Vince Mayne from BUCS reports on the importance of Higher Education influencing students to get active and boost their mental wellbeing and perceptions of attainment

Larissa Davies and Themis Kokolakakis summarise the findings of the Active Lives Adult Survey linking sports and physical activity with positive wellbeing outcomes

Editor Helen Patenall rounds up the latest visionary developments in health and fitness, ranging from new start-ups to innovative flooring and clever use of colour

Aggregator services could be key to opening new audiences and boosting penetration rates, but at what cost? We ask the experts ...

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

New operators are queuing up to enter the booming franchise market. Tom Walker reports

Liz Terry lists the key trends, influences and opportunities set to shape health and fitness in the foreseeable future

Liz Terry shares her thoughts

Announcing Skillathletic

The founder of budget pioneer, McFit, tells Kate Cracknell why he’s launching a new brand for his diverse business

The president and founder of Technogym talks to Liz Terry about innovation and his mission to get the whole world moving

The lowdown on the UK’s largest physical activity trade show

Is the boutique boom reaching the peak of its lifecycle? ukactive CEO Steven Ward asks a panel of experts

The world’s biggest fitness trade show takes place in April. We take a look

The fitness industry in China is growing fast, according to the IHRSA Greater China Health Club Report. Kristen Walsh explains the findings

Get creative with functional training

Indoor cycling has grown exponentially in the past few years. We analyse the data on who’s most engaged and when

Set to open later this year, the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre aims to improve population health

A look at the latest innovations in health and fitness

We’ve rounded up the latest designs and innovation in locker and changing room kit

Making science fiction a reality – the rise of facial recognition in health clubs across the UK

The CEO of Kildare Sport and Leisure shares her story with HCM

US tech giant Intel and Chinese e-commerce platform Alibaba are developing an AI-powered athlete- tracking technology which they aim to reveal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Altitude training is growing in popularity as the ‘train like an athlete’ trend sees more people getting serious about exercise

The latest numbers from the US show health clubs had more members in 2017 than at any time since records began. IHRSA’s Kristen Walsh reports

Fitness gets personal

HCM kicks off 2019 with a rundown of the latest software features available, including queue management, facial recognition, health outcomes management and a partnership with Strava

Operators share creative ways they’re tapping retail as a revenue source, including a partnership between More Yoga and musician, Goldie

More appreciation – and pay – for instructors

Health secretary Matt Hancock has announced the government is changing its focus from cure to prevention. Is his plan deliverable? We ask the experts