Independent operators are driving creativity in the delivery of a wide range of vibrant fitness businesses. We look at some of the best, from those catering for members with elite sporting backgrounds to inventive gym spaces

The franchise sector has investors keen to back businesses with the potential to grow

Finlay Macdonald from Les Mills explores how to make the most of your finest group exercise instructors. Armed with enough influence to positively boost membership numbers, it’s vital to reward, train and value your best in class

What were we expecting for the industry in 2020 before the pandemic struck? According to our panel of experts, membership packages for Gen Z are ripe for a rethink, and savvy employers should be thinking about putting in place bespoke digital tools for staff wellbeing

When it comes to boosting fitness membership, it’s judicious to meet the needs of the lucrative over-55 market. DataHub’s Utku Topraksevten shares insights from the latest Moving Communities: Active Leisure Trends report and how best to get with the programme

David Minton and his team at The Leisure Database Company take a tour of the capital’s diverse and boutique sector to share their cream of the crop

Our news team at HCM rounds up some of the highlights from recent medical research in the health, fitness and wellbeing industry. Give your brain a boost, work out safely and tweet your fitness are just some of the insights

Fitness technology business, Myzone is reporting strong takeup for its new Global MEPs Challenge.

The coronavirus pandemic has seen the fitness industry pivot to digital. We look at the longer-term implications

A personalised sexual wellness app has been launched with the aim of improving people’s sex lives

Nick Coutts and Kresten Juel Jensen on gamifying group fitness using the motion sensors in a smartphone

The founder and CEO talks about his journey

This live-streaming platform brings boutique classes into people’s homes. We talk to its founder and CEO

Yetisen is using tattoos to show real-time changes to internal health

With a new app, Cela uses social media to promote healthy living

Sony’s Henrik Bengtsson explains the company’s collaboration with Precor on an innovative new product

The founder and CEO of Fun With Balls on keeping people addicted to fitness

Vicon’s Dr Kim Duffy explains how a new generation of motion capture tech will improve performance

With real-time vibration feedback, this new product generates applied analytics and guides training

Fitness giant Technogym will enable club operators to offer at-home training and coaching services to members remotely via its Mywellness Cloud platform.

A personalised sexual wellness app has been launched with the aim of improving people’s sex lives.

A live workout streamed on YouTube, which looks to help keep families active during the coronavirus outbreak, has gone global.

A study by Decathlon has found that couples who train together stay together

This personal trainer works on a ‘pay what you can’ basis, allowing him to reach those most in need

With a longstanding professional career in the fitness industry, we talk to Dawn Faulkner Clark to find out more about her background and what the future holds for Be Fit Be You

Bolto saw a need for a “bespoke, femalespecific, results-driven boutique”

Liz Terry shares her thoughts

Tara Dillon and Mark Gannon on combining REPs and the CIMSPA Exercise and Fitness Directory

The CEO of David Lloyd Leisure talks to HCM about new models, standalone boutiques and growing the estate

Supplier Gympass latest collaboration with DW Fitness First