and countries

The Fitness Industry Technology Council’s president, Bryan O’Rourke, tells us about the impact of fitness and heightened consumer expectations in this digital age

Mike Hill and Professor Simon Shibli summarise the importance of National Benchmarking Service data in enabling clients to set realistic priorities and objectives

Construction specialist Willmott Dixon is looking to shake up the way public sector procures leisure facilities, with a new partnership-based approach

Nationally and globally, the health and fitness sector must strike out and pave the way if we are to address the challenges facing us, advocates ukactive’s Steven Ward

We take a look at the ambitious budget and mid-market operators, smaller independently owned chains and foreign boutiques entering the growing franchise sector