Dirk Kemmerling gives an overview of Germany's fitness market

In the second part of our management series, Carl Bennett looks at the importance of understanding a community's needs

With today's activity tracking devices, reward schemes can acknowledge actual activity, not just attendance

Part seven of a nine-part Alliance Leisure brings strong supply chain benefits to clients – not just in terms of price, but range, quality and aftercare

From falls prevention to improving explosive power, studies show vibration technology is effective in a wide range of applications

Kate Cracknell talks to the fitness entrepreneur and celebrity PT about data-based training, personalisation and driving a health-focused message

How can we broaden the appeal of health clubs to all socioeconomic groups? Are we trying hard enough?

Vera Kiss of The Futures Company unmasks the Millennial generation and explains what you need to know to be relevant to this market

The world's largest trade fair for fitness, health and wellness takes place in Germany next month

The industry has gone mad for functional training, but what do members really think?

In the final part of his series looking at member retention, Dr Paul Bedford takes a look at the reasons why members leave

Refurbishments require huge capital investment, so how do clubs make the most of them when complete?

US real estate developer Delos has created the first set of building standards based on wellbeing. Its founder Paul Scialla explains

The CEO of Fitness First talks to Kate Cracknell about putting behavioural psychology at the heart of the business, in a £270m repositioning and rebrand

Matrix Fitness credits much of its success to the people behind the brand. Newly promoted National Sales Manager, Andy Loughray, discusses the merits of this customer-centric company

The UK's leading low-cost operator Pure Gym is rolling out the centralised chain management system from Exerp to facilitate its ambitious plans for expansion

Michael Cassop-Thompson looks at strategic management of clubs, in the first of a series created with CIMSPA

Mintel's latest research highlights opportunities to further extend the sector's reach. Michael Oliver reports

Think retention was bad before? It's now worse than ever, according to new research from Dr Paul Bedford

2014 will be the year that operators decide whether they want to play a recognised role within the health sector, says ukactive's David Stalker

From wearables to measuring participation, microgyms to the emergence of the public sector, TLDC's David Minton offers insights based on the latest State of the Fitness Industry Report

Henry Mason of trendwatching.com outlines the key consumer trends for the fitness sector to run with in 2014

New research by Mike Hill of Leisure-net Solutions – conducted exclusively for Health Club Management – investigates why members leave clubs, and how well operators manage the leaving process

EHFA's Cliff Collins gives details of EU initiatives that will impact the fitness sector in 2014

The new director of health and wellbeing at Public Health England talks to Steven Ward about his mission to tackle the ‘wicked problem' of physical inactivity

Luxury health club spas are increasingly offering wellness services just for men. Kate Corney examines this growing trend

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Kath Hudson looks at how clubs are turning pilates into a successful secondary revenue stream

Can human energy expended on CV equipment realistically be converted into electricity to run your club?

In the latest part of his retention series, Dr Paul Bedford looks at the importance of clubs maintaining a link with their members