Camilla Parke of The Futures Company outlines some of the trends that will influence the health and wellness sector this year

Whether it's payroll support, scheduling or task allocation, Sean James says today's CRM systems can play a key role in staff management

In the latest part of his retention series, Dr Paul Bedford looks at the importance of clubs maintaining a link with their members

Technogym debuted the world’s first Google Glass controlled treadmill at the Consumer Electronics Show 2014 in Las Vegas last week.

trendwatching.com's Henry Mason identifies some of the key consumer trends for the fitness sector to run with in 2014, from Crowd Shaping to The Internet of Caring Things

What will be the future of the traditional full-service club in the face of the growing microgym market? Kate Cracknell reports

Kate Cracknell and Magali Robathan report on the emergence of the pop-up leisure experience, and what opportunities this trend might present to the fitness industry

How could the new wave of wearable technologies affect the fitness market? Industry expert Bryan O'Rourke shares his views

Kath Hudson takes a look at the growing technological options available for tracking members' physical activity both in and out of the health club environment

Even before we look to new audiences, there's so much more we can do to attract people who have already bought into exercise, says Kate Cracknell

The founder and CEO of GoodLife Fitness talks to Kate Cracknell about putting an ethos of caring at the heart of his Canadian club empire

A look at the hottest trends impacting the health club spa industry

Cloud-based spa software company SpaBooker has secured an investment of US$27.5million (£17.9m; E21m) in series B financing in a deal led by Bain Capital Ventures.
The company will use the funding to continue to refine and develop its software, which gets five new releases a year, with a focus on the continued development of revenue-driving marketing tools.

As today's consumers start to take control of their own health, Louise Kennedy considers how this will shape the future fitness industry

For years it's been possible to book hotels and trains via smartphones, but not fitness classes. Kath Hudson examines how technology is enabling clubs to finally catch up

Abigail Harris takes a look at the latest software designed to help members feel a sense of belonging to their gym 'community'

The latest heart rate monitors are increasingly user-friendly – so how can operators best use the data they produce to improve motivation levels among members?

Is the sector doing everything it needs to do to engage with today's consumer, asks Kate Cracknell

Fitness operators must investigate new revenue channels to grow in 2013, says Mintel's Michael Oliver