IHRSA's expert panel on the forces that will shape the fitness industry around the world in the coming year

What's in store at the UK's largest trade beauty event taking place at ExCeL, London, this month?

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

Whether it's payroll support, scheduling or task allocation, Sean James says today's CRM systems can play a key role in staff management

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

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

Natural product manufacturer Body Bliss has introduced a new aromatherapy app which has been designed to integrate custom aromatherapy alchemy into both spa treatments and spa retail.

Part two of a nine-part series detailing Alliance Leisure's process for creating successful public leisure facilities - Translating clients' wish lists into a viable scheme that's well conceptualised

Part three of a nine-part series detailing Alliance Leisure's process for creating successful public leisure facilities - How do you assess whether your desired leisure scheme is viable, and where do you go from there?

Katie Lewis reports on discussions at November's SIBEC Europe event, from functional training to price-cutting, and from centralised ad campaigns to 'exercise is medicine'

Tapping into wellness tourism could help health clubs drive revenue, build communities and bring in new markets, says Kate Cracknell

A report on the third annual Health Club Awards, which took place during LIW in September

New products and trends from this year's Leisure Industry Week

Laura Dagg takes a look forward to the highlights of this year's Leisure Industry Week, which takes place in Birmingham later this month

An interview with futurologist Magnus Lindkvist ahead of his speech at the IHRSA European Congress in Madrid next month

The Global Spa and Wellness Summit has announced the launch of an infographic competition. Entrants are invited to explore aspects of the spa or wellness industries and present the material in the form of an infographic.

Spa Business magazine has announced its Spa Foresight™ 2013/14 report which highlights trends and influences in the international spa industry and identifies opportunities for growth in terms of market sectors, world regions, management protocols and treatment types.

Today's multi-faceted spas have important lessons to teach health clubs about the customer experience, says Liz Holmes

The MD of Reebok Sports Club London talks Kate Cracknell through the major redevelopment project that's seen a “total transformation” of the offering

Full details of the just-released 2013 Members' Choice Health Club Awards shortlist

Whether you're looking for weight loss, detox or disease prevention, juicing claims to have the answers. Kate Cracknell reports

Jay Williams examines the science behind telomeres – indicators for cellular ageing – and what it could mean for spas and health clubs

The founder and CEO of GoodLife Fitness talks to Kate Cracknell about putting an ethos of caring at the heart of his Canadian club empire

Should the fitness industry follow the example of the spa sector and launch a central research portal?

A look at the hottest trends impacting the health club spa industry

Cloud-based spa software company SpaBooker has secured an investment of US$27.5million (£17.9m; E21m) in series B financing in a deal led by Bain Capital Ventures.
The company will use the funding to continue to refine and develop its software, which gets five new releases a year, with a focus on the continued development of revenue-driving marketing tools.

Abigail Harris takes a look at the latest software designed to help members feel a sense of belonging to their gym 'community'

Residential developers are incorporating wellbeing facilities in their schemes to enhance exclusivity and add value, reports Neena Dhillon

Spa and wellness company, Spafinder Wellness, is expanding its presence in Canada by launching a new French Canadian website and adding Canadian-specific content to Spafinder.ca.

Online spa marketplace Wahanda has launched a new mobile booking site to allow' on-the-go' customers to book health and beauty treatments easily and quickly.