The IHRSA Institute 2016 takes place in the US in August, offering executive education for health club professionals

Gym buddy apps are helping people find their perfect workout partner, so they’re more likely to stick with their routine

Diabetes, Oliver Patrick, Jenny Patrickson, John Morgan, Nikki Joule, Neil King, NHS, Kath Hudson

If men work out together at the gym it can have a positive impact on health, helping to relieve the stresses of the day, according to new research from the US

Bad for Britain, bad for fitness? Steve Ward, executive director at ukactive, offers his thoughts on the upcoming referendum on Britain leaving the EU

The Queen's grandson is on a mission to make Spartan Race a household name

The health club market has shown robust growth across Europe, according to new research from Deloitte and EuropeActive

Attendance is sky-high at Les Mills’ latest club in New Zealand – and virtual classes are playing a starring role

Could you lead the commoditisation of the spa industry in the UK? Massage Heights is looking for international expansion partners.

The new Sport England strategy is a huge triumph for ukactive, and an equally significant opportunity for the fitness sector, says Kate Cracknell

The PT turned online personality on the new art of social media 'influencing'

Do you know how to fully engage Millennials in your social media marketing? The experts share their advice

Innovative Wattbike training zones are transforming studios and gym floors across the country

New developments in data mining can help clubs unlock their ‘hidden wealth’

A look at how How Inverclyde Leisure has driven business transformation, cut costs and grown revenues

Sentinel Leisure Trust’s innovative model sees its commercial arm driving revenue to keep its leisure offering affordable

Wexer Virtual has teamed up with Connected Fitness Labs – a stand-alone subsidiary of Fitness First – to create a new app designed to expand a gym’s reach beyond its four walls and into the daily lives of its members.

PayAsUGym has today (17 May) launched a new business intelligence platform – dubbed the ‘Partner Portal’ – designed to help fitness operators maximise the potential of their offering.

Public Health England (PHE) has kicked off a two-day Health X Hackathon event in Manchester to seek innovative solutions to help children eat more healthily and be more active.

A serial entrepreneur with experience of working in Silicon Valley has turned his attention to boosting youth activity through an innovative new booking platform designed to get young people moving.

As Strava today (10 May) kicks off its first ever Global Bike to Work Day, the cycling app has revealed that more than 70 cities and regions around the world are harnessing its data to inform transport policy.

The global fitness market is primed for explosive growth over the next decade, as accelerated digitalisation and a convergence of big brands into the sector will spawn a billion global fitness users.

Fitbit reported sales of US$505m for the first quarter of 2016 – a 50 per cent increase on Q1 2015 – prompting the fitness tracking giant to raise profit guidance for the rest of the year.

Nuffield Health has opened its first specialist sports performance lab at its flagship City Fitness and Wellbeing gym in London, offering elite-level diagnostics to help clients develop tailored exercise programmes.

London Sport has announced the launch of a new insight and data portal as it seeks to make good on its goal of transforming London into the most active city in the world.

Google has continued its efforts to get more people active with the introduction of a new tool to its Calendar platform which helps hard-pressed people find time for a workout.

Health and fitness software provider Virtuagym has unveiled several new partnerships as the Dutch-based firm seeks to boost its offering for gym operators, PTs and members.

Technogym has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire a majority stake in Exerp – a global digital specialist in fitness club member engagement software, based in Denmark.

A new generation of apps are aiming to make PT even more convenient

Nigel Wallace of Lifetime Training considers the proposal to offer personal training on the NHS