Global group exercise specialist, Les Mills, is inviting operators to sign up to its Workout for the World event on 20 June, in support of UNICEF.

HCM Handbook’s annual prediction of key trends, influences and opportunities coming down the tracks.

Therme Group’s Romanian bathing resort Therme Bucharest is currently hosting its Herbarium Festival (4-17 May), offering guests a chance to explore sauna and steamroom experiences performed by 92 aufguss sauna masters and therapists from 26 countries.

The former CEO of Planet Fitness talks about his investment in Brazilian fitness franchise, Panobianco Academia

Former Planet Fitness CEO, Chris Rondeau, is back in the industry set to drive international expansion of Brazil’s largest gym franchisor, Panobianco Academia.

A deep dive into the Latin American market, courtesy of the Health & Fitness Association.

HCM Handbook editorial director, Liz Terry and Kath Hudson predict key trends, influences and opportunities set to shape the sector, including vagus nerve resets, diagnostics and social prescribing.

Young and affluent consumers are leading health club usage in Latin America, according to research from the Health and Fitness Association (HFA) and there are further opportunities to engage lapsed and never-members.

The first Hyrox Performance Centre opened this weekend, in Berlin. HPC Kreuzberg offers a facility which has been optimally designed to allow athletes to train for the fitness races.

Wearable technology is once again top of the trends according to the American College of Sports Medicine’s annual survey, followed by mobile exercise apps and exercise programmes for older adults.

The sector has huge room to grow, the McKinsey global lead tells Kate Cracknell

John Kersh has announced he is leaving boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness, after eight years with the company – seven of the driving international growth across multiple brands and the best part of a year with Pure Barre.

Return to in-person exercise is reflected in the results of the American College of Sport’s Medicine (ACSM) trends list for 2024, with wearable technology top once again.

Christian Tötzke, founder of Hyrox, plans to make the fitness races the equivalent of the London Marathon - the big event of the year which everyone aspires to participate in.

HCM talks to the founder of Hyrox, the sports racing event that’s growing into a global movement, with insights from BFT’s Cameron Falloon

Japan has the third largest wellness economy globally – worth US$303 billion (£242.6 billion, €283 billion) – according to data from the Global Wellness Institute (GWI).

Gympass, the aggregator which specialises in corporate wellbeing, has achieved a US$2.4bn valuation, up from US$2.2bn two years ago.

Companies which successfully encourage their employees to become more physically active could see their healthcare costs being cut by more than a third.

The founder of Kidzania tells us about Kinezis, his pioneering new fitness and entertainment concept which launched in Mexico and is set for global expansion

Bhout is in pre-sales for its AI-driven boxing bag, which it calls a 'boxing bag with a brain'.

New research from Edith Cowan University has shown eccentric muscle contractions create the strongest training effect, as Liz Terry discovers

ACSM’s 2023 insight report tracks industry trends each year, creating a barometer of what’s hot and what’s not. HCM gives the lowdown

Wearable technology is 2023’s number one worldwide fitness trend according to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), which has released a list of 20 industry trends taken from its annual survey.

Dr Fiona Bull, head of the physical activity unit at the World Health Organization (WHO), has stated that “demonstrating impact is key” for the physical activity sector when it comes to delivering on its potential to society. “Without it, we’re just asking governments for handouts,” she said.

Gen Z’s attitude to fitness is changing the game when it comes to engagement with exercise, as Miranda Markham reports

The head of the World Health Organization’s Physical Activity Unit talks to Kate Cracknell as part of HCM’s partnership with Europe Active

Compassionate activity tracker Gentler Streak has been crowned Apple Watch App of the Year.

Corporate wellbeing platform Gympass has released a new report called the State of Work-Life Wellness.

Corporate wellbeing platform Gympass has launched personal training service Trainiac in the UK. Already live in Brazil and the US, it matches members with a certified coach who supports them on their wellbeing journey.

Doing the recommended amount of exercise at the weekend is just as beneficial as spreading physical activity through the week, according to research