Xponential Fitness is launching its digital platform, Xponential+, on all LG Electronics Smart TVs globally.

The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) in Taiwan has developed a haptics shirt that can enhance VR and metaverse sports and fitness experiences with sensory feedback over the body.

The industry is reinventing ‘love brands’ to unlock new growth opportunities, as Kath Hudson discovered

Bigscreen’s new VR headset, which it claims is the world’s smallest, could have an impact on the way people experience VR fitness.

Bhout is in pre-sales for its AI-driven boxing bag, which it calls a 'boxing bag with a brain'.

Boutique studio UBX Boxing and Strength has partnered with Warner Bros. Pictures (ANZ – Australia and New Zealand) on a Workout Like Creed fitness campaign based around the upcoming cinema release of fight movie Creed III.

The founder of The Boxing House on growth driven by EIS-eligible equity and moving boxing up the socio-economic curve

Blok has launched a fundraising campaign on Crowdcube. The company’s goal is to reach £500,000 – ahead of a possible funding round in 2023.

The co-founder of Reset in Cádiz, Spain, says the club has been designed as an escape, to enable members to follow a more balanced way of life

The CEO of Body Action Gym in South Africa dabbled in the sector with a small corporate gym before getting the fitness bug and going large. Now he’s building a six-star health club chain and taking on some major competitors

The founder of The Shredquarters is growing a self-funded franchise business with the aim of making it affordable for franchisees

Centred Wellness – a travel and lifestyle platform connecting members with health and wellness services and products – has acquired Bua Fit, a UK marketplace providing outdoor and online fitness classes. The companies claim that the combined entity is estimated to be worth around US$25m.

Sam Cole, CEO of FitXR, is taking digital workouts to the next level with an immersive, VR fitness club

Armah Sports CEO introduces his new smart club, B_fit, which uses AI, VR and Amazon Alexa

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

BXR is one of the most exciting brands in the fitness industry. Co-founder Alex Nicholl gives us a glimpse behind the scenes

Fitness powerhouse Rainer Schaller, CEO of RSG Group, has opened Heimat in LA, combining a luxury gym with a private members’ club

The founder of kickboxing franchise 9Round and IKF Light Middleweight Kickboxing Champion has expanded a single site to 20 countries and 600 locations

The MD of Everlast Gyms is steering the business through a process of rebranding, with a hybrid model intended to take it to UK number one status

The fitness entrepreneur and founder of Circuit Society tells us how he plans to bring a new style of neighbourhood-based micro studios to the market

Fitness franchise companies are making deals and reporting brisk business. Kath Hudson finds out more

HCM gives a briefing on Elevate as the UK industry welcomes the return of this health and fitness event to London’s Excel

Can one operator succeed where another has failed? asks Liz Terry

Pulse Fitness and Bolsover District Council have been collaborating for many years to deliver dedicated community activity spaces

Liteboxer has launched a VR version of its at-home boxing workouts called Liteboxer VR. The programme provides gaming-style boxing sessions through Meta’s Oculus Quest 2 system.

How do you create fitness spaces that keep customers coming back for more? Designers and suppliers share their secret design sauce

Heart-rate monitoring is key to providing real-time feedback on members’ workout intensity, allowing them to improve their fitness accountability and achieve their fitness goals.

As énergie Fitness ramps up its global expansion plans, international development director, Rod Hill, explains why he believes the multi-fitness concept is irresistible

The MD of Fitness First talks to Kate Cracknell about creating new products, new motivations and a whole new vision, as he’s tasked with reinventing the brand as a standalone enterprise

Boxing franchise, UBX, has ambitions to do for boxing what franchise F45 has done for functional training