Innovative Wattbike training zones are transforming studios and gym floors across the country

The health club market has shown robust growth across Europe, according to new research from Deloitte and EuropeActive

Social media is everywhere – but are you harnessing the powers of the ‘influencers’?

The outgoing IHRSA chair reflects on the learnings from her 12-month tenure, and challenges the fitness sector to think bigger and think differently

Jon Nasta offers retention insight from the latest Listen360 analysis

Patricia Amend takes a look back at the main highlights from the 2016 IHRSA Convention & Trade Show in Florida

The demand for circuits and sustainability are fuelling a trend for self-powered equipment, with a number of major suppliers getting in on the act

The CEO of Impuls talks about the roll-out of the operation across the Baltics

Boutique fitness software solutions provider Glofox has secured a major cash injection as the firm revs up for an expansion into the US market.

The Group CEO of Holmes Place talks to Kate Cracknell about the launch of its new gym-only Evo concept, the importance of brand identity, and plans to return to the UK

Dance-based fitness classes are booming. Hayley Price takes a look at how health clubs and leisure operators are responding to the growing variety of offerings on the market

There’s a new, more relaxed attitude among consumers in terms of loyalty, says Imke Schuller of The Futures Company

Fitness start-up Dibs Technology has raised US$1m (€920,000, £687,000) in seed funding as the fledgling business bids to expand the reach of its dynamic-pricing technology for fitness classes.

In the second part of our internet middlemen series, Stephen Tharrett and Mark Williamson of ClubIntel ask whether ClassPass delivers on its brand promises

A growing number of clubs across the UK are working with Ojmar to upgrade their traditional keyed locking systems to electronic solutions

Neil King, managing director of 1Life, explains the leisure operator’s root and branch transformation since 2013

The health and fitness industry has a huge opportunity to bridge the gap between illness and wellness, says Oliver Patrick, the co-founder of international health management business Viavi

Les Mills outlines five steps to creating the best cycle experience

The new CEO of Barry’s Bootcamp talks to Kate Cracknell about growing its boutique club empire and building a global Barry’s community

The My Sportlady club has forged an invaluable place in the lives of women in Munich and beyond

Your customers aren’t being disloyal if they don’t only use your gym, says Kate Cracknell. It’s time to recognise a growing desire for flexibility

In the first of a two-part series, Stephen Tharrett and Mark Williamson of ClubIntel investigate the influence of the internet middlemen in the fitness market

Why do you let your cycle studio lie empty? Les Mills has the solution

An in-depth study of health club retention in North America identifies the factors that spell the difference between winning and losing

Are ‘exercise passports’ the shake-up the industry needs to improve retention and market penetration?

The health club of the future will have to be more flexible and adaptable, says Imke Schuller of The Futures Company

Jak Phillips visits Olympian Daley Thompson’s new gym in Putney to see how he’s putting the fun and old-school values back into fitness

Competitive advantage through data was one of the topics on the agenda at the European Leaders Forum, reports ukactive’s Steven Ward

Ray Algar reports on the rise of the small but perfectly formed boutique fitness operations, and considers the factors behind their success

The future of retention is not about reacting to lost members, but about creating proactive customer care. Dr Paul Bedford reports