Emerging fitness technologies could be the "cradle to grave game-changer" for public health in the UK.

Lessons learned from recent medical research in health, fitness and wellness can facilitate new approaches by operators and government for the benefit of all

A selection of innovative projects targeting niche market segments by independent health and fitness operators

Our panel of experts tell us what the coming year will bring for the fitness and physical activity sector – it’s all about the apps, virtual reality, wearables, defined programming and boutique-style fitness zones

Fascial release, mental fitness and free gyms are just some of the key trends, influences and opportunities set to shape health and fitness in the foreseeable future

The outlook for the private health club sector is promising according to an analysis of the key findings from the latest IHRSA Global Report, with club operators being well positioned to lead us into a healthy and promising future

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

Something for everyone

Louise Park of Ipsos MORI explains the importance of identifying Millennial attributes to help inform the public and private health and fitness agenda going forwards

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

The latest State of the UK Fitness Industry Report presents a thriving domestic fitness market. David Minton, director of The Leisure Database Company, summarises

Swimming strong

Active IQ adds Flair

Nationally and globally, the health and fitness sector must strike out and pave the way if we are to address the challenges facing us, advocates ukactive’s Steven Ward

SKILLRUN - delivering an amazing running experience to members

Wattbike: innovating for a decade

Improving retention with AI

Deloitte’s Karsten Hollasch summarises key data from the latest European Health & Fitness Market Report, highlighting our continent’s leading fitness operators and countries

ICAA’s Colin Milner speaks to MIT AgeLab director Dr Joseph Coughlin about the reality of our ageing population and the importance of engaging older people

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

Latin America’s health club industry is robust, according to IHRSA’s Latin American Report. Kristen Walsh provides valuable data on the region’s flourishing market conditions

Mike Hill and Professor Simon Shibli summarise the importance of National Benchmarking Service data in enabling clients to set realistic priorities and objectives

Construction specialist Willmott Dixon is looking to shake up the way public sector procures leisure facilities, with a new partnership-based approach

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.

We all know music is an integral part of group exercise – guiding and motivating – but just how important is it? And how exactly can we use it to increase participation? We ask the experts

ICG partners with Nuffield, Precor proves popular at Anytime Fitness, and FitQuest teams up with The Gym Group

Lauren Heath-Jones brings you the latest inspiring innovations, from Polar, Escape, FitQuest and Active IQ

Functional training is growing in popularity, but will it overtake traditional training methods? We open the debate

ukactive CEO Steve Ward discusses the new Active Uprising event, which is set to launch this year in Manchester