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With 400 locations and plans to enter new markets in 2026, the president of Fitness Park talks to Kate Cracknell about its €280m funding deal

Alliance Leisure utilised its extensive industry expertise and proven resilience to deliver Clay Cross Active, an end-to-end health and wellness facility in Derbyshire

Les Mills and UK Active partner to publish the first industry report on GLP-1 drugs and muscle mass

The CEO of Kore Sandwell details the approach to elevating fitness in a deprived borough

The world of strength training is moving at a rapid pace, driven by consumer demand. Leading suppliers tell Julie Cramer about their latest equipment launches

The founder and CEO of MoreYoga talks to HCM about making high quality yoga affordable and accessible for all

Gen Alpha, and Chinese and Indian imports were talking points at this year’s W3Fit, held in Spain

Everlast Gyms is accelerating innovation to elevate its sites to new levels in partnership with Core Health and Fitness

The CEO of JD Gyms reflects on the brand’s development and outlines plans for growth, as it opens its 100th club

Investment, leadership, consumer trends and growth were hot topics at our annual event for the industry. Click to watch the presentations in our report

Myzone is expanding its ecosystem with the launch of Myzone Go

We talk to the behaviour change specialist on what more the industry can be doing to motivate its members

As the popularity of ice bathing and sauna as a recovery tool grows, how can operators best embrace the trend? Kath Hudson reports

Julie Cramer looks at recent health club projects where the combination of expert-led design and functionality have elevated the offering

Evolving from its business-to-consumer origins, connected fitness app Fiit launched One Fiit, a business- to-business operating system built to deliver digital and in-real-life group training at scale.

Myzone launches a new category today – Motivation Technology (Mo-Tech) – that transforms the science of motivation into action and will help with member retention.

Huge opportunities exist in emerging markets, while Millennials and Gen Z are driving growth across the whole industry, says the HFA Global Report

The sector has flipped from being supply-to demand-led, with this being a major focus of the HCM Summit, says Liz Terry

Growth is on the cards for Fitness and Lifestyle Group as it adopts a premium value market positioning. Its CEO and MD talks to Kate Cracknell

EGYM presents its latest groundbreaking innovations, including a new Smart Strength machine, advanced onboarding and EGYM Genius

Workplace wellness schemes now go well beyond gym memberships, with increasingly-aware employees looking for wider wellbeing services

Chris Hull explains how well-designed storage not only frees up valuable gym space, but also creates a premium feel and can become part of a club’s functional kit

The challenge of attracting and retaining talent is greater than ever before, as Vicky Kiernander reports

FitnessGenes has launched a crowdfunder campaign via Europe Republic, with the aim of raising investment to further its preventative health mission.

A new report from the Health and Fitness Association in collaboration with Deloitte India shows the exciting potential of the Indian Fitness market

The CEO of Purpose Brands on the company’s ambitious goal to reach 10 million members globally by 2030

With padel and pickleball experiencing exponential growth, how can health clubs tap into this golden opportunity? Padel’s Luigi Carraro and pickleball’s Karen Mitchell explain

The COO of Extraordinary Brands on recent acquisitions, supporting franchisees and expanding the company’s fitness portfolio

Fitness Worx and Core Health and Fitness are shaping the future of independent gyms in the UK, with a partnership fuelled by passion