Parkwood Leisure and Legend Club Management Systems have collaborated to develop a new Customer Management Module, which combines enterprise-level reporting with membership sales and prospecting functionality to drive revenue

The fitness and diet guru, known for her six-week programme, takes her workout and wellness concept to Harrods

Wearable technology company Myzone has secured a partnership deal with fitness tech and services company Hero Wellbeing.

Improving retention with AI

The UK health and fitness industry continues to show impressive growth. Helen Patenall looks at the key influencers shaping the sector in the year ahead

The Fitness Industry Technology Council’s president, Bryan O’Rourke, tells us about the impact of fitness and heightened consumer expectations in this digital age

New tech is coming down the track which will change the gym experience and improve retention

Swimming strong

We take a look at the ambitious budget and mid-market operators, smaller independently owned chains and foreign boutiques entering the growing franchise sector

Ukactive has named the 11 fitness tech disruptors that have made it to the industry body's start-up accelerator programme ActiveLab.

Liz Terry on the boom in franchising

Iberian fitness operator GO Fit is developing a low-cost, personalised gym offering based on the latest exercise science from academia

Fitness franchises are piling in to the UK. We take a look at the market

Improving retention with AI

Independent operators are increasingly creating an affordable and personalised experience for customers. Does this signal a shift in the current market set up?

Tom Walker asks if fitness and sports science principles hold the key to boosting workforce productivity among corporate as well as fitness companies

Science meets fitness

FIBO’s new event director on taking the show in a different direction this year

Former England football captain Alan Shearer has helped launch the second of seven new Speedflex studios planned by Bannatyne Group before the end of the year.

Luxury London spa ESPA Life at Corinthia recently launched a tech-centred hybrid fitness and wellness concept: BodySPace. We meet the duo behind it

The founder of Bulgari Hotel’s luxury fitness facility, Workshop Gymnasium, talks to Kate Cracknell about taking the brand to Dubai, Bali and Beijing

Activity-based social network Strava has continued its expansion onto the gym floor with the introduction of a new Gym and Studio Sync function.

Is the HIIT trend putting instructors and members at risk of serious injury?

Mintel’s private sector health and fitness club report shows the sector is growing

Technogym kits out Towers Health & Racquets club with state-of-art equipment

The global connected gym equipment market is set to grow at an annual rate of 45 per cent between 2017 and 2021.

AXA PPP’s Matthew Ward discusses the insurance giant’s new strategy that involves encouraging its customers to exercise

Italy-based equipment supplier Technogym has joined forces with computer giant IBM as part of plans to develop an artificial intelligence-driven, “cognitive coaching platform” for the health, fitness and wellness markets.

Innovations are growing the fitness industry, but more needs to be done to achieve future success. David Minton summarises findings from The Leisure Database Company’s (TLDC) State of the Fitness Industry Report

Precor launches the Experience Series EFX 800 with Converging CrossRamp