Franchising is booming – Europe’s three biggest operators are planning to use this model to grow in new territories; Purpose Brands is opening a club each day and Crunch Fitness and Jetts Fitness have planted flags in India

Trouble Global’s CEO, Emma Barry, talks about how the fitness industry has become rewired around one idea – longevity

Viva Leisure’s CEO on global growth and redefining revenue generation

New launch, Salus House, elevates boutique wellness with high service levels and a partnership with Technogym

Tech innovations are handing operators powerful tools, finds Julie Cramer

From service delivery to deploying consumer insight, what can the industry learn from hospitality? Kath Hudson asks experts with a viewpoint on both sectors

Chris Hull of BLX BOX talks us through the redesign and upgrade of Corinthia London’s gym, where strength training and small group PT have been given a five-star focus

Toronto boutique operator, Sweat and Tonic, has announced the launch of a new reformer Pilates brand, Reformd, which will be the world’s highest capacity Lagree method studio.

Boutique fitness software platform, Xplor Mariana Tek, has launched a suite of franchise management software tools, built in collaboration with its franchise partners.

A serious health challenge in his 20s led the industry veteran to seek a new way of living

The co-founder of boutique fitness brand 1Rebel talks to Kath Hudson about navigating the COVID years, climbing mountains and how the company is poised to expand its unique blend of fitness and entertainment both in the UK and overseas, thanks to fresh investment

Boutique fitness software platform, Xplor Mariana Tek, has launched in-app gamification to help studios motivate more members to reach their fitness goals.

With a rumours of a downturn in indoor cycling in some parts of the sector, we get expert viewpoints from operators and suppliers in this space

Snap Fitness is seeking a new investor to help achieve its goal of 35 per cent growth by 2028. We talk to the CEO of Lift Brands, to find out more

Atlanta-based boutique fitness software company, Xplor Mariana Tek, has kicked off a push for international expansion.

The founder of Physique 57 talks about the global development of her barre-based wellness and lifestyle brand

Return to in-person exercise is reflected in the results of the American College of Sport’s Medicine (ACSM) trends list for 2024, with wearable technology top once again.

As Xponential buys two new brands, Kate Cracknell talks to the CEO about keeping the portfolio on track and optimising the opportunity

The London Boutique Studio Report 2023 from Leisure DB examines how the sector has emerged from the pandemic, as David Minton reports

Staying in touch with lapsed members can reboot engagement and ultimately participation, but how can operators navigate the hurdles of GDPR?

What pricing lessons can the industry learn from travel and hospitality and how can it best apply these?

The Heartcore founder talks about the evolution of her brand, expansion without VC backing and her global ambitions for growth

The Mine in Baltimore has a strategy of 360 degree wellness and plans to grow across the US. We find out more from its director of operations

Peloton has called a stop to its disastrous attempt to rebrand Precor as Peloton Commercial, announcing it will operate as Precor going forward and be constituted as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Peloton.

Kevin Yates, founder and CEO of Trib3 has been awarded Entrepreneur of the Year in the Great British Entrepreneur Awards. He joined eight other winners in the health and beauty section, which includes the fitness industry.

Xponential Fitness has entered a five-year licensing agreement with Princess Cruises that gives guests access to its boutique fitness classes and workout channel, XPlus. The tie-up is managed by OneSpaWorld and also launches Xponential’s first corporate wellbeing offering, which provides subscription platform XPass to 30,000 employees at a discounted rate.

The CEO of SP&Co tells us about how his growing business is working with Mandarin Oriental and driving the trend towards movement fitness

First a pandemic, then a war and now a cost of living and energy crisis. With incomes being squeezed, will gyms be budgeted out? We talk to our panel

The gaming industry is the inspiration behind a new fitness concept launching in New Jersey. We talk to the Drop Fitness CEO about his innovative approach

As the internet becomes more ‘human and physical’, should you be jumping on board the fast-moving metaverse train sooner rather than later?