The founder of Farm Fitness is passionate about sharing the benefits of outdoor exercise. He talks to HCM

The former music industry exec on growing the Space lifestyle brand in Asia, with backing from tech giant Alibaba

The Third Space CEO on why experience design is at the heart of the operation

Francine Davis, commercial and strategic development director; Rebecca Passmore, operations director; and Eve Sukhnandan, director of human resources, talk to Kate Cracknell about how the business is developing and the launch of a new concept

A report into the rapidly growing esports sector has found that the greatest increase in investments in esports over the next year will come from the traditional professional sports industry. Two-thirds of respondents (68 per cent) to the 2018 Esports Survey Report think the involvement of traditional sports teams, leagues, investors and athletes has had a significant impact on the growth of esports.

A report on the industry has identified corporate wellness as offering growth opportunities for fitness operators

Liz Terry shares her thoughts 

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

The founders tell us about their plan to become the UK’s dominant yoga chain

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

The entrepreneur explains the concept behind Club W, which is aimed at helping older woman ‘live longer by living well’

The latest Asia Pacific research from IHRSA and Deloitte shows significant growth potential for the fitness market in Asia, where penetration rates range widely from 0.15 to 15.3 per cent

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

Online gym pass provider PayAsUGym is rolling out of an "enhanced customer verification feature", designed to provide gym operators with greater control over who is using their facilities.

Liz Terry shares her thoughts 

Bannatyne is on a roll. Its CEO explains how creating “affordable luxury” has allowed the brand to grow and set its sights on extending into Europe

As a Lagree studio opens at the Nobu Hotel in London, the founder shares his vision of creating a better world for all through wellbeing and health

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

IHRSA’s career and US salary research

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

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

The head of research at Les Mills explains his latest research into calorie burn

David Minton reports from California on the latest fitness concepts

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 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

We take a look at the ambitious budget and mid-market operators, smaller independently owned chains and foreign boutiques entering the growing franchise sector

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

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

Swimming strong

The UK health and fitness industry continues to show impressive growth. Helen Patenall looks at the key influencers shaping the sector in the year ahead