Nicole Hearn pays a visit to London-based City Athletic, which offers its members the opportunity to train like elite athletes

Bård Windingstad and Peter Byman, founders of Evo Fitness in Norway, explain to Kate Cracknell how personal training and IT lie at the very heart of their business model

Fifteen years after penning The Experience Economy, Pine and Gilmore are still inspiring businesses to create original and memorable customer experiences

Doug Werner outlines the powerful impact that the ‘Lean' protocol can have on the sales process at health and fitness clubs

An interview with futurologist Magnus Lindkvist ahead of his speech at the IHRSA European Congress in Madrid next month

Edward Phillips, founder of the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine in Boston, US, talks to Julie Cramer about tackling chronic disease

How could the new wave of wearable technologies affect the fitness market? Industry expert Bryan O'Rourke shares his views

Abigail Harris visits easyGym's new flagship site in London, and talks to its CEO about future plans for the premium low-cost model

The MD of Reebok Sports Club London talks Kate Cracknell through the major redevelopment project that's seen a “total transformation” of the offering

Setting goals with members based on an understanding of their underlying motivations – their superordinate goals – is a vital to ensuring adherence, says Dr Paul Bedford

Neena Dhillon takes a look at three new leisure facilities in the UK that demonstrate how creative thinking can help to deliver value in these times of reduced government spending

Are you charging the correct price for your club? How do you know when is the right time to put prices up, and how much should they increase by? We ask our panel

Women with type 2 diabetes have to work harder than men to get the same results in certain exercises, new research suggests

In the second of his two-part series on behaviour change, Dr Tim Anstiss examines the powerful potential of wellbeing coaching

Ignore absent members at your peril, and use your ex-member database as a feedback resource and prospect list, says Guy Griffiths

Toxteth Fire Fit Hub in Liverpool is a new, £5.2m, dual-use community facility enabling firefighters to get fit for duty, while also helping to inspire youngsters in an area of social deprivation to be more active. Lauren Applegarth reports

Nutritional supplements are potentially a great revenue stream for clubs, but new European legislation is going to make it harder to promote them

The founder and CEO of Mytime Active talks to Kate Cracknell about opportunities in public health, building community partnerships and re-investing profits to change lives

A look at the hottest trends impacting the health club spa industry

St George's Park not only caters for elite footballers but also the public, with a range of performance packages

After acquiring DC Leisure, housing giant Places for People became a new player in the leisure arena. Julie Cramer talks to both company chiefs

Operators increasingly need to demonstrate social value. Julie Cramer reports on the progress being made

Combat sports are growing in popularity, but do they belong in the mainstream, asks Kath Hudson

Are gyms currently maximising the revenue and retention potential of group exercise, asks Kate Cracknell

The co-owner and director of Dutch health club operator and construction company Pellikaan talks to Kate Cracknell about integrating fitness and medical offerings

As today's consumers start to take control of their own health, Louise Kennedy considers how this will shape the future fitness industry

'Reserve your seat' technology and a focus on excellent instruction, we pay a visit to Cyclebeat, London's latest microgym

Abigail Harris takes a look at the latest software designed to help members feel a sense of belonging to their gym 'community'

Virtual classes are coming of age, bringing a new lease of life to group exercise studios. We report on this growing trend

Colin Milner outlines guidelines for operators that want to better cater for the older population