The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has created a liaison group to work together with the esports community – seen widely as a 'baby step' towards the inclusion of competitive gaming at the Olympic Games.

Last year, Premier Global NASM trained 3,000 fitness professionals in the UK

Liz Terry shares her thoughts 

Boutique gym-goers are young, female and like working out on Tuesdays, according to ukactive’s report

The MD of The Mirai explains the strategy behind McFIT’s 20,000sq m, free-to-use mega gym, which will include a trade show element and aim to attract both locals and ‘fitness tourists’

We talk to the new UK master franchisor for Xponential Fitness brand CycleBar

The Anytime Fitness CEO on plans to become the UK’s largest operator

The European Health & Fitness Market Report from EuropeActive and Deloitte finds David Lloyd Leisure is the most profitable operator in Europe

Three generations of the Mills family talk to HCM to mark their 50 years of passion for fitness and wellbeing

UFC commercial range offers gyms a brand “synonymous with elite-level performance”

David Minton reports from California on the latest fitness concepts

IHRSA’s career and US salary research

The CEO of the UK’s only listed fitness business on producing record results

The outlook for the private health club sector is promising according to an analysis of the key findings from the latest IHRSA Global Report, with club operators being well positioned to lead us into a healthy and promising future

Nationally and globally, the health and fitness sector must strike out and pave the way if we are to address the challenges facing us, advocates ukactive’s Steven Ward

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Latin America’s health club industry is robust, according to IHRSA’s Latin American Report. Kristen Walsh provides valuable data on the region’s flourishing market conditions

Deloitte’s Karsten Hollasch summarises key data from the latest European Health & Fitness Market Report, highlighting our continent’s leading fitness operators and countries

The Fitness Industry Technology Council’s president, Bryan O’Rourke, tells us about the impact of fitness and heightened consumer expectations in this digital age

Wattbike: innovating for a decade

ICAA’s Colin Milner speaks to MIT AgeLab director Dr Joseph Coughlin about the reality of our ageing population and the importance of engaging older people

New tech is coming down the track which will change the gym experience and improve retention

ukactive CEO Steve Ward discusses the new Active Uprising event, which is set to launch this year in Manchester

Personal training is a hot topic, with a recent study by IHRSA shedding light on how health club members in the US use personal and small group training

The new CEO of Fitness First Germany discusses his three-stage plan to buy up the competition and prepare the business for sale within the next three years

Fitness kit and software supplier eGym has announced the acquisition of mobile fitness app business Netpulse for an undisclosed sum.

easyGym is ready for global expansion and its CEO says it will hit its goal by franchising

Kristen Walsh speaks to IHRSA 2018’s keynote speaker Lisa Bodell about simplification and innovation in business

Steven Ward explains the goals of the Global Active Leaders Programme

The ex-Olympic athlete shares his growth plans for the Fitness Space franchise