The Ken Martin Leisure Centre is the first to achieve Quest’s Tackling Inequalities in Leisure Standard, while Parkinson’s UK is embracing exercise in a new partnership with 1Fit Life

The industry veteran has opened Core Life in Saudi Arabia for Kun Investment Holdings, with plans to take the concept to the world’s major cities, as Kate Cracknell discovers

The team behind female-focused workout protocol, P.volve, talk about their plans to build a global omnichannel brand based on technical training

Gen Z’s attitude to fitness is changing the game when it comes to engagement with exercise, as Miranda Markham reports

As more health clubs venture into wellness, operators are looking for space-efficient, cost-effective options that enable the delivery of useful health interventions. Frances Marcellin investigates the latest kit available for health clubs wanting to add contrast bathing to their offering

Onvy HealthTech has launched the AI Health Coach, an AI-powered app-based platform, with its roots in preventative healthcare, that is designed to keep users physically and mentally balanced.

Mobility app Pliability has integrated with digital health and fitness tracker Whoop to create a smart, personalised tool that helps users recover quicker and maintain optimal health based on their body data.

We hear about Les Mills’ latest strategy to drive mass market penetration, from the people making it happen

Colin Milner, CEO of the International Council on Active Aging, reveals new research highlighting the need for a more effective approach to fitness and ageing

Nowatch, a new contender in the expanding biometric fitness tracker market has developed a wearable device, in partnership with Philips, which measures cortisol levels and alerts users about their stress load up to 60 minutes in advance..

A round up of recent research into mental health and highlights from the gamechanging Move Your Mental Health Report from the John W Brick Mental Health Foundation

The inimitable Emma Barry, author of Building a Badass Boutique, gives us the benefit of her insights into customer behaviour and how it will shape trends; including hyper personalisation and micro segmentation

Fitness franchise companies are making deals and reporting brisk business. Kath Hudson finds out more

Jane Kitchen reports from the recent Global Wellness Summit in Boston, US

The co-founder and CEO of MindLabs wants to make looking after our mental health as normal as going to the gym

A new mental health platform hopes to make looking after mental health "as normal as going to the gym".

The chief wellness officer of the Cleveland Clinic explains how the science of longevity will become the next disruptor for the sector

Accor’s global VP of wellbeing is building a hotel wellness portfolio to rival that of the most sophisticated health club offerings

Mental health and mindfulness app Open has completed a Series A funding round worth US$9m, with Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey among the high-profile investors.

Research confirms the role health clubs can play in supporting members to nurture their mental health. Victor Brick explains the outcomes of a new study by the John W Brick Foundation

Les Mills is expanding its digital operations by replacing its existing on-demand services with the launch of a new platform that adds live workouts to the mix.

New tech uses advanced machine learning to monitor patients’ mental health between visits to their health professional

Wellness specialist Delos has launched a new mindfulness app which utilises the innate human instinct to connect with nature and other living beings.

Gympass has secured US$220m worth of investment as part of a funding round that, according to the company, values the corporate fitness platform at US$2.2bn.

Everyone Active has expanded its digital fitness platform, Everyone on Demand, with the addition of four new content partners.

Apple has previewed its much-awaited watchOS 8, the operating system for its Apple Watch hardware.

The CEO of the Bricks Group talks about growing a portfolio of wellness offerings and launching a new gym chain in the UK

On-demand fitness streaming platform iFit has introduced a new programme of interactive body and mind workouts, designed to "expand the definition" of exercise.

NonStop Gym in Switzerland has teamed up with Funxtion to create its member training app

Kerzner has entered the hotel fitness market with Siro, a concept which has Adam Peaty as its global ambassador