Different customers, omnichannel fitness, the need for more data, continued lobbying and to address racism, cost barriers and health inequalities...

The global pandemic has dwarfed the impact of any recession, but how is the UK market bouncing back? LeisureDB does a deep dive into the numbers for businesses with members on Direct Debits, with the latest State of the Fitness Industry Report 2022

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

EGYM has announced an integration with a leading UK-based software company Fisikal to enhance its capabilities to serve the needs of enterprise customers running multi-site operations.

A strategic alliance has been announced between music services provider, Feed Media Group and digital fitness agency Sweatworks.

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

The energy market is complex and fast moving. The industry needs to unite to find smart ways to keep costs under control

The CEO of Women in Sport talks about Big Sister, a new programme that’s working to overcome period poverty and support more adolescent girls to get and stay active

David Minton presents the findings of LeisureDB’s State of the Fitness Industry Report 2022

As we face a global energy crisis, experts give their views on the drive towards decarbonisation, and how businesses can tackle steeply rising costs

The company behind fitness aggregator Hussle – Sandcroft Avenue Ltd – has collapsed, owing £5,362,000.

Strava, a leading social platform for athletes, has acquired Recover Athletics, a startup providing evidence-based prehab workouts to runners. The move gives Strava subscribers access to Recover Athletics’ app, which includes personalised injury prevention plans and exercises.

ACTIV, a gym chain in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which operates separate gyms for men and women, has partnered with digital management solution expert Fisikal to create a custom branded experience for its members.

F45’s new chief of athletics on developing exclusive new workouts for the brand

Jane Kitchen reports from the recent Global Wellness Summit in Boston, US

Modern, sustainable buildings are key to redefining our sector, says Sharron Davies MBE

Leading software specialists reveal how they’ve solved specific tech challenges for individual health clubs

HCM celebrated 300 issues last month. We share our postbag of verdicts from our readers

Fitness tech firm EGYM has acquired French corporate fitness and wellbeing business Gymlilb for what has been described as a 'high double-digit million' purchase price.

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.

The new UK Leisure Framework has been set up to deliver £2bn of developments, as Paul Cluett, MD of Alliance Leisure explains

As we celebrate the publication of the 300th edition of HCM, we invite industry experts to give their insights on the health and fitness sector: why they joined, the most exciting development to date, and what they think we’ll be reporting on in the next 300 issues

Funxtion’s new Portal enables operators to react more quickly to the needs of their customers, says Ernst de Neef

Physically active people are 50 per cent more likely to develop higher antibodies after having a vaccination, research shows

Europe Active has reinvented itself over the pandemic, rallying the sector, progressing the public health agenda, and opening itself up to global collaboration. Its CEO talks to Kate Cracknell

As it celebrates its 300th edition, HCM can feel proud of producing the richest primary source material for our great sector, says Steven Ward of GO Fit

There are signs the mid market is back with a vengeance. Or did it never really go away? We ask the experts

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

With between 85 and 100 per cent of employers reporting staff shortages, is the UK fitness sector heading into a workforce employment crisis and what can be done about it? HCM reports

The founder and CEO of fitness platform Myzone talks future plans after receiving a multi-million dollar investment, and explains the new features that will give clubs the edge for member engagement