For many people the relentlessness of the hustle culture is costing our happiness. Tim Jack Adams, founder of wellbeing consultancy GreenX7, says most of his clients comment on experiencing a lack of sleep and a lack of fun. He says play isn’t just frivolous, it’s essential, especially with mental illness on the rise.

Seneca Polytechnic in Toronto, Canada, has revealed plans for a multi-million- dollar health and wellness complex based on indigenous design, sustainability and inclusion.

As we celebrate the publication of the 300th edition of HCM, we invite industry experts to give their insights on the health and fitness sector: why they joined, the most exciting development to date, and what they think we’ll be reporting on in the next 300 issues

The VP of AI at Stats Perform tells how data can assist in sports team performance

Sometimes in life it’s the little things, the things that previously went barely noticed, that can prove a real game-changer.

Indian architecture firm Studio Ardete have pledged to “break the stereotypes surrounding the design of fitness spaces” in the country after unveiling a gym which embraces quirkiness and idiosyncratic design.

After years of hype and expectation, wearable technology will finally take its place in the mainstream of fitness in 2016.

Spending all day sitting down may not just be bad for your backside: it could also do serious damage to your kidneys, according to new research.

Asian fitness operator Space Concepts has opened its first Space Cycle experience in Taipei, Taiwan.

Boutique fitness chain 1Rebel isn’t pulling any punches with its forthcoming second studio, adding a combat-themed class called Rumble to its high-intensity offering.

IHRSA Annual Convention & Trade Show, IHRSA 2014, Sally Hogshead, Gary Vaynerchuck, Dan Heath, Luke Williams

With today's activity tracking devices, reward schemes can acknowledge actual activity, not just attendance

Trent Brown analyses a new report on the Australian and New Zealand health and fitness markets

There has been a four-fold increase in the number of children admitted to hospital for problems related to obesity in England and Wales between 2000 and 2009. In 2009 there were 3,806 children admitted to hospital for obesity-related conditions - compared with a mere 872 in 2000.

Are gyms currently maximising the revenue and retention potential of group exercise, asks Kate Cracknell

New research from networking solutions firm Cisco UK and Ireland has found that the vast majority (90 per cent) of employees believe that "healthier workforces" benefit businesses.

The independently-owned Mere Golf and Country Club near Knutsford in Cheshire has launched a £4m day spa as part of a £15m rebrand.

An independent research company has declared that claims that childhood obesity has hit epidemic levels are “mere speculation”.