Leighton Park School and Queen Anne’s School are encouraging girls to develop lifelong fitness habits with new equipment from Matrix

Empowering inactive populations to take control of their health through physical activity is one of the biggest challenges local authorities currently face. Step forward 1Life, which has pioneered a winning solution to transform lives across Milton Keynes’ deconditioned market

Kate Cracknell reviews the great strides forward taken by the sector in 2016, and the strong foundations laid for 2017

UK’s flagship carrier British Airways (BA) is developing an ingestible “wellness pill”, which would allow the airline to monitor passengers’ health information during flights.

By 2020, depression will be the second biggest cause of premature death and disability – so what is your club doing about that? Kate Cracknell shares her thoughts

We look at the growth of hotels built around a wellness offering for guests

New research shows how wellness holidays can positively impact travellers’ health

Huddersfield University and Leeds fitness centre, ProFIT28, get to grips with their newly installed Gerflor products

If sitting is the new smoking, how can the fitness industry help sedentary workers to get moving? We ask the experts

Snapchat and Facebook Live are changing social media. Video should be a key part of your strategy, says Tom Godwin

Physical activity has been made a clinical priority for GPs. One of the project’s clinical champions explains how it will work, and why it’s so important

1Life has transformed a sorry-looking shed in Milton Keynes into a thriving cross-training hub

Is it time for health clubs to stop serving unhealthy food in their facilities?

Dr Melvyn Hillsdon investigates the impact that using activity trackers can have on membership retention

Nuffield Health’s CEO tells Kate Cracknell about its plans to be the UK’s leading wellness provider by 2020

After a trial at its Las Vegas property last month, luxury hotel brand Mandarin Oriental is launching a worldwide Digital Detox initiative at all of its spas, beginning 5 September.

The MD of Green Gym on his organisation’s belief in physical activity for a purpose

Physical activity has been made a clinical priority for GPs, but if fitness – as a subset of activity – wants to benefit, it will need to up its game, says Kate Cracknell

A club-within-a-club is an exciting new trend offering opportunities for all parties

Could your employees’ wellbeing contribute to the health of your business?

A new study is mapping how fat distribution in the body is linked to risk of a range of diseases. What better way to motivate people to make lifestyle changes, asks Kate Cracknell

The Welsh rugby legend and this year’s SIBEC UK keynote speaker talks about exercise and mental health, and homophobia in sport

The high intensity urban sport of Tower Running is attracting a growing global following among athletes of all abilities

Gymtopia’s Ray Algar reports on a health club that now offers a world-class facility for people with spinal cord injuries

1Life’s brand transformation has helped it overcome adversity and win back business in the challenging Milton Keynes market

Physician, author and wellness expert Deepak Chopra has launched a new wellbeing platform, Jiyo, which aims to “be a personal companion to enable personal transformation.”

Bad for Britain, bad for fitness? Steve Ward, executive director at ukactive, offers his thoughts on the upcoming referendum on Britain leaving the EU

The IHRSA Institute 2016 takes place in the US in August, offering executive education for health club professionals

Annie Holden, Everyone Health, preventative, prevention, Everyone Active, public health, Kate Cracknell

The global fitness market is primed for explosive growth over the next decade, as accelerated digitalisation and a convergence of big brands into the sector will spawn a billion global fitness users.