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

The industry has a role to play in helping young people with positive phone use

The UK government has got behind Joe Wicks’ latest initiative – Activate, a new animated series of five minute workouts for kids.

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

Tech innovations are handing operators powerful tools, finds Julie Cramer

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

Combining step-tracking with mindfulness training boosts long-term motivation to exercise, according to a new study from the University of Bath

The fitness, health and wellness veteran is co-founder of new social wellness brand 432. He tells us about the first launch in Amsterdam

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 event director for Elevate talks to HCM about launching the first B2B event for health and wellness in India

The UK’s government spending review was underwhelming. Now we’re counting down to see if the NHS 10-year Health Plan will deliver for the sector, says Liz Terry

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

How can health club operators support younger members with their mental health? Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi offers his perspective

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

The huge popularity of strength and resistance training is driving change on the gym floor. Julie Cramer asks leading suppliers what innovations they’re bringing to market

Dr Natalie Grinvalds talks through her research into co-locating facilities.

A deep dive into the Latin American market, courtesy of the Health & Fitness Association.

HCM Handbook editor, Kath Hudson introduces the 2024-2025 edition. The energy in the industry is off the charts and memberships are growing all over the world. Now it’s time to tackle the inequalities.

Colin Waggett, Tom Leverton, Elaine Jobson and Liz Clark are among the line-up of CEOs giving their take on current issues, such as how to influence governments and whether the recovery trend is here to stay.

Active Insight’s Julie Allen talks us through the results of the UK’s Moving Communities Customer Experience Survey.

Karsten Hollasch and Steffen Gausselmann talk us through the key findings of the 12th European Health and Fitness Market Report.

Physiologist, wellbeing expert and co-founder of Future Practice and Pillar Wellbeing, Oli Patrick, gives his view on what the industry should be focusing moving forwards, in order to meet the wants and needs of consumers.

A clinic offering longevity medicine and health optimisation packages, Humanaut Health, will launch its first franchise in Palm Beach Gardens in Florida, US, in July – following the success of its flagship centre in Austin Texas that launched in October last year.

HCM Handbook editorial director, Liz Terry and Kath Hudson predict key trends, influences and opportunities set to shape the sector, including vagus nerve resets, diagnostics and social prescribing.

CEO of Trouble Global and industry provocateur, Emma Barry, gives her annual review of the current – somewhat contradictory – trends and gives advice to operators about how to futureproof their businesses.

Kath Hudson reports on the first UK Health and Fitness Market Report.

The franchise segment is a fast moving and dynamic part of the industry. Kath Hudson rounds up some of the major deals and developments of the last 12 months, including former Xponential Fitness CEO, Anthony Geisler, arriving back on the scene.

A study by researchers at the UK's University of Bath has found that daily mindfulness training increases people's overall intentions to stay active in the long term when tracked their steps.