The Retention Convention saw experts sharing exciting examples of best practice around customer relationship building

A recent report analysed the backgrounds of more than 300 fitness tech executives

The co-founder and CEO of Saudi Arabia’s Armah Sports on smart clubs, a deal with 1Rebel and collaborating with Amazon

The chair of énergie and vice chair of BMF on bringing together indoor, outdoor, online and VR fitness

Boutique operator, The Refinery E9, has launched a personal trainer (PT) service with a twist, by offering customers the opportunity to take part in exercise sessions led by an avatar.

The founder of CPASE talks about opening her five-star luxe boutique

The CEO of Midtown Athletic Clubs tells of the brand’s rollercoaster journey throughout the COVID-19 pandemic

Gym operators in the UK can now open on the high street, without planning permission. What impact will this have on the industry?

The senior management team at GymNation saw the need for an affordable offering in Dubai and are rolling out 50,000sq ft gyms

Wattbike has secured £11.5m worth of new funding from Piper, a specialist investor in branded consumer businesses.

The former COO of Xercise4Less on his new venture – Coach Gyms, and his ambition to open 50 clubs in the UK

Suppliers are offering programming for rigs to enable operators to tackle social distancing challenges and create a boutique feel

Home fitness startup minimfit has recently been undertaking a new financing round for an amount of 150,000 euros, with the aim of launching its interactive virtual gym and expanding internationally.

KeepMe’s founder explains how machine learning can hyper-personalise engagement for gyms and drive retention

Trent Ward and Yves Béhar have created an elegant home gym solution that uses AI and machine learning to coach users

DUEL, a new motivational health and fitness platform, has partnered with Myzone to help challenge its participants to hit their activity targets, while unlocking funds for good causes.

Nadim Meer advises operators on how to position themselves as an attractive prospect for investment

Speedflex has partnered with Everyone Active to deliver a new boutique concept

The CEO of JIMS Fitness explains his reopening strategy, which sees new member sales up 200 per cent

The CEO of Wexer says COVID-19 has changed customer expectations and operators must adopt a hybrid physical/digital model to survive post-pandemic

The founder of KX Pilates on building Australia’s largest Pilates franchise group

How Chinese operators Life Turbo and Will’s Gym tackled reopening

How will facility provision change after lockdown? We ask the experts

Jak Phillips looks at how Chinese clubs handled the Coronavirus shutdowns

A look at some of the impressive digital offerings clubs have created in lightning fast time, to keep members active at home

Deloitte’s Alicia Whistlecroft summarises findings from the State of the UK Fitness Industry Report. Budgets and boutiques are challenging the domestic status quo, throwing up a range of new opportunities

Fitness software firm Transaction Services Group (TSG) is looking to expand its reach into the boutique sector following its acquisition of TrueCoach, a software company specialising in the personal trainer (PT) sector.

Independent operators are driving creativity in the delivery of a wide range of vibrant fitness businesses. We look at some of the best, from those catering for members with elite sporting backgrounds to inventive gym spaces

David Minton and his team at The Leisure Database Company take a tour of the capital’s diverse and boutique sector to share their cream of the crop

The franchise sector has investors keen to back businesses with the potential to grow