Fitness operators must be heretical towards their brand heritage, asking challenging questions about what they do – and, crucially, who for – says Kate Cracknell

The Wellness Lifestyle CRM platform allows members to track all their activity, and operators to base programmes on real-time data

Michelle Segar PhD explores how health clubs can retain members by helping them find joy in exercise, both inside and outside the gym

A recent Protein World ad caused a huge furore over its body image message. What do our experts think?

Rochester Midtown Athletic Club in the US believes there’s no charity too big or too small to support

ukactive chair Baroness Tanni-Grey Thompson on the move towards a new workforce development structure for the activity sector

Chris Wilcox looks at the importance of sound in creating brand consistency in your club

Operators with limited space can still create viable thermal areas that generate a healthy revenue

Is your business ready for post-demographic consumerism? Trendwatching.com explains why the old consumer models must go

How can health clubs broaden the appeal of indoor cycling? Kath Hudson asks the experts involved in this ever-growing sector

Wearable tech giant Fitbit will float on the New York Stock Exchange later today (18 June) in one of the most highly-anticipated IPOs of the year.

upmysport – the platform for booking recommended local sport and fitness instructors – has announced a successful seed round of fundraising totalling £1m as it bids to ramp up its online and mobile offerings.

What are the hot products in functional training? We round up some of the latest launches

Is it time your operation embraced heart rate training? We look at some of the exciting new products in this growing area

The European fitness market continues its strong growth, according to the latest EuropeActive/Deloitte market report for 2015

The IHRSA Global 25 presents details of the leading 25 health club operators around the world

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

Les Mills licensed facilities have 500 more members per club than the global average, says new research

With operators like Orangetheory Fitness putting heart rate training at the core of their offering, we ask our panel of experts where they think the new technology will take us

The easier it is to pay, the more we spend. So how is technology like online wallets and SMS payments impacting the fitness industry?

According to new research by Deloitte, 86 per cent of UK organisations face leadership issues. Mark Bowden reports

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

ClassPass targets those who want to cherry pick the classes they attend. Co-founder Payal Kadakia talks about its swift rise to success and expansion beyond New York

We report on some of the pressing issues raised during ‘Question Time’ at this year’s SIBEC UK

The cyclist and Olympic gold medallist believes elite sport can enthuse the general public into activity

How can member feedback be gathered and used by the fitness industry to refine its offering? Jon Nasta reports

Full-body wearable simulations could help leisure operators understand the challenges older people face when moving around their facilities

Nuffield Health has secured an exclusive tie-up with the recently-released Microsoft Band to produce a series of workouts for wearable tech users on the move.

Virgin Active has announced the launch of its long-awaited Discovery Lab – a creative hub made up of health and fitness experts that will drive development of products and classes.

MyFitnessPal, the health and fitness tracking app which boasts 85 million users, has today (5 May) launched a new upgrade aimed at helping fitness enthusiasts move beyond step- counting and take their wellness regimes to the next level.