Pioneering charitable trust, Wave Active, opened a new suite today designed to support older adults and people living with long-term health conditions through adaptive exercise and meaningful social connection.

A driver of mental and physical health, vagus nerve protocols have huge potential to support health club members, as Kath Hudson discovers

With gym-goers now able to track and analyse every part of their fitness journey, we look at how this impacts outcomes

The right software can transform both health club operations and the customer journey, as Steph Eaves discovers

Cross-platform fit tech business Fiit, has hit a £1 million crowdfunding target in seven days.

Rising workplace stress among employees has led companies to increase their investment in incentives as rewards, with wearable fitness gadgets among the most popular corporate perks.

Parkwood Leisure managing director Glen Hall talks about putting the company on a new path to fitness in recent years, with customers and staff at its heart

A look at new kit from Matrix and a running training app from Wellbeats

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

Businesses in the fitness sector have a lot to gain by tapping into the full potential of online mobile and cashless payment systems

Record, respond, resolve – key stages in a customer feedback system. Leisure-net’s Mike Hill explains why opening up avenues for customer feedback is a great opportunity, not risky business

The MD of Green Gym on his organisation’s belief in physical activity for a purpose

Gladstone’s new signature application, Gladstone360, is billed as a game-changer for leisure management software

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

ukactive has called for a major rethink of how children are engaged with physical activity, after new research found almost nine in ten UK parents feel tablets and smartphones are adding to Britain’s youth inactivity crisis.

Elite sport sleep coach Nick Littlehales says a lack of sleep is preventing many athletes from achieving a personal best. He'll be speaking at Elevate 2016

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

Disney and Creative England have named Liverpool-based tech firm Citrus Suite as the winner of an £80,000 development fund to create an app that inspires families to lead healthier lifestyles.

The value of exercise for mental health, and maintaining personal connections with members in a virtual era – these were some of the topics discussed at the panel debate that kicked off SIBEC Europe 2015 on the Costa Blanca, Spain, in November

The CEO of Jatomi Fitness talks to Kate Cracknell about building a business around the consumer, and the lessons fitness can take from the fast food sector

It seems the word on everyone’s lips at the moment is beacons. Partly because it’s fun to say, but more so because these simple devices are being tipped as a potential gamechanger for the leisure industry.

Bryan K O’Rourke takes an in-depth look at beacon technology and considers its future implications for health and fitness clubs

The Wellness Lifestyle CRM platform allows members to track all their activity, and operators to base programmes on real-time data

Kate Cracknell speaks to the team responsible for the turnaround and future growth of the Total Fitness health club chain

The ability to buy online is key for consumers – so how should membership sales be managed in this context?

Kate Cracknell talks to the GP who hit the headlines for recommending walking to his patients, and finds out why he thinks more GPs should be following suit

Manchester United FC (MUFC) has moved to ban iPads from the club’s stadium, at a time when many sports clubs are embracing technology as a way of enhancing the matchday experience.

The Amsterdam ArenA, home to Dutch football club AFC Ajax, has signed a deal with the Municipality of Amsterdam in order to help secure the stadium’s position as an innovative and progressive sporting venue.

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