The world's largest trade fair for fitness, health and wellness takes place in Germany next month

US real estate developer Delos has created the first set of building standards based on wellbeing. Its founder Paul Scialla explains

Matrix Fitness credits much of its success to the people behind the brand. Newly promoted National Sales Manager, Andy Loughray, discusses the merits of this customer-centric company

Vera Kiss of The Futures Company unmasks the Millennial generation and explains what you need to know to be relevant to this market

One of Sweden’s leading gym chains has banned changing room 'selfies' at its Stockholm clubs in a bid to protect the modesty of its members.

How Lizzy Yarnold's win at the Sochi Olympics is the result of a world class technology partnership combined with an innovative talent identification programme.

From activity trackers to fitness apps, we round up some of the technology that's set to change the way we work out

2014 will be the year that operators decide whether they want to play a recognised role within the health sector, says ukactive's David Stalker

IHRSA's expert panel on the forces that will shape the fitness industry around the world in the coming year

From wearables to measuring participation, microgyms to the emergence of the public sector, TLDC's David Minton offers insights based on the latest State of the Fitness Industry Report

New research by Mike Hill of Leisure-net Solutions – conducted exclusively for Health Club Management – investigates why members leave clubs, and how well operators manage the leaving process

Henry Mason of trendwatching.com outlines the key consumer trends for the fitness sector to run with in 2014

Mintel's latest research highlights opportunities to further extend the sector's reach. Michael Oliver reports

Can human energy expended on CV equipment realistically be converted into electricity to run your club?

A free school in Luton is the first in the UK to be set up by a leisure trust. Rhianon Howells finds out about its healthy approach

Part three of a nine-part series detailing Alliance Leisure's process for creating successful public leisure facilities - How do you assess whether your desired leisure scheme is viable, and where do you go from there?

Part one of a nine-part series detailing Alliance Leisure's process for creating successful public leisure facilities

Kristen Walsh reports on events at IHRSA's recent European Convention in Madrid, which attracted a record 600 delegates

In exclusive research for Health Club Management, Leisure-net MD Mike Hill asks why people leave their club or leisure centre, and how they're treated during the leaving process

trendwatching.com's Henry Mason identifies some of the key consumer trends for the fitness sector to run with in 2014, from Crowd Shaping to The Internet of Caring Things

Michael Oliver outlines the findings of Mintel's 2013 health, fitness and leisure reports, and offers his views on future opportunities

Anna Rounaja of Hukka Oy considers success in the Finnish fitness market, and IHRSA publishes its latest European report

Research into twins shows some obese people can still be healthy

Trent Brown analyses a new report on the Australian and New Zealand health and fitness markets

The latest Global MONITOR report from The Futures Company presents the trends and opportunities in wellness

The UK GM of low-cost operator Fit for Free talks to Kate Cracknell about how it can charge a membership fee and still be 'free'

The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is to invest AU$2.5m to fund 17 projects benefiting 15 sporting organisations as part of its Competitive Innovation Fund programme.

What will be the future of the traditional full-service club in the face of the growing microgym market? Kate Cracknell reports

Professors Alfredo Brillembourg and Hubert Klumpner of Urban-Think Tank talk to Kate Cracknell about their revolutionary and socially cohesive Vertical Gym concept

In the first part of a new retention series, Dr Paul Bedford takes a look at the impact of brand on member retention