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.

UK Sport and British Cycling have teamed up with multinational security organisation BAE Systems on the development of an advanced ergometer in advance of the Rio 2016 Olympics.

Professor Steve Haake, of Sheffield Hallam University, works with UK Sport to help Team GB win more medals. Hear more at Elevate 2016

Macmillan Cancer Support's Jo Foster will speak at Elevate 2016, discussing ways in which exercise can help cancer patients

Investor interest in fitness is booming. Jak Phillips gets expert tips for securing funding

We’ve reached a tipping point in the healthy living revolution, with Healthy New Towns and Sporting Future two huge opportunities to embrace, says Liz Terry

Legend’s club management software solution has successfully launched in Canada. Its new clients share their thoughts

Social workout app Fitssi is on a mission to connect more like- minded fitness fans and the company has outlined expansion into the US as its latest objective.

UK low-cost operator The Gym Group recently completed a successful IPO, and Pure Gym is also considering a flotation. What might be the impact and learnings for the rest of the sector? Niamh Madigan reports

Dance-based fitness classes are booming. Hayley Price takes a look at how health clubs and leisure operators are responding to the growing variety of offerings on the market

The Group CEO of Holmes Place talks to Kate Cracknell about the launch of its new gym-only Evo concept, the importance of brand identity, and plans to return to the UK

Work experience is more important than academic qualifications, and secondary spend is a growing focus. Mike Hill of Leisure-net Solutions canvasses the views of some of the UK’s leading health and fitness operators

The European fitness market continues its strong growth, with the total number of health and fitness club members now exceeding 50 million, according to the latest European Health & Fitness Market Report

The NK Social Strollers project demonstrates how 1Life is able to collaborate with local partners to promote wellbeing

Nottingham University’s new SYNRGY-based Active Trail is proving a hit with students and staff alike

We’re consistently wrong about how much physical activity people actually do – and it affects our own inclination to exercise. Hannah Shrimpton reports on the findings of Ipsos Mori’s research

Steven Ward offers his views on what the new DCMS Sporting Future strategy means for the physical activity sector

Health clubs are popping up in increasingly diverse locations – so how do you decide if a site is right for you?

A proliferation of opportunities to be physically active. ukactive’s Steven Ward looks ahead to 2016

There’s a new, more relaxed attitude among consumers in terms of loyalty, says Imke Schuller of The Futures Company

The fitness industry may be growing, but it needs to do even more to achieve future success. David Minton looks at moves in the private and public sector, and the need for all clubs to better embrace the power of social media

The coming together of sport and fitness – encapsulated in the new DCMS strategy – marks a huge opportunity for health clubs and leisure centres to play to their strengths and tap into new funding streams, says Kate Cracknell

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

Strictly Come Dancing’s Darcey Bussell tells us all about her new group exercise programme

Vicki Loomes of trendwatching.com outlines five consumer trends your business should be embracing in 2016

Stressed-out sports captains, struggling to put out a team on a cold Tuesday evening in Stoke, have been thrown a lifeline – an app which links up available sportspeople with local teams in need of players.

Fitness tracking devices are expected to remain the dominant force in the wearable tech market over the next three years, according to new research, although smartwatches are anticipated to gradually increase their market share.

Fitness start-up Dibs Technology has raised US$1m (€920,000, £687,000) in seed funding as the fledgling business bids to expand the reach of its dynamic-pricing technology for fitness classes.

With the implementation of the new National Living Wage just around the corner, how can clubs turn the inevitable costs into a force for positive change? Julie Cramer reports

With the iGym project, Pulse transformed an empty shell into an inspiring hi-tech facility in just 10 weeks