Heart-rate monitoring is key to providing real-time feedback on members’ workout intensity, allowing them to improve their fitness accountability and achieve their fitness goals.

The Gym Group has published its full-year results for 2021 and announced plans to open 28 new sites in 2022, including three gyms acquired this month from Fitness First in Haringey, Leytonstone and Romford, strengthening its clusters of properties in this part of the UK.

Xponential Fitness has launched X Pass, a package that allows subscribers to book classes across its entire portfolio of brands, essentially aggregating its own portfolio.

Creating an exciting, fully immersive digital ecosystem for members on the gym floor is all down to the latest tech. Top equipment suppliers show us how

BH Live has overhauled its Pyramids Centre in Portsmouth with support from Technogym, creating the area’s most cutting edge venue

Every local authority will qualify for a free review funded by Sport England as part of Moving Communities

The CEO and founder of Soneva explains the luxury resort operator’s new Soneva Soul concept – a pioneering approach to ‘lifestyle evolution’, and its mantra of rest, recovery and regeneration

Core Health & Fitness, an innovative fitness company known for five of the most recognizable brands in the industry, announces its partnership with Sony Europe B.V. (hereinafter 'Sony') to offer the Advagym digital platform to their customers.

As 2022 kicks off, HCM talks to operators about key areas for growth and innovation, as well as shifting consumer expectations

Boxing franchise, UBX, has ambitions to do for boxing what franchise F45 has done for functional training

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

Hybrid fitness platform FitLab has closed its Series A financing, bringing total capital raised to more than US$15m.

Matrix Fitness has added an immersive, tech-led indoor cycling experience to its range of commercial fitness products.

Wellness tech firm Timeshifter has launched a new circadian app for shift workers, allowing them to form and maintain healthier lifestyles.

Delegates gathered at Mindbody’s Bold conference in sunny San Diego to debate what the business of wellness could look like in a post-COVID world

The bonds that existed long ago between exercise and healthcare must be reforged, says Muir Gray

Fitronics’ new member journey software is supporting the University of Oxford in improving its services for users

Suppliers share their most exciting products, launches and installations from 2021

Fusing art, fitness and music, RSG Group’s flagship brand – John Reed – opens its first location in the UK. Liz Terry takes a tour

The MD of Sweat by BXR on Middle East expansion, working with Anthony Joshua and upcoming openings in the UK and Greece

The CEO of Planet Fitness, Chris Rondeau, talks to Kate Cracknell about the franchise operator’s post-lockdown bounceback

EuropeActive and the European Committee for Standardisation launch new benchmarks for health club operations. Cliff Collins explains

3d Leisure is celebrating its 30th anniversary. We talk growth, regrets and business success with the MD

Software suppliers tell Steph Eaves how they’ve upgraded to help health clubs rapidly adapt to the needs of consumers in a pandemic environment

Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) Training will drive secondary revenue and increase PT penetration. It will accelerate and improve outcomes for users as well as build confidence with people who are struggling to get back to training post lockdown.

Life Fitness is introducing a new range of Hammer Strength anaerobic equipment to complement its legendary strength training range

A new app called Trakk, from Pulse Fitness, promises triple benefits to operators, says Chris Johnson

The CEO and chief experience officer of Until explain their plans to develop the first chain of members' clubs with workspace for fitness professionals

Technogym’s Biocircuit offers a range of time-controlled and time-free circuits using the Biostrength line, with its Biodrive AI technology, delivering customised workouts

Indoor cycling classes can be intimidating to the uninitiated. Suppliers share their tips on how to encourage beginners into the cycling studio