FIBO, took place last week from 16-19 April, attracting more than 175,000 visitors from 136 countries and more than 1,000 exhibitors from 54 countries.

Polar has launched a durable, “urban-ready” sports watch offering training and recovery features and long-lasting battery life at a more affordable price point.

After a successful year expanding into new territories, In2Fitness is planning to open a further 25 sites in Saudi Arabia in 2025.

Gymbox has partnered with Haringey Council and not-for-profit organisation, Raza Sana, to give opportunities to those living in disadvantaged communities.

Blok has launched a fundraising campaign on Crowdcube. The company’s goal is to reach £500,000 – ahead of a possible funding round in 2023.

Researchers at Harvard have found the optimal amount of exercise is between 150 and 600 minutes a week, with no harm done by intensity, but with a ceiling when it comes to impact.

Urban Health Club in Ludwigsburg, Germany, has introduced a 24/7 operation.

The founder and CEO of Urban Health Club tells of his desire to create something new and beautiful that also improves people’s health

The pandemic has led to an increase in the popularity of bite-sized workouts that can be fit in between Zoom calls. But will this trend endure?

The CEO and co-founder of BLOK tells how he developed ‘one of the coolest gyms in the world’

The ex-Special Forces Navy diver and Army fitness instructor tell how their backgrounds inspired EMF Fitness

IHRSA’s Kristen Walsh shares the most interesting findings from the 2019 IHRSA Health Club Consumer Report

A year after the launch of Steel Warriors’ first outdoor gym, made from confiscated knives, the Co-op is funding 20 more

The Co-operative Group (Co-op) will invest a "multi-million-pound" sum in creating a network of street gyms in areas impacted by knife crime.

A study on exercise injuries has suggested that people who engage in high-intensity interval training (HIIT) could be putting themselves in greater risk of injury.

Underground Gym’s co-founder on breaking the rules with a new model and building a self-funded business from scratch

The co-founder of Mindset talks about growing a business based on mental as much as physical wellbeing

A mix of gymnastics, parkour and bodyweight training, calisthenics is an eye-catching way to build strength. Kath Hudson looks at how gyms can incorporate this discipline

A boutique fitness club, designed to develop members' mental and emotional health in addition to physical fitness, has opened its doors on in Waterloo, London.

The founder of Farm Fitness is passionate about sharing the benefits of outdoor exercise. He talks to HCM

Ukactive has named the 11 fitness tech disruptors that have made it to the industry body's start-up accelerator programme ActiveLab.

The founders of the functional training gym on taking on the Indian fitness market

A new report from IHRSA examines health club consumer behaviour. We outline some of the key findings

The Urban Strength Bar from Physical Company brings together strength, flexibility and balance. Designed to make calisthenics training accessible to everyone, the simple system promotes four types of movements - planks; lower body exercises; upper body exercises and links.

Leisure solutions provider Pulse has teamed up with training provider Sideways8 to create a new academy.

Knowledge-hungry fitness professionals gathered in London earlier this month to explore how education can form the bedrock of personal development.

Looking forward to FitPro LIVE, which takes place in London in July

Since its initial introduction in 2000, the CrossFit concept has grown in prominence with a dedicated following taking up the workout across the UK, however, can the idea be translated for the mass market?

CrossFit is a tough workout that gives fantastic results, but can it ever achieve mass market appeal?

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