With padel and pickleball experiencing exponential growth, how can health clubs tap into this golden opportunity? Padel’s Luigi Carraro and pickleball’s Karen Mitchell explain

Google has revealed a new, AI-powered personalised health coach for wearers of Fitbit and Pixel trackers and smartwatches.

The McKinsey Health Institute has highlighted the ways in which various stakeholders can play their part in accelerating the science behind biomedical interventions that affect the ageing process and improve health outcomes.

Polar has launched Polar Loop, a screen-free wristband that tracks activity, recovery and sleep, showing how every active choice contributes to overall health.

European affordable fitness giant, Basic-Fit – which is known for its low staffing levels – has designed AI personas to act as personal workout buddies to offer encouragement and celebrate victories.

Health club management software house, ABC Fitness, has launched an integrated solution called Click2Save.

Smartwatches are consumer gadgets, not medical tools say researchers from Leiden University, after a study found that wearables can’t tell the difference between stress and excitement.

A hospital redevelopment in the UK is set to create an age-friendly wellness neighbourhood designed to support people as they get older and serve as a benchmark in the UK.

A new medical membership giving access to fitness facilities as well as GP appointments and wellness tests has been launched by The Wave Active and South Downs Health and Care partnership.

Pulse Fitness and EGYM have teamed up in a mission to deliver cutting-edge, connected training environments to keep users engaged and motivated.

A study has found indoor cycling improves hip osteoarthritis

As access to medical memberships grows, Liz Terry says we must be ambitious in drawing on expertise from both the clinical and wellness worlds

Fitness Worx and Core Health and Fitness are shaping the future of independent gyms in the UK, with a partnership fuelled by passion

Huw Edwards argues that school holiday schemes must be funded, while Natasha Jones celebrates the end of medical consultations before exercise

The industry veterans are gearing up to launch a longevity concept franchise called Zenergie, as Kath Hudson reports

Superusers (HVPs) are the key to success, according to new research from Les Mills

The immediate past CLOA chair explains how the Active Wellbeing Leadership Network is creating a movement for change

The operations manager of Mid Devon Leisure talks Kath Hudson through its rebrand to Active Mid Devon

Dave Gerrish asks what’s next for digital in the physical activity sector

Music tech suppliers give their advice for creating perfect in-club sounds

Fit tech companies tell Julie Cramer how their latest personalisation tools are driving measurable results

Vicky Kiernander talks to founders about how they were inspired to overcome trauma to achieve their goals

The new COO of Nuffield Health talks to Kate Cracknell about plans to take the brand’s current health and fitness estate to its highest level yet

US country club operator, Life Time, has launched its own AI coach. Available through its app, L•AI•C delivers science-backed guidance for fitness and health, from approved sources.

The latest Apple Watch upgrade, watchOS 26, focuses on supporting users to be active with personalised, spoken motivation during workouts.

The Everything App has launched aimed at getting UK health workers and their families active with on-demand, live-streamed and in-person fitness and wellbeing activities.

The industry has a role to play in helping young people with positive phone use

The UK government has got behind Joe Wicks’ latest initiative – Activate, a new animated series of five minute workouts for kids.

Orbit4 and GymNation have partnered to drive tech innovation into the heart of the businesses, transforming operations

Southampton Sport has reinforced its commitment to inclusivity with a £36m extension of its Jubilee Sports and Recreation Centre