A team of entrepreneurs – including double Olympic medalist Roger Black – has launched a new online service which will help connect members of public with sports coaches.

Ray Algar, managing director of business insight specialist Oxygen Consulting, has called for the leisure sector to get better at understanding the data they hold and to utilise the social value they create.

The grand slam champion is launching a fitness design business with Dan Meis

Liz Terry shares her thoughts

Sport England has launched its new OpenActive Accelerator, which will see 10 startups working towards creating ready-to-market digital products and services that make it easier for people to be regularly active.

Loughborough is getting a hotel with altitude bedrooms: get fit while you sleep

UFC commercial range offers gyms a brand “synonymous with elite-level performance”

The co-founder of HiitGirl was inspired by consumer wellness brands to create a boutique HIIT studio for busy women

David Minton reports from California on the latest fitness concepts

IHRSA’s career and US salary research

Industry software provider has been investing in R&D since 2002 to underpin the success of its clients

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

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

Swimming strong

New tech is coming down the track which will change the gym experience and improve retention

Ukactive has named the 11 fitness tech disruptors that have made it to the industry body's start-up accelerator programme ActiveLab.

ukactive's new research lead is part of the group charged with the job of revising physical activity guidelines for adults

As the event draws nearer, we take a look at what attendees can expect from Elevate 2018, including conference speakers, seminar topics, exhibitors and award categories

The founder of Core Nation Fitness explains the benefits of setting up group fitness in a rowing club

Iberian fitness operator GO Fit is developing a low-cost, personalised gym offering based on the latest exercise science from academia

Personal training is a hot topic, with a recent study by IHRSA shedding light on how health club members in the US use personal and small group training

A team of researchers at the University of Tokyo, Japan, has developed a highly flexible, ultra- thin electronic "skin display", which can be used to display the user’s health information.

The president of España Activa Foundation explains how the not-for-profit is addressing Spain’s inactivity problem

The leading trade show for fitness, wellness and health returns for another year

Why more clubs are launching injury prevention classes and how you can add this service to your club with minimal effort

Pure World Energy is delivering energy savings to Bristol and Weymouth leisure centres via its gas microturbine units

Introducing eGym Premium

Independent operators are increasingly creating an affordable and personalised experience for customers. Does this signal a shift in the current market set up?

Tom Walker asks if fitness and sports science principles hold the key to boosting workforce productivity among corporate as well as fitness companies