Online gym pass provider PayasUgym has today announced a £1.6m raft of venture capital funding as it seeks to continue growth across the UK market.

Ray Algar reports on a Gymkit initiative to send refurbished gym equipment to rehab centres in Laos

The health and fitness sector is being presented with a once in a lifetime opportunity to create 'wellness cities', says Kate Cracknell

Matrix Fitness credits much of its success to the people behind the brand. Newly promoted National Sales Manager, Andy Loughray, discusses the merits of this customer-centric company

A look at how fixed resistance equipment is being integrated into sports-specific training programmes

The UK's leading low-cost operator Pure Gym is rolling out the centralised chain management system from Exerp to facilitate its ambitious plans for expansion

AM – Workflow Asset Management – is being hailed by centres around the UK as one of the easiest, most efficient and most affordable maintenance management systems on the market

Vera Kiss of The Futures Company unmasks the Millennial generation and explains what you need to know to be relevant to this market

The CEO of Fitness First talks to Kate Cracknell about putting behavioural psychology at the heart of the business, in a £270m repositioning and rebrand

Michael Cassop-Thompson looks at strategic management of clubs, in the first of a series created with CIMSPA

How Lizzy Yarnold's win at the Sochi Olympics is the result of a world class technology partnership combined with an innovative talent identification programme.

Mintel's latest research highlights opportunities to further extend the sector's reach. Michael Oliver reports

From wearables to measuring participation, microgyms to the emergence of the public sector, TLDC's David Minton offers insights based on the latest State of the Fitness Industry Report

Think retention was bad before? It's now worse than ever, according to new research from Dr Paul Bedford

From laughter as medicine to wellness hotels, Camilla Parke of The Futures Company looks at some of the trends set to shape the wellness sector in the coming year

2014 will be the year that operators decide whether they want to play a recognised role within the health sector, says ukactive's David Stalker

Henry Mason of trendwatching.com outlines the key consumer trends for the fitness sector to run with in 2014

New research by Mike Hill of Leisure-net Solutions – conducted exclusively for Health Club Management – investigates why members leave clubs, and how well operators manage the leaving process

Does the sector need to cement its intent to combat physical inactivity with a bold ‘physical inactivity kills' message, asks Kate Cracknell

In the second part of our new series, Ray Algar takes a look at a charitable fundraising venture being run by The Gym Group in the UK

Can human energy expended on CV equipment realistically be converted into electricity to run your club?

What's in store at the UK's largest trade beauty event taking place at ExCeL, London, this month?

Luxury health club spas are increasingly offering wellness services just for men. Kate Corney examines this growing trend

Kath Hudson looks at how clubs are turning pilates into a successful secondary revenue stream

The new director of health and wellbeing at Public Health England talks to Steven Ward about his mission to tackle the ‘wicked problem' of physical inactivity

Camilla Parke of The Futures Company outlines some of the trends that will influence the health and wellness sector this year

CEO of ukactive David Stalker discusses the parliamentary group set up to examine physical inactivity

Whether it's payroll support, scheduling or task allocation, Sean James says today's CRM systems can play a key role in staff management

Kristen Walsh previews next month's 33rd IHRSA International Convention and Trade Show

A free school in Luton is the first in the UK to be set up by a leisure trust. Rhianon Howells finds out about its healthy approach