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

The founds of Eden explain how a health scare inspired a new organic nutrition business and how that integrates with their growing health and wellness operation HCMmag.com

Virtuagym’s Hugo Braam talks upgrades; Jean-Michel Fournier explains Les Mills’ Netpulse partnership; Bart Van Cauter is putting TurfGrass in gyms and Rod Mann presents Raptor’s new weight training vest

Emma Barry gives her thought-provoking take on the industry’s current strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats

Entrepreneurs on both sides of the Atlantic – Cityrow’s Helaine Knapp in the US and The Engine Room’s Chris Heron in the UK – are building their boutiques by sharing their passion for rowing

Is the boutique boom reaching the peak of its lifecycle? ukactive CEO Steven Ward asks a panel of experts

The founder of Xponential Fitness, Anthony Geisler, discusses the secrets behind his success, and tells us why franchising is key to crushing the big box chains

More appreciation – and pay – for instructors

Boutique operator 1Rebel is planning an expansion into the Australian market. Co-founder James Balfour tells us all about it

The co-founder of Mindset talks about growing a business based on mental as much as physical wellbeing

The former music industry exec on growing the Space lifestyle brand in Asia, with backing from tech giant Alibaba

The Third Space CEO on why experience design is at the heart of the operation

Boutique gym-goers are young, female and like working out on Tuesdays, according to ukactive’s report

We talk to the new UK master franchisor for Xponential Fitness brand CycleBar

A report on the industry has identified corporate wellness as offering growth opportunities for fitness operators

The European Health & Fitness Market Report from EuropeActive and Deloitte finds David Lloyd Leisure is the most profitable operator in Europe

Mark Anthony’s new boutique studio has sunlight simulation as its USP

SKILLRUN - delivering an amazing running experience to members

Latin America’s health club industry is robust, according to IHRSA’s Latin American Report. Kristen Walsh provides valuable data on the region’s flourishing market conditions

Nationally and globally, the health and fitness sector must strike out and pave the way if we are to address the challenges facing us, advocates ukactive’s Steven Ward

Deloitte’s Karsten Hollasch summarises key data from the latest European Health & Fitness Market Report, highlighting our continent’s leading fitness operators and countries

We take a look at the ambitious budget and mid-market operators, smaller independently owned chains and foreign boutiques entering the growing franchise sector

Fitness franchises are piling in to the UK. We take a look at the market

The energié group has appointed a new COO

While the boutique fitness scene remains small in the Netherlands, the founder of boutique concept High Studios says she isn’t worried and has high hopes for the sector

The woman behind the evolution of Psycle on going from brand nutritionist to CEO

Leading the race to a more connected world

How can clubs best get ready for a new generation of consumers and employees?

US-based Fortë, which provides live and on-demand access to premiere boutique fitness classes for consumers at home, has signed a partnership deal with virtual fitness provider Wexer.

Activity-based social network Strava has continued its expansion onto the gym floor with the introduction of a new Gym and Studio Sync function.