Kristen Walsh talks to some of IHRSA 2019’s keynote speakers

These industry veterans are one of the largest Planet Fitness franchisees. They tell us the secret to their success

Fitness tech group eGym has appointed Sir George Buckley as its chair.

Fitness subscription service ClassPass acquired GuavaPass, a fitness aggregator operating in Asia and the Middle East.

The new CEO of Xercise4Less – one of the founders of Virgin Active – says the budget operator is gearing up to double in size

More appreciation – and pay – for instructors

The co-founder of Bridges Fund Management, which has backed The Gym Group, Planet Fitness and Fitness Hut tells Kate Cracknell every business needs to think about social impact

Germany-based fitness startup eGym has secured US$20m (€18m, £15m) worth of financing led by NGP Capital.

IHRSA has released a new report that provides an outlook on the European health club industry from the perspective of the CEOs

The Open Active initiative sees ukactive, Sport England, the Open Data Institute and Legend Club Management systems working to enable better data-sharing

Insurance companies are focusing on fitness and rewarding healthy behaviours in order to reduce claims

Should operators be offering training that’s tailored to each gender?

Legend Club Management Systems will enable all of its customers to have the ability to open their data for collaboration with third parties.

Book4Time has signed a partnership agreement with spa consultancy and management firm WTS International.

IHRSA ranks the world’s top fitness operators by revenue growth, unit growth and number of members

The adventurer has invested in BMF – formerly British Military Fitness, but now rebranding and launching into franchising

In the latest of our reports on the booming cycling market, Steph Eaves looks at bike innovations

With a burgeoning fitness chain in the Baltics, the CEO of MyFitness is tackling the low market penetration rates in this part of the world with great success

The world’s largest 24-hour fitness club chain, Anytime Fitness, continues its UK expansion, with leading fitness equipment supplier and manufacturer, Precor, playing an active role in its growth

In his first column for HCM, Jak Phillips looks at how close the fitness industry is getting to mainstream adoption

The driving force in fitness

With the right partner, changing your software systems should be a smooth process that can energise the business and lead to unexpected benefits

Working with Gravity

The CEO of fitness operator Sweat! tells us about partnering with Debenhams to create a chain of in-store gyms

Pure Sports Medicine’s CEO discusses the challenges and opportunities involved in setting up sports medicine clinics that offer elite-level treatment to the general public

The EXOS founder and CEO explains how his business improves the performance of athletes and employees in 30 countries and plans for expansion

Liz Terry shares her thoughts  

Indoor cycling has been around a long time, but new tech and design innovation mean this market is white hot

The MD of Europa Park – one of Europe’s biggest theme parks – on why he bought a local gym, relocated it to the park and is investing in the fitness business

The latest numbers from IHRSA show how Canada, the US and Latin America are performing in terms of profit, membership and market penetration