We’ve stepped off the path this month to bring you a special 2020 review edition of HCM and to propose emerging priorities going forward, as we gird our loins to tackle 2021

This was a year when research helped transformed the gym sector into a serious political force. Two pieces of work stand out in terms of timely impact

Egym is working with operators of gyms and physiotherapy businesses, enabling them to respond to an increasing demand for wellbeing services. We find out more about how it works

The Fitness Industry Technology Council (FITC) has launched its inaugural Fitness Technology Innovation Awards.

While leisure operators can generate interest and build an audience fairly easily, the challenge is converting an audience into a paying, engaged community – and keeping them there.

Playfinder has launched Bookteq, a booking system aimed at increasing revenue for operators of independent physical activity venues.

In collaboration with ukactive, FunXtion has driven a global discussion with some of the world’s leading fitness operators and influencers, exploring how digitalisation will influence the delivery of fitness services and products moving forwards.

Our sector can do more for active ageing – it’s never been more important

Venueserve Fitness enables clubs to offer white-label content streaming to optimise capacity and member engagement

The chair of énergie and vice chair of BMF on bringing together indoor, outdoor, online and VR fitness

A study from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden suggests exercising can lead to better outcomes in people with cancer

The celebrity trainer and author is working with Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts to elevate their fitness offering

Steve Ward celebrates how the industry has come together in the pandemic

The science shows being fit mitigates against COVID-19. We’ve proven we can operate safely under the SAGE COVID-secure Framework. Time to join it up by securing essential service status

Places Leisure’s Bulmershe Leisure Centre is providing its community with new fitness kit in a major upgrade

Power Plate UK's Davide Ferreira and ReferAll's Stuart Stokes write to HCM

Given their support for the NHS, should gyms and leisure centres be classified as essential services? And how do we get it reclassified? Experts discuss

Passive relaxation improves heart rate variability. This study shows active interventions can have the same effect

Working the glutes is vital for balance, power and wellbeing. Tom Tawell reports

Collective Leisure has just become the first social enterprise leisure management company in Australia

Policymakers and operators discuss trust and public sector pandemic responses

Anytime Fitness, the UK’s leading 24/7 high-spec gym operator, has partnered with Gympass to give its corporate members access to over 170 clubs across UK and Ireland.

EXi, an NHS-approved exercise app designed to help people with long term health conditions, has launched a Covid-19 rehabilitation programme.

Active IQ has launched its Level 3 Award in Understanding the Development and Delivery of End-point Assessment to meet the increasing demands for skilled assessors in this emerging area.

Functional training gym, The Shredquarters, has moved into franchising, partnering with Physical Company to support its rapid growth.

A new, white-label online fitness platform has launched, enabling health club operators, instructors and PTs to offer live streaming, as well as pre-recorded training sessions and group exercise classes, all branded as their own.

A new, hand-held, portable device and app has been launched that measures metabolism in real-time by analysing the breath.

A new platform, marketed as an "emotional fitness studio" and offering live classes and one-on-one therapy, has secured US$3m worth of seed funding.

Hussle is offering operators the opportunity to take part in a pilot for its new MAP service to enable them to secure new members without upfront costs.

A look at how you can unlock hidden value in your operation with a complete end-to-end leisure management solution