Lifestyle brand Bodyism is blurring the lines between fitness and spa in the ultra-luxury sector. Jane Kitchen talks to the company’s founder James Duigan about his loyal tribe of followers

BOOM Cycle’s Bangs and a Bun talks about motivating people and putting the focus on mindfulness

IHRSA’s vice president of health promotion and health policy provides an insight into this charitable venture

We talk to Joanne Mathews of Ten Health and Fitness about her journey from startup to successful boutique brand

McFIT’s management team talks about its new premium chain, a corporate fitness offering and a new virtual club model

Kate Cracknell reviews the great strides forward taken by the sector in 2016, and the strong foundations laid for 2017

A radical new concept for the seniors market is looking for global partners

Cliff Chen, creative director of LifeBEAM, talks about the new ‘AI [artificial intelligence] PT’ called Vi

oneone fitness, UK developer of premium software based solutions, has launched gym budd-e, an interactive fitness kiosk designed to transform members’ gym floor experience

Physical activity has been made a clinical priority for GPs, but if fitness – as a subset of activity – wants to benefit, it will need to up its game, says Kate Cracknell

The co-founder of Heartcore talks about his passion for wellness, and his predictions for a shake-up in the boutique fitness market

Social media is everywhere – but are you harnessing the powers of the ‘influencers’?

The new Wattbike Hub app acts as a portable personal trainer, providing everything from fitness tests to workouts, plans and analysis

Mintel’s senior leisure and technology analyst, Paul Davies, looks at the current state of the health and fitness market, and asks how club operators can be more innovative in 2016 and beyond

Vicki Loomes of trendwatching.com outlines five consumer trends your business should be embracing in 2016

Fitbit, the world’s biggest seller of wearable technology, is being sued in the US over claims that its heart rate monitors are inaccurate and place exercisers at risk.

Richard Baker, commercial director of Wattbike, explains how the bikes will be making a contribution to the Olympic Games this year

Fitness entrepreneur Matt Roberts has launched a new on-demand digital workout channel which he hopes will become the 'Netflix for Fitness'.

The survival expert and TV presenter talks to Magali Robathan about the launch of his new BG Epic workouts and studio franchise model

Jak Phillips visits Olympian Daley Thompson’s new gym in Putney to see how he’s putting the fun and old-school values back into fitness

miha bodytec has created a fast-track to superior fitness, using EMS (electrical muscle stimulation)

There is much the health and fitness sector can do to build closer links with GPs – and with it boost the number of people being active – says Kate Cracknell

The author, trendspotter and futurologist offers Kate Cracknell his thoughts on the future of the health and fitness industry

Tom Walker talks to the digital health visionary about the likelihood of technology making GPs and fitness professionals redundant

This year’s SIBEC Europe event opened with a lively discussion forum covering wearable technology and Sports Direct Fitness’ £5 membership announcement

The vice president of Downsize Fitness in the US talks to Kate Cracknell about transforming the lives of an overweight population

Nicky Jobson reports on all the news, excitement and product launches from this year’s Leisure Industry Week, which took place at the Birmingham NEC

Health Club Management recently revealed how online gym pass provider PayasUgym will soon begin testing Bitcoin, potentially paving the way for the cryptocurrency to become an accepted form of payment across more than 2,000 UK gyms in the PayasUgym network.

Nicky Jobson looks ahead to the highlights in store for visitors to this year’s Leisure Industry Week

Pete Banbury looks at the future of fitness education and learning