Central YMCA has partnered with Fisikal to digitise its festive promotions

We hear from Ian Fytche on the power of active lifestyles, Mel Spooner who’s championing exercise for cancer recovery and Marc Jones who’s cautious about staffless gyms

Rigs are a familiar element on the gym floor. Frances Marcellin asks how their use can be optimised

The founder and CEO of Coach Core wants to join forces with operators to mentor kids from challenged backgrounds

UK Health and Fitness operators' level of engagement with technology has been researched for the second year as part of a three-year study part funded by government quango, Sport England and organised by UK Active.

Aescape, a tech company building automated, data-driven massage tables that mimic human touch, has announced a US$30m (£24.9m, €28.9m) Series A funding round.

Blok has launched a fundraising campaign on Crowdcube. The company’s goal is to reach £500,000 – ahead of a possible funding round in 2023.

A list of 250 of the UK’s most popular gyms on Instagram has crowned Psycle in Oxford Circus the most posted club. According to the list drawn up by Versaclimber UK, it has accrued 14,200 posts on the social media network.

Kevin Yates, founder and CEO of Trib3 has been awarded Entrepreneur of the Year in the Great British Entrepreneur Awards. He joined eight other winners in the health and beauty section, which includes the fitness industry.

The director and founder of Sport for Confidence believes operators can change lives by working with occupational therapists to provide for people from marginalised populations

Martyn Allison reviews the recent Chiles Webster Batson Commission report which casts light on the economic challenges faced by young people when it comes to getting access to exercise

Funxtion has elevated the member experience at SportCity with a new omnichannel offering

The PGA Catalunya resort in Spain has launched a 360-degree wellness programme based on a smart business model, as Neena Dhillon discovers

Fit+ is aiming to operate at least 1,000 clubs by 2027. The staffless gym franchise currently has 208 studios across 19 countries, but with master franchise licenses granted in Asia and the USA, is planning to roll out facilities in these territories, as well as others, over the next five years.

Funxtion, the leading B2B digital fitness content SaaS platform company, and CycleMasters, the best in direct-to-consumer indoor virtual cycling experiences, are joining forces to help gym operators elevate their member experience.

More than 5,000 exercisers turned out for Les Mills Live London recently, making it one of the largest group exercise events ever staged.

Virtuagym and benchmarking experts, Fitness KPI, have launched a new integration for UK health club operators.

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

The Brand Xchange Agency, a new Web 3.0 consultancy looking to develop business in the health, fitness and wellness market has been launched by four execs, Andy Hall, CEO; Becca Douglas, CMO; Ben Frichot, chief creative officer; and Xavier Kris, chair.

Driven by new tech and the lure of a zero salary bill, staffless gyms are on the rise. HCM looks at this game-changing trend

Europe Active is working to unite the sector across the continent. CEO Andreas Paulsen reflects on the opportunities, directions and challenges faced by operators and policymakers and outlines key policies

The sector is at a crossroads due to soaring energy prices. In this major case study, HCM looks at St Sidwell’s Point, Exeter – the first Passivhaus leisure centre – and talks to the team behind the project about achieving a transformational 70 per cent reduction in energy usage

Leading software company Fitronics has launched an all-new website featuring its leading sports and fitness technology brands; The Retention People (TRP), CoursePro (CAP2) and Strive.

Athlo, an app enabling consumers to sell unwanted classes has soft-launched in the UK. The platform was founded by Matthew Mansell to help consumers avoid wasting unwanted class slots and to enable operators to take an additional slice of revenue from classes they've already sold once.

In order to support gyms and health clubs in this difficult economic climate, Orbit4 is helping operators by telling them the best time to trade in and buy new based on its intelligence-led data and tech.

Fitness is already among the top three markets in the metaverse, with new technology and partnerships driving real growth and consumer engagement says Liz Terry

The co-founder of AiT on the company's journey

The Paralympic Champion has launched an app for the disabled community

EGYM and Magicline enter into a strategic partnership entirely in line with their open platforms and now aim to provide their customers with an interface of both companies at no additional cost to gym operators.

Fast-growing tech business Orbit4 is empowering gym operators to optimise the value of their most expensive assets