New research shows how physical activity can help in the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes

In a new series for Health Club Management, Gymtopia founder Ray Algar reports on a gym shoe donation project in Brazil

Kristen Walsh reports on events at IHRSA's recent European Convention in Madrid, which attracted a record 600 delegates

The CEO of LA fitness talks to Kate Cracknell about the recent launch of its premium LAX brand

As the indoor cycling boom continues, Kath Hudson finds out what lessons mainstream clubs can learn from the growing number of specialised cycling microgyms

How important is the quality of your offering when it comes to keeping your members? Dr Paul Bedford reports

The creators of the wildly popular Guitar Hero franchise – which played a pivotal role in making music games mainstream – have turned to a new venture which will incorporate the idea into fitness gaming.

Microsoft has chosen fitness brand Body Training Systems to provide video workouts for Xbox Fitness on the new Xbox One, being released tomorrow (22 November).

Austrian fitness app Runtastic has launched a new feature that provides runners with stories as they work out, in an attempt to keep them motivated and entertained during their training sessions.

How are operators justifying the investment in functional training, and are they reaping the rewards?

Trent Brown analyses a new report on the Australian and New Zealand health and fitness markets

New products and trends from this year's Leisure Industry Week

As part of his retention series, Dr Paul Bedford takes a look at how UK facilities currently rate in terms of perceived value for money

The UK GM of low-cost operator Fit for Free talks to Kate Cracknell about how it can charge a membership fee and still be 'free'

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has opened the GSK Human Performance Lab - a science facility that will look to "deepen the understanding of human performance".

Nicole Hearn pays a visit to London-based City Athletic, which offers its members the opportunity to train like elite athletes

What will be the future of the traditional full-service club in the face of the growing microgym market? Kate Cracknell reports

Bård Windingstad and Peter Byman, founders of Evo Fitness in Norway, explain to Kate Cracknell how personal training and IT lie at the very heart of their business model

Professors Alfredo Brillembourg and Hubert Klumpner of Urban-Think Tank talk to Kate Cracknell about their revolutionary and socially cohesive Vertical Gym concept

CEO David Stalker looks at the government's traineeship scheme introduced in January, and considers how the fitness sector might benefit

Laura Dagg takes a look forward to the highlights of this year's Leisure Industry Week, which takes place in Birmingham later this month

Edward Phillips, founder of the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine in Boston, US, talks to Julie Cramer about tackling chronic disease

Doug Werner outlines the powerful impact that the ‘Lean' protocol can have on the sales process at health and fitness clubs

Abigail Harris visits easyGym's new flagship site in London, and talks to its CEO about future plans for the premium low-cost model

The MD of budget fitness operator Xercise4Less talks to Kate Cracknell about the company's brand new partnership with UK supermarket chain Tesco

Aerospace giant BAE Systems will continue to act as UK Sport's official research and innovation partner in the run up to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Barefoot or shod, people run best when they're comfortable, says Ben Hudson of Taylor & Francis Group

The MD of Reebok Sports Club London talks Kate Cracknell through the major redevelopment project that's seen a “total transformation” of the offering

ukactive CEO David Stalker reports on how the latest round of spending cuts are likely to affect the physical activity sector

Today's multi-faceted spas have important lessons to teach health clubs about the customer experience, says Liz Holmes