CEO David Stalker talks about a new tie-up with Coca-Cola and how it fits with ukactive's mission

46 Promotional feature: Matrix The opportunity to work out while on the move has become an expectation – Matrix Fitness can help you turn it into an experience for staying guests

Why are gyms making such a mess of the leaving process, and how can they do better? Kate Cracknell asks the experts for their advice

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Senior research manager Melissa Rodriguez outlines the findings of the 2014 IHRSA Global Report

Sean James reports on the growing functionality and popularity of apps among gym members and health club operators alike

The joint MD of 3-1-5 Health Clubs talks to Julie Cramer about creating an exclusive family of X-Force ‘negative training' facilities in the UK

Clubs that ignore the tech trend will increasingly lose out. It's time to reinvent ourselves to ensure we remain relevant, says Kate Cracknell

Part nine of a nine-part series Leisure centres have a way to increase their sales, income and reach without any financial Outlay, thanks to Alliance Leisure's ‘No Risk' package

EuropeActive plans to grow usage of fitness centres to 80 million members across Europe by 2025. But how?

Dave Wright offers his advice to health club managers wanting to improve their understanding of, and performance in, the area of sales

A scheme to get more disabled people into fitness careers, created by the charity behind the Aspire National Training Centre, is gathering pace. Rhianon Howells reports

Sam Murphy reports on the impact physical activity can have on mental wellbeing, and looks at how health and fitness clubs can assist members with mental health issues

What forms of communication do your members value? In the second part of his TRP 10,000 series, Dr Melvyn Hillsdon looks at the art of communication

Heart rate-based training can motivate members to reach their goals, and with it help clubs boost member satisfaction and retention

Do free guest passes work as a means of winning new members, and what are the alternatives?

Pre-exercise assessment can be used not only to prevent injury among elite athletes, but also to make health club members stick to their routines and feel looked after

CrossFit is a tough workout that gives fantastic results, but can it ever achieve mass market appeal?

A look at how health and wellbeing boards are faring one year on, and how the fitness and leisure sector can be more involved moving forward

Ray Algar reports on an initiative that went beyond fundraising to touch on the very personal sphere of bone marrow donation

As part of our management series, Julian Leybourne offers his views on management’s role in creating effective marketing communications

Part eight of a nine-part series Whether it’s pre-sales assistance, staff training or a complete ‘no-results, no-fee’ package, Alliance has a bespoke solution to support all businesses

Whether for top athletes or recreational cyclists, the Wattbike offers benefits for both user and club

Does your business look beyond profit to deliver a more socially-conscious agenda? Ray Algar outlines the findings of his new report

IHRSA Annual Convention & Trade Show, IHRSA 2014, Sally Hogshead, Gary Vaynerchuck, Dan Heath, Luke Williams

The MD of the newly merged Nuffield Health Wellbeing talks to Julie Cramer about expanding further into prevention and wellbeing

ukactive has launched a business performance benchmarking tool for gyms and leisure centres, enabling them to compare how their facility is performing against the industry average and rival establishments.

David Lloyd Leisure has teamed up with Universal Music UK to launch an exclusive music app aimed at boosting performance during exercise.

British Cycling technical director Shane Sutton is one of the main backers behind Athlete Lab – the latest cycle-focused fitness club to hit London in what is fast becoming a competitive market sector.

Budget chain The Gym Group has boldly gone where no gym has gone before by investing in a Star trek-style virtual membership adviser at two of its city venues.