The COO of Extraordinary Brands on recent acquisitions, supporting franchisees and expanding the company’s fitness portfolio

The US FDA has given clearance for a new feature on the Apple Watch to allow users to monitor hypertension risk.

Validating the credentials of professionals in the industry must be a focus, says Liz Terry

With padel and pickleball experiencing exponential growth, how can health clubs tap into this golden opportunity? Padel’s Luigi Carraro and pickleball’s Karen Mitchell explain

Google has revealed a new, AI-powered personalised health coach for wearers of Fitbit and Pixel trackers and smartwatches.

The McKinsey Health Institute has highlighted the ways in which various stakeholders can play their part in accelerating the science behind biomedical interventions that affect the ageing process and improve health outcomes.

Polar has launched Polar Loop, a screen-free wristband that tracks activity, recovery and sleep, showing how every active choice contributes to overall health.

Health club management software house, ABC Fitness, has launched an integrated solution called Click2Save.

The operations manager of Mid Devon Leisure talks Kath Hudson through its rebrand to Active Mid Devon

The new COO of Nuffield Health talks to Kate Cracknell about plans to take the brand’s current health and fitness estate to its highest level yet

As access to medical memberships grows, Liz Terry says we must be ambitious in drawing on expertise from both the clinical and wellness worlds

The immediate past CLOA chair explains how the Active Wellbeing Leadership Network is creating a movement for change

Vicky Kiernander talks to founders about how they were inspired to overcome trauma to achieve their goals

Fitness Worx and Core Health and Fitness are shaping the future of independent gyms in the UK, with a partnership fuelled by passion

Fit tech companies tell Julie Cramer how their latest personalisation tools are driving measurable results

Superusers (HVPs) are the key to success, according to new research from Les Mills

US country club operator, Life Time, has launched its own AI coach. Available through its app, L•AI•C delivers science-backed guidance for fitness and health, from approved sources.

The CEO of Mytime Active is delivering fitness and wellness interventions both within facilities and in the community. He explains all to Kate Cracknell.

Orbit4 and GymNation have partnered to drive tech innovation into the heart of the businesses, transforming operations

Tech innovations are handing operators powerful tools, finds Julie Cramer

Duncan Wood-Allum says the UK’s plans for local government reorganisation will open up huge opportunities for the sector

The co-founder of Anytime Fitness talks about building Self Esteem Brands and his partnership with Dave Mortensen

As the UK government reveals its intention to pivot health services to prevention, Liz Terry asks what role the physical activity sector can play

The exercise physiologist and research scientist is leading on brain health at Orangetheory. She talks to Kath Hudson

The former president of Xponential and founder of Club Pilates is back with Pilates Addiction and focused on rapid growth, as she explains to Kath Hudson

Public sector leisure and physical activity services in the UK are increasingly being customised to local needs via place-based initiatives, we talk to those driving change

A ten-year plan for health has been published for the UK, with a pivot to prevention at its heart. Kath Hudson gives a briefing and also reports on Joe Wicks’ allied kids’ fitness initiative

BLK BOX is moving into the US market and continuing its expansion into Europe. We meet the new recruits who’ll be helping power this growth

The CEO of The Club Company, the UK’s largest country club operator, talks to Kate Cracknell about forging a new model based on fitness, sport and wellness

With the right strategy and innovation, the cycling studio can be the most profitable space in your club, say Phillip and Jackie Mills