Where does the UK health and fitness sector currently sit in its product lifecycle, and what comes next? Kate Cracknell asks the experts for their thoughts

A small trial suggests wellness interventions, including exercise, can help reverse memory loss in Alzheimer’s patients

We report on a recent project by MYZONE and Village Urban Resorts in Aberdeen

Will 2015 prove to be a turning point for the fitness and physical activity sector? ukactive CEO David Stalker offers his thoughts

Dr Rachel Pryke of the Royal College of General Practitioners talks to Kate Cracknell about a co-operative approach to combating the obesity epidemic

The vice president of Downsize Fitness in the US talks to Kate Cracknell about transforming the lives of an overweight population

90 per cent of exercisers say they prefer to work out in a group. Is your studio timetable up to scratch?

Meet the winning health and fitness clubs, announced at the recent Health Club Awards, as voted for by club members around the UK

An overview of Gerflor’s work with premium health club operator David Lloyd Leisure

CEO of ukactive David Stalker reviews the themes and moods at the recent Labour and Conservative Party conferences

Nicky Jobson reports on all the news, excitement and product launches from this year’s Leisure Industry Week, which took place at the Birmingham NEC

Health Club Management recently revealed how online gym pass provider PayasUgym will soon begin testing Bitcoin, potentially paving the way for the cryptocurrency to become an accepted form of payment across more than 2,000 UK gyms in the PayasUgym network.

The number of people who own wearable tech in the UK is set to double in 2015 – from 6 to 13 per cent – as products make the leap from niche to mainstream.

PayasUgym, the online gym pass provider, has teamed up with British Military Fitness (BMF) as part of a concerted push into the outdoor training market.

Online retailer Amazon appears poised for a further push into the wearable technology sector, with the company poised to increase investment and staff at its secretive hardware operations unit Lab126.

As the economy improves, will fitness operators eye new markets or consolidate their existing bases?

UK-based Mosaic Spa & Health Clubs is working with a charity in Uganda to rediscover the company’s mission. Ray Algar reports

Even so-called hard to reach groups have to use our streets, so that’s where we should start getting them active, says Kate Cracknell

Alison Bledge examines how the offshore industry is managing the wellbeing of its workers, and looks at a gym installed onboard the floating hotel Safe Scandinavia

Michael Oliver analyses the findings of Mintel’s 2014 Health and Fitness Clubs industry report

Kath Hudson offers an overview of the groups and schemes pitching to help tackle the UK’s obesity crisis

CEO of ukactive David Stalker looks ahead to this year’s ukactive National Summit

How can you get more members attending more often and recommending your club to their friends and family?

Two new studies into children’s exercise look at why it matters, and how we can help ensure it happens

Inspired by his childhood in Africa, Amen Iseghohi launched a chain of back-to-basics gyms that use recycled tyres. He talks to Magali Robathan

David Hopkins, MD and founder of mystery shopping and research company Proinsight, on turning everyday insights into profits

Almost three quarters of 16 to 24-year-olds have used or hold an interest in wearable technology, according to new figures published by GlobalWebIndex.

Online gym pass provider PayasUgym will soon begin testing Bitcoin as a form of payment across its network, paving the way for more than a third of UK gyms to be able to sell membership via the cryptocurrency.

Online fashion retailer Mr Porter has made moves to establish dominance in the wearable technology sector, with the website becoming the exclusive third-party retailer of Google Glass.

Online gym pass provider PayasUgym has continued its busy start to September by adding Everyone Active clubs to its growing network – which comprises more than a third of the UK’s 6,000 gyms.