Swimming strong

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

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

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

Active IQ adds Flair

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

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

Ukactive has named the 11 fitness tech disruptors that have made it to the industry body's start-up accelerator programme ActiveLab.

Fitness franchises are piling in to the UK. We take a look at the market

Liz Terry on the boom in franchising

The new CEO of Fitness First Germany discusses his three-stage plan to buy up the competition and prepare the business for sale within the next three years

New research commissioned by EuropeActive gives us fresh insights into the personal training market in Europe

As the event draws nearer, we take a look at what attendees can expect from Elevate 2018, including conference speakers, seminar topics, exhibitors and award categories

The founder of Core Nation Fitness explains the benefits of setting up group fitness in a rowing club

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

Iberian fitness operator GO Fit is developing a low-cost, personalised gym offering based on the latest exercise science from academia

Sweat and Sound’s founder on creating immersive fitness experiences for all ages

Pure World Energy is delivering energy savings to Bristol and Weymouth leisure centres via its gas microturbine units

ukactive head of public affairs Huw Edwards says it’s time for the NHS to prioritise preventive healthcare

easyGym is ready for global expansion and its CEO says it will hit its goal by franchising

The Behaviour Insights Team’s senior advisor reveals behaviour modification strategies for getting people active

The president of España Activa Foundation explains how the not-for-profit is addressing Spain’s inactivity problem

Steven Ward explains the goals of the Global Active Leaders Programme

We explore if it is time for all gyms and studios to swap single-sex, communal changing spaces for gender-neutral facilities

We ask industry leaders what can be done to attract more men to group exercise

Tom Walker asks if fitness and sports science principles hold the key to boosting workforce productivity among corporate as well as fitness companies

The ex-Olympic athlete shares his growth plans for the Fitness Space franchise

The energié group has appointed a new COO

Data security at health clubs and leisure centres could be at risk because staff are using unofficial channels such as Facebook and WhatsApp to communicate work-related issues, according to a new survey.

Leaders from the sport, fitness and technology sectors have unveiled a dynamic collaboration to stimulate growth for digital startups that help people get active.