The best class instructors are able to earn the best salaries the market offers, bringing enhanced value to their fitness organisations, but the level of pay is only one factor in attracting and retaining the best staff.

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

HIIT is evolving and being combined with other disciplines (HIIT plus a sound bath anyone?). Kath Hudson investigates

Technology must be placed front and centre in initiatives to get communities moving if the health and fitness sector is to overcome the UK’s inactivity epidemic, according to a new white paper.

Everyone Active has appointed Mark Talley as group fitness development manager, with a brief of introducing new products, ideas and technology to aid customer retention and push the company forward.

The message that we should all do five sessions of vigorous exercise a week is entirely counter productive, claims health club chain Esporta after conducting a three-year review of the government’s physical activity initiatives.

Esporta has extended its Fitcrew concept – which was launched last August for 12- to 15-year-olds – to include children from the age of eight.

Urban Rebounding, a studio-based exercise programme using a mini-trampoline, is being piloted at Esporta fitness clubs following its success in the US.

Esporta has achieved 100 per cent registration of all fitness staff.