Sam Unadkat, WE11 founder and CEO, tells us about creating a group of luxury co-working studios for elite freelance wellness professionals. The concept focuses on supporting the growth of a network of likeminded fitness professionals and ensuring PTs get a fair deal.

Industry legend and charity fundraiser Augie Nieto is returning as a co-investor and board member to Life Fitness, where he served as president from 1977 to 2000

From designing and managing the largest hotel gym in the world, to a new live steaming model to achieve global reach, the founder of The Wright Fit discusses his career journey and plans

How big could the European health and fitness industry grow? What models will have the biggest impact? We ask those who have the most up-to-date research

In her first year as CEO of Total Fitness, membership has grown by 6,000. The first female CEO in the UK’s commercial fitness sector tells us how she’s implemented cultural changes to grow the business

'Your marketing department will have to start writing ad copy for robots, not for humans' – Andrew Grill, a practical futurist, shares his advice on embracing digital

After reviving Fitness First Germany, Seibold is building a portfolio of fitness brands under new company, Life Fit Group

The CEO of CHi Fitness, in Malaysia, discusses how he turned the business around

George Foreman III – son of the heavyweight prizefighter – is expanding his US-based boxing gym business, and plans to have 20 sites open by 2020

The founders of Goodlife, Australia’s largest gym chain, have a new concept, which combines multiple boutique disciplines...

Are aggregators helpful or dangerous for the industry? We hear opinions from both sides of the debate...

'My dream is for our industry to have a much more significant impact on global health; there is still so much more we can do' – we chat to Rasmus Ingerslev and wife Dr Mouna about their ambitious goals...

'We watch trends closely at Stylist Magazine and we've seen a real growth in women doing strength training as a way of reclaiming a traditionally male space' – editor in chief Lisa Smosarski on the publisher's new female-only studio...

'This isn't a spin around the park: SUF Cycling requires participants to dig deep' – Commercial Director Ben Keenan on how the Sufferfest training app has evolved for group fitness in gyms and studios...

'Parents often tell their children to become doctors or lawyers, but now they'll encourage them to become fitness pros' – says rapper Pitbull, talking about his new boutique gym with life coach guru Tony Robbins...

The founder of the World Health Innovation Summit explains his vision for achieving a fit and healthy planet by using a global knowledge-sharing platform

Group exercise continues to grow in popularity, making great instructors more important than ever before. But are we paying them enough? Experts discuss

Train like Thor – Hollywood actor Chris Hemsworth capitalises on his famous physique with a new fitness app

Formerly the UK’s secretary of state for health, now mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham has ambitious plans to normalise physical activity and place it at the heart of primary care

'Gym Plus was an estate of mid-market clubs that had been a victim of the recession and the advent of low-cost clubs. They had lost their identity.' – CEO Dirk Van Der Flier tells how he turned the brand around

Rabble is 'a high intensity team workout, based on modified playground games, such as dodgeball and catch the flag', says founder Charlotte Roach

'With two instructors per class – one devoted to correcting form – we fix people, and this creates clients for life' – says The Fore founder Hannah Lanel

Leisure trust GLL and Belfast City Council will invest £105m over the next decade. We talk to the chair about the impact of the social enterprise model

Private equity firm North Castle Partners has made possible the Barry’s Bootcamp expansion and Curves’ success in Asia. We talk to the firm’s fitness lead, Jon Canarick

With one in six people expected to suffer from some form of mental health issue each year, should our industry be training staff as mental first aiders? Experts discuss.