A report from UK Active and Les Mills has found that 43 per cent of adults are failing to meet the Chief Medical Officer’s strength guidelines.

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.

Independent charity, Everybody Health and Leisure, has been awarded the delivery of the One You programme across Cheshire East for an initial three-year period from November.

Lisa Nandy, secretary of state at the UK government's Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) gave a speech to the sector this week at a summit hosted by Manchester’s Science and Industry Museum. She spoke about plans to use her department to unlock growth.

The industry veteran is launching Afrofit, a new health club business in Africa

Basic-Fit has officially opened its 1,000th club, with the launch of a new site in the Dutch city of Tilburg.

David Minton and his team at The Leisure Database Company take a tour of the capital’s diverse and boutique sector to share their cream of the crop

The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) has cancelled its forthcoming convention and trade show, which was set to take place in San Diego between 18 and 21 March.

Cryotherapy is taking off, with many people attracted by a raft of cited benefits. Cryo operators offer their advice

Justin Musgrove on Bannatyne& Brightlime Partnership puts software at the heart of an enhanced member experience

The founder of Xponential Fitness, Anthony Geisler, discusses the secrets behind his success, and tells us why franchising is key to crushing the big box chains

In the latest of our reports on the booming cycling market, Steph Eaves looks at bike innovations

Physical activity has been made a clinical priority for GPs, but if fitness – as a subset of activity – wants to benefit, it will need to up its game, says Kate Cracknell

More than a third (38 per cent) of UK employees believe their working environment is having a negative effect on their mental state of mind, according to new figures released to mark Mental Health Awareness Week (16 – 22 May).

Public Health England (PHE) has kicked off a two-day Health X Hackathon event in Manchester to seek innovative solutions to help children eat more healthily and be more active.

British Military Fitness (BMF) has announced plans to take its fitness classes from the park into workplaces across the country through a significant expansion of its corporate offering.

It’s vital that we engage the public in preventative healthcare, and PHE’s new One You campaign gives us a chance to do just that, says Kate Cracknell

The fitness sector has another opportunity to prove itself in preventative healthcare – a new NHS-led diabetes prevention programme – says Kate Cracknell

Plans for a new £600m fund to improve the wellbeing of NHS workers must drive to the root cause of lifestyle issues and focus on behaviour change if they are to really make a difference.

Public Health England (PHE) has today (7 March) launched a major new campaign which aims to get middle aged people more active and on course to spend their retirement in good health.

Fitness First has kicked off the countdown to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games by working with Team GB to launch a new Sports Profiler Tool at its flagship gym in Bishopsgate, London.

Chris Wilcox looks at the importance of sound in creating brand consistency in your club

How can health clubs broaden the appeal of indoor cycling? Kath Hudson asks the experts involved in this ever-growing sector

The MD of Reebok Sports Club London talks Kate Cracknell through the major redevelopment project that's seen a “total transformation” of the offering