Stephen Tharrett of ClubIntel shares the findings from the 2015 International Fitness Industry Trend Report

New Pure Gym ambassador Sir Chris Hoy is on a mission to get the public moving

Jak Phillips visits Olympian Daley Thompson’s new gym in Putney to see how he’s putting the fun and old-school values back into fitness

The Royal Society of Public Health has suggested hairdressers and bar staff could push health messages. So where do health clubs fit in?

Regular exercise can help reduce hot flushes in menopausal women, and could provide a natural alternative to HRT

Personalisation of products and services is the key to future-proofing your fitness business, says Ken Hughes of Glacier Consulting

Bryan K O’Rourke takes an in-depth look at beacon technology and considers its future implications for health and fitness clubs

The former triathlon and Ironman world champion talks to Kate Cracknell about her new role as part of the team at parkrun

Are ‘exercise passports’ the shake-up the industry needs to improve retention and market penetration?

Early adopter operators of virtual classes have used the technology to maximise use of their studios. Is it time for your club to go virtual?

The founder of freerunning talks to Kate Cracknell about James Bond, growing his academy network, and the vital need for everyone to move and have fun

It’s often said that you get what you pay for, and it seems that fitness apps which cost nothing provide little more than that, according to a new study.

Forest Green Rovers Football Club (FGR) has revealed ambitious plans to build a £100m, eco- friendly sports and green technology complex which would include a new 5,000-capacity stadium.

Conceived by fashion designer Donna Karan, the Urban Zen Integrative Therapy programme is bringing the medical and complementary worlds together

ukactive chair Baroness Tanni-Grey Thompson on the move towards a new workforce development structure for the activity sector

miha bodytec has created a fast-track to superior fitness, using EMS (electrical muscle stimulation)

How can health clubs broaden the appeal of indoor cycling? Kath Hudson asks the experts involved in this ever-growing sector

The Wellness Lifestyle CRM platform allows members to track all their activity, and operators to base programmes on real-time data

Kate Cracknell speaks to the team responsible for the turnaround and future growth of the Total Fitness health club chain

England Rugby’s Tom Youngs looks ahead to the Rugby World Cup

Rochester Midtown Athletic Club in the US believes there’s no charity too big or too small to support

Under Armour – the sportswear giant and owner of MapMyFitness – on why it bought the MyFitnessPal and Endomondo apps for US$560m

A new running app which aims to ensure runners of all abilities stay on track with their training and reach their race goals has been launched as a free download for Apple device users.

What are the hot products in functional training? We round up some of the latest launches

Is it time your operation embraced heart rate training? We look at some of the exciting new products in this growing area

With operators like Orangetheory Fitness putting heart rate training at the core of their offering, we ask our panel of experts where they think the new technology will take us

We report on some of the pressing issues raised during ‘Question Time’ at this year’s SIBEC UK

Les Mills licensed facilities have 500 more members per club than the global average, says new research

Elle Matthews, founder of the Township Yogi Project, talks to Kate Cracknell about how the non-profit is changing lives through yoga

Full-body wearable simulations could help leisure operators understand the challenges older people face when moving around their facilities