Signing up members, giving great customer service and driving retention are key to a successful health club business. Ivan Stevenson explains how DFC can drive this process to underpin success

Formerly the UK’s secretary of state for health, now mayor of Greater Manchester, Burnham has ambitious plans to normalise physical activity and place it at the heart of primary care

Check out the innovative new products launched at FIBO 2019, from Wattbike, Matrix, Funxtion, eGym and more

Fitness marketplace Hussle has revealed its first major deal since it changed its name and brand identity from PayAsUGym earlier this month.

The founder of Kelta Fit explains his fitness concept, which is based around Scottish ceilidh dancing, harnessing the social power of the traditional dance

Older people are less likely to exercise, making them more prone to developing long-term health conditions. How can fitness providers reach people in their 50s, 60s, 70s and above?

The founder of London-based luxury boxing gym BXR discusses her journey to creating a facility that would be good enough for world heavyweight boxing champion and investor Anthony Joshua

With one in six people expected to suffer from some form of mental health issue each year, should our industry be training staff as mental first aiders?

Industry tech business Mindbody has appointed Josh McCarter as president.

Real Madrid and Wales football star Gareth Bale will be joint partner and investor in Rowbots, a rowing-based boutique concept

Dave Asprey, Silicon Valley hacker and the creator of Bulletproof coffee has developed a boutique fitness studio, which uses technology to upgrade members’ health

As aggregator PayAsUGym announces a rebrand, we talk to COO Neil Harmsworth about the move

The 47-year-old Hollywood actor and fitness enthusiast has recently invested in Australian fitness concept F45

Liz Terry shares her thoughts 

Leisure trust GLL and Belfast City Council will invest £105m over the next decade. We talk to the chair about the impact of the social enterprise model

The latest case studies from Precor, Gympass, Fisikal and Physical Company

Private equity firm North Castle Partners has made possible the Barry’s Bootcamp expansion and Curves’ success in Asia. We talk to the firm’s fitness lead, Jon Canarick

Check out these innovative new products from Anytime Fitness, Shapewatch, Monkey Mill and Tecnobody

How to stop your members suffering from ‘fitness failure syndrome’

There are no limits to where virtual can take the health and fitness industry. We take a look at the latest directions

Sportswear giant Adidas has developed what it calls the world's first "100 per cent recyclable performance running shoe".

Larissa Davies and Themis Kokolakakis summarise the findings of the Active Lives Adult Survey linking sports and physical activity with positive wellbeing outcomes

Tom Walker looks at key employers in the health and fitness recruitment market

Insights manager Lizzie Broughton sums up ukactive’s inaugural Global Boutique Trends Report, highlighting the demographics and behaviours driving the boutique boom in key cities around the world

Vince Mayne from BUCS reports on the importance of Higher Education influencing students to get active and boost their mental wellbeing and perceptions of attainment

Innovative projects targeting niche markets

We round up some of the latest medical research in the fields of health, fitness and wellbeing

Liz Terry lists the key trends, influences and opportunities set to shape health and fitness in the foreseeable future

Allegra’s Project Fitness UK reports a glowing annual growth rate of 8.5 per cent over the next five years in the UK. Analyst Leonor Stanton tells us the stats

Our panel of experts tell us what’s in store for 2019 in the fitness sector – it’s all about niche boutiques, personal trainer branding, older clients and shorter work outs