The former Lib Dem MEP and now president of EuropeActive talks to Kate Cracknell about transforming the ‘Cinderalla sport’ of fitness

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

With its use of EMS technology, just one 20-minute workout a week is all that’s needed, say the manufacturers of the miha bodytec system

The activity sector has to act now to embed the Active Every Day message in the public psyche, making it as potent a health mantra as Five a Day, says Kate Cracknell

Stephen Tharrett of ClubIntel shares the findings from the 2015 International Fitness Industry Trend Report

Jak Phillips visits Oxygen Freejumping in Acton and explores whether it can jumpstart the UK’s fledgling trampoline park market

New Pure Gym ambassador Sir Chris Hoy is on a mission to get the public moving

The creator of Flow Play explains how music impacts the brain, and why music selection for yoga classes is so important

Win a trip to Australia to train with a top pro cycling team, courtesy of Running Unlimited

Steven Ward and Tanni Grey-Thomspon, executive director and chair of ukactive, are challenging the activity sector to strive for greater things. Kate Cracknell reports

Personalisation of products and services is the key to future-proofing your fitness business, says Ken Hughes of Glacier Consulting

Several international pilot studies look at the link between exercise and dementia across a lifetime

For budget-conscious facilities looking to expand their customer base, virtual classes are still a largely untapped market – particularly in the children and families segment

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

Are your reception staff your most undervalued retention resource? Dr Melvyn Hillsdon investigates

Refer-all, the software solutions specialist for exercise referrals, has added two new staff member to its customer support and integration teams.

A ‘wellness ring’ that uses health stats to make lifestyle suggestions has taken crowdfunding website Kickstarter by storm, raising more than double its US$100,000 (€88,601, £63,737) target in a matter of days.

Technology must be placed front and centre in initiatives to get communities moving if the health and fitness sector is to overcome the UK’s inactivity epidemic, according to a new white paper.

It’s often said that you get what you pay for, and it seems that fitness apps which cost nothing provide little more than that, according to a new study.

The burgeoning wearable tech market is expected to triple in value over the next 10 years, according to a research forecast by IDTechEx.

Spotify has sought to tackle the often-tricky task of finding a decent playlist that will help runners pick up the pace through the launch of Spotify Running.

Sportswear giant Under Armour has continued its charge into the fitness technology sector through the acquisition of workout-focused search engine Gritness.

We round up the latest launches and innovations in the world of strength training

Global fitness giant Les Mills has kicked off its new On Demand streaming service, enabling fitness fans to workout wherever and whenever they like by accessing classes via a computer, tablet, or smartphone.

Intenza’s sleek new energy-saving product range is unveiled for the UK market

miha bodytec has created a fast-track to superior fitness, using EMS (electrical muscle stimulation)

Kristen Walsh looks forward to the IHRSA European Congress being held in Marseille, France, in October

Under Armour – the sportswear giant and owner of MapMyFitness – on why it bought the MyFitnessPal and Endomondo apps for US$560m

Kate Cracknell speaks to the team responsible for the turnaround and future growth of the Total Fitness health club chain

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