Tanita Europe has launched the MC-800, a next-generation segmental body composition analyser designed to advance usage in premium wellness settings – helping clubs focus on measurement accuracy, workflow integration and member-facing clarity.

The MD of Everlast Gyms talks to Kath Hudson about the brand's investment in a premium club concept and latest partnerships

Having invested in a wealth of health and fitness businesses, Mastrov tells Liz Terry why he’s bought back the company he started in 1983 – 24-Hour Fitness.

In health clubs, studios and gyms, the number on the scale still plays a disproportionate role in how progress is judged.

As gyms continue to evolve beyond traditional training spaces, member expectations are changing fast.

The MD of Active Insight says the sector can use data to deliver more powerful member experiences and outcomes

It’s time to get emotional in inspiring members to find joy and pleasure in their workouts, says Liz Terry

How exercise makes you feel is one of the strongest predictors of whether people will stick with it long term, according to behaviour change expert, Dr Heather McKee.

As the popularity of ice bathing and sauna as a recovery tool grows, how can operators best embrace the trend? Kath Hudson reports

Move Southwark is gearing up to launch a multi-million pound leisure centre at Canada Water, which is part of the masterplan to regenerate the area.

Indoor cycling is an effective and low-cost way of treating hip osteoarthritis which could save the NHS millions, according to the CLEAT study by Bournemouth University.

According to a study commissioned by GM Active, health intervention programmes provide more than £20,000 of social value per person and £5,600 worth of health improvements.

The Gym Group will be continuing to follow its Next Chapter strategy going forward and is confident for the full year, following the launch of its half year results today.

Gyms are becoming essential to employee benefit strategies, says Epassi, an expert in employee wellbeing schemes

A UK Active market report by Deloitte shows positive growth and increasing consumer demand, says Matthew Wade

The founder and the CEO of Xtreme Fitness Gyms talk about future plans

The co-founder of Frame took the business through a pre-pack that meant a radical rebuild. She talks to Kath Hudson

As interest in women-only workout spaces booms, we talk to the operators working to develop a new generation of facilities by understanding women’s common needs

Positive company culture can add commercial value and a competitive advantage, as Kath Hudson discovers

Insurance company, Vitality, has published a report into the exercise habits of British women, and explores the critical barriers preventing many from meeting physical activity guidelines.

It has been a year of significant growth for PureGym, both at home and overseas. Today (13 December) the low-cost operator celebrated the launch of four gyms across the UK.

The director of special projects for 4Global talks about the European DataHub and taking the company into the US market

Politicians are turning to weight loss drugs to control obesity in the population. Kath Hudson polls the experts on the impact

The Gym Group’s CEO gives HCM a progress report, a year after he made the move from the world of media to the fitness industry

The co-owner of Volt gym tells us about building an independent, community-focused brand and what’s in store following a major investment

Sally-Ann Turner says operators can partner with clinics to deliver weight loss drugs, while Joseph Rham reveals GLL is supporting a cancer intervention

From brain training and body sculpting, to ‘gesture tech’ and binaural beats, HCM predicts the trends that will impact and shape the sector

Dr Tim Anstiss talks to HCM about the ‘coachbots’ he’s developing to help clubs successfully support behaviour change in members

HCM Handbook editorial director, Liz Terry, predicts key trends, influences and opportunities set to shape the sector, including nocturnal living, gesture tech, brain training and small cost concepts

Nike, is launching a one-day fitness, wellness and mindfulness festival in London next month, before taking the event around the world.