HCM gives a briefing on Elevate as the UK industry welcomes the return of this health and fitness event to London’s Excel

London’s first boutique, boxing-themed gym is set to open in January 2017 - with backing from Anthony Joshua MBE, the IBF heavyweight world champion.

A group of the UK’s leading exercise referral experts have expressed concern at the initial low uptake of such referrals, offering recommendations to improve the situation in a new white paper.

Given the UK's growing health crisis – alongside the continued rise and fall of dieting trends – the question of the health club sector’s role in offering people specialist programmes and choices to help weight management is becoming increasingly pertinent.

Walking could be just as important as biological imperatives like eating, providing the key types of movement the body needs to remain healthy, according to author and scientist Katy Bowman.

Recent suggestions from health expert Dr Mike Loosemore, head of exercise medicine at UCL’s Institute of Sport Exercise and Health, posit that most people in the UK are so far away from the government’s recommended exercise guidelines that they give up before they even start.

How can we change the nation’s psyche and get people moving? We ask our panel of experts

What can health clubs and leisure centres do to improve their weight management offering?