The UK's four Chief Medical Officers have published a refreshed edition of Physical activity guidelines: UK Chief Medical Officers' report, updating the evidence that underpins the nation's physical activity recommendations and placing greater emphasis on strength, balance, reducing sedentary behaviour and, for the first time, supporting people taking weight loss medications.

Preventive healthcare company Neko Health has added body composition analysis to its full- body health scan and launched a new mobile app that integrates wearable data into the assessment process.

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Elevate has had its busiest show to date, with almost 200 exhibitors, 115 seminars and 200 speakers over two days.

Global group exercise specialist, Les Mills, is inviting operators to sign up to its Workout for the World event on 20 June, in support of UNICEF.

Author, NLP practitioner and hypnotherapist, Julia Seibold, talks about how to build those all important, future-proofing soft skills

The Middle East’s largest low-cost chain, Gymnation, commissioned research questioning more than 15,000 respondents about their health aspirations and their attitudes to the gym

HCM Handbook’s annual prediction of key trends, influences and opportunities coming down the tracks.

The healthy ageing advocate argues that doctors should be prescribing exercise along with – or instead of – medication

Strength training is evolving, driven by high demand and changing consumer preferences. Julie Cramer talks to innovators about how their new products are serving this growth

The founder of SP&Co Group is building bridges between acute healthcare and community wellbeing systems

Australian reformer franchise, Studio Pilates International, is launching a competitive concept – The Pilates Games – across its 130+ global studios.

Gym Gear has introduced the HIITMax Training Station to help operators deliver structured high-intensity interval training from a compact, self-contained station.

Activity levels are still rising among English adults according to Sport England’s new Active Lives Survey, which covers November 2024 to November 2025.

How can clubs best ease bottlenecks at peak times? We look at the latest kit and inspiring case studies

Kath Hudson asks the experts what approaches in elite sports recovery could be successfully brought to the gym floor

Parkinson's UK has announced a new partnership with the NGB, British Wheel of Yoga (BWY), to help more people with Parkinson's access yoga classes throughout the UK.

Virgin Active has become an exclusive partner of Hyrox Youngstars and is running a tailored five-week training course for young people, preparing them for the upcoming competition in London.

Speedflex has launched a series of low-intensity workouts for its Blade machine, making functional, resistance-based training more accessible.

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.

Caerphilly County Borough Council has lowered the age limit for resistance training to 14 in its gyms.

The Well HQ has teamed up with pelvic floor and bladder health specialists, Jude, to offer a pelvic floor strengthening programme to complement a supplement launch.

Gymnation’s latest report into the Gulf region revealed this is a population with high health aspirations, as 94 per cent of people said they want to be more healthy.

Pelvic floor training is gaining in popularity, with self-operating pelvic chairs providing an additional source of income for clubs

Wearables brand, Amazfit, has newly launched the Active Max smartwatch, which tracks more than 160 sports and activities, offers AI-powered training plans and analytics to track progress.

JD Gyms has introduced a new group exercise class for the new year.

ACE has released its top fitness trend predictions for 2026 in the US, along with suggestions about what this means for exercise professionals.

Strength training is evolving, with new AI-powered ecosystems from Technogym leading the way

The CEO of Kore Sandwell details the approach to elevating fitness in a deprived borough

Les Mills and UK Active partner to publish the first industry report on GLP-1 drugs and muscle mass

The impact of weight loss drugs on skeletal muscle mass and the importance of exercise and strength training has been revealed in a report from Les Mills and UK Active.