Playfinder has launched Bookteq, a booking system aimed at increasing revenue for operators of independent physical activity venues.

Start-up Vitruvian, based in Perth, Australia, has announced it has raised USD $2.5m (AUD$3.42m) in capital from industry-leading strategic investors.

PopBase, a start-up tech company, has secured US$400,000 investment from Welltech1, an Israel- based venture capital fund and hub specialising in wellness-related technologies.

In collaboration with ukactive, FunXtion has driven a global discussion with some of the world’s leading fitness operators and influencers, exploring how digitalisation will influence the delivery of fitness services and products moving forwards.

Wattbike AtomX leads the future of indoor cycling, says Richard Baker

Our sector can do more for active ageing – it’s never been more important

Venueserve Fitness enables clubs to offer white-label content streaming to optimise capacity and member engagement

Deansgate Square, the newest residential star on Manchester’s impressive skyline, is a fitting home for some of the city’s most stylish health and fitness facilities, with specialist acoustic flooring by TVS Group

Whitcombe is fighting for the right to reopen his gym – and stay open

Mindbody is focusing its product development efforts on new technologies, as it looks to "reimagine" its software platform.

A study from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden suggests exercising can lead to better outcomes in people with cancer

Places Leisure’s Bulmershe Leisure Centre is providing its community with new fitness kit in a major upgrade

Ruskin Fitness Club has transformed its gym with a major refit and new dedicated workout zones

Power Plate UK's Davide Ferreira and ReferAll's Stuart Stokes write to HCM

Passive relaxation improves heart rate variability. This study shows active interventions can have the same effect

Collective Leisure has just become the first social enterprise leisure management company in Australia

The celebrity trainer and author is working with Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts to elevate their fitness offering

Steve Ward celebrates how the industry has come together in the pandemic

A new study from the Global Wellness Institute highlights the scope of the $121bn mental wellbeing market

The co-founder and CEO of Saudi Arabia’s Armah Sports on smart clubs, a deal with 1Rebel and collaborating with Amazon

Working the glutes is vital for balance, power and wellbeing. Tom Tawell reports

The chair of énergie and vice chair of BMF on bringing together indoor, outdoor, online and VR fitness

Given their support for the NHS, should gyms and leisure centres be classified as essential services? And how do we get it reclassified? Experts discuss

Policymakers and operators discuss trust and public sector pandemic responses

EXi, an NHS-approved exercise app designed to help people with long term health conditions, has launched a Covid-19 rehabilitation programme.

Anytime Fitness, the UK’s leading 24/7 high-spec gym operator, has partnered with Gympass to give its corporate members access to over 170 clubs across UK and Ireland.

Peloton and Grammy Award-winning singer Beyoncé have signed a broad, multi-year partnership which will result in the launch of new, themed workouts on the interactive fitness platform.

With the launch of 22 SERIES, a pioneering, new cardio line powered by iFit® – the world’s leading on-demand fitness streaming platform – Freemotion Fitness aims to change the way we think about – and deliver – fitness content to truly engage members.

Active IQ has launched its Level 3 Award in Understanding the Development and Delivery of End-point Assessment to meet the increasing demands for skilled assessors in this emerging area.

Personalised health and human performance specialist, Salus Optima, has teamed up with training company, Premier Global NASM, to help new and expectant mothers achieve their personal health and wellness goals.