The largest generation, Gen Z is often dubbed ‘generation active’. Les Mills research has established the potential to engage this cohort, as Jak Phillips explains

Exercise scientists at the Les Mills Research Lab have identified the trait of automaticity – turning exercise into a habit like brushing your teeth – as the key differentiator between active and inactive people.

In a new webinar, Keith Burnet, CEO of global markets at Les Mills, has given insights into how health and fitness operators in China responded to the coronavirus lockdown.

Fitness brand Les Mills has recruited ukactive’s head of communications to lead its global business-to-business (B2B) content.

ukactive has bolstered its senior team in an effort to drive forward the physical activity agenda in 2017.

Flame Conference 2016 gets underway at the International Centre in Telford this morning (29 June), with around 1,000 physical activity sector leaders gathering for a packed schedule of speakers and panel discussions hosted by ukactive.

Health and fitness industry networking event SIBEC UK 2016 gets underway at The Belfry in Birmingham this morning (25 May) with a keynote speech from Welsh rugby legend Gareth Thomas.

Welsh rugby legend Gareth Thomas has been announced as the keynote speaker for physical activity sector networking event SIBEC UK, which takes place at The Belfry from 25-26 May.

FIBO, the world's largest trade show for fitness, wellness and health, kicks off this morning (6 April) with the European Health & Fitness Forum (EHFF), bringing together hundreds of physical activity sector thought leaders to explore the future direction of the fitness sector.

The budget gym sector increased its dominance in the European fitness market in 2015, according to the European Health & Fitness Market Study 2016.

The European Health & Fitness Forum (EHFF), the annual curtain raiser for FIBO, will take place next week with a stellar line-up of speakers sessions set to explore the future direction of the fitness sector.

IHRSA 2016 gets underway today (21 March) in Orlando, Florida, with a jam-packed schedule for the four-day international fitness event.

Bodypower, the new owner of Leisure Industry Week (LIW), has pledged to unite ‘disparate sectors’ under the leisure umbrella as it prepares to launch the event into a new era.

A former NFL star who won the Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers is hoping to score a touchdown in the fitness industry with a new self-spotting, free weight training system.

ukactive’s annual Flame Conference kicks off at the International Centre in Telford this morning (24 June) featuring a packed schedule of speakers and panel discussions. It will be followed this evening by the much-anticipated Flame Awards.

The physical activity sector has the potential to broaden its appeal to investors and gain ‘an even bigger wingspan’ if it can demonstrate its true economic value, according to new ukactive chair Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson.

Physical activity sector firms will soon be able to measure how they stack up against rival businesses, thanks to new benchmarking insights being provided to Flame Awards entrants as part of their feedback report.

Staff in gyms should broaden their knowledge of wearable technology so that they can keep pace with consumers and provide authoritative advice on which pieces of fitness technology are best suited to their individual needs.

Health and fitness industry networking event SIBEC UK 2015 has kicked off at championship golf course The Belfry in Birmingham.

Key influencers from across the health and fitness industry will gather in Loughborough today (29 April) to do business, debate and network at active-net 2015.

The sale of Fitness First Germany is still alive, according to its managing director Stefan Tilk, who said the offload to an unnamed private equity firm is moving forward.

The rapid advance of technology is democratising fitness, giving consumers more choice than ever before and leaving businesses facing difficult dilemmas, says new Pure Gym CEO Humphrey Cobbold.

The health club sector is becoming an increasingly attractive prospect for investors, as evidenced by a significant jump in the number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) seen over the past year.

FIBO week got underway in Cologne, Germany, this morning (8 April) with the start of the one-day 2nd European Health & Fitness Forum (EHFF).

Not-for-profit wellness provider Nuffield Health will make its customised wellbeing memberships a core focus of the company’s gym chain moving forward – having been delighted with the initial results of the proposition.

Global fitness giant Les Mills is bidding to bring exercise classes into the home and on to the computer with the planned launch of a new on- demand streaming service.

Without embracing wellbeing, we can never be truly successful and our bottom line will suffer, said Arianna Huffington today (March 11) during her keynote address at the IHRSA 2015 conference in Los Angeles.

Premier fitness industry event IHRSA 2015 gets underway today at the L.A. Convention Center in Los Angeles, with media mogul Arianna Huffington set to star with a keynote speech.

Health club operators and suppliers must take urgent action if they are to capitalise on the opportunities afforded by fitness technology, according to a team of industry experts.

Having a friendly array of staff and PTs to make members feel welcome is the single most important factor for loyal gym users, according to a survey of more than one million customers.