According to the latest insights from the Health & Fitness Association (HFA), 81 million Americans belonged to a gym, studio or fitness facility in 2025 – an all-time high.

Cliff Collins gives the historic background to the development of the health and fitness sector across the Continent

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

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.

Eighty nine per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds are doing some form of strength exercise weekly and that 17 per cent of the UK population is now a gym member.

The founder and academy director of Mavericks Life Co talks about supporting PTs to build the skills needed to help people benefit from nature and the great outdoors

With gym-goers now able to track and analyse every part of their fitness journey, we look at how this impacts outcomes

More than 200 organisations and athletes in the UK have signed an open letter to party leaders to commit to making the nation the most active in Europe after next month’s General Election.

As strength training booms, a study from Iowa State University shows it’s important to have a mixed programme, as cardio training brings important health benefits

While strength training gives valuable muscular gains it doesn’t give the heart health benefits of aerobic exercise, according to new research from Iowa State University.

If operators want to grow their business, they need to support those with long-term health conditions, says Exi’s head of research. She tells Kate Cracknell how this can be achieved

As data shows health spend correlates with longevity, experts discuss how this insight is driving new industry priorities

New research from the University of Illinois has found that teenage girls who take part in more physical activity have better academic outcomes

A study from the University of Illinois has found that when teenage girls (age 15-18) take part in more moderate and vigorous physical activity each day they have better attentional control – which can, in turn, positively impact academic outcomes.

Residents of Wolverhampton, UK, can earn gym discounts and food vouchers for exercising and eating healthily through the new Better Health: Rewards app.

Almost half of the European Union (EU) population do not exercise or play sport and the impact of this inactivity on European healthcare services is costing billions.

Sport England has released the Future of Public Sector Leisure report which looks at how to evolve the sector from a traditional leisure service into one that is more focused on active wellbeing.

Martyn Allison reviews the recent Chiles Webster Batson Commission report which casts light on the economic challenges faced by young people when it comes to getting access to exercise

A new report from The World Health Organization (WHO), called Global Status Report on Physical Activity 2022, has revealed that physical inactivity between 2020 and 2030 will result in almost 500m people developing a preventable, non-communicable disease (NCD), at a cost of US$300bn, if governments do not act urgently.

UK Active and ITN Productions will be releasing their co-produced programme, called Fitness for Everyone, on National Fitness Day – Wednesday 21 September. The programme has been created for ITN’s Industry News – which works in partnership with associations in the UK, Europe and the US – and will be hosted by journalist Louise Minchin from ITN’s London studios.

People with disabilities and long-term health challenges want to be active. How can we remove barriers, asks Kath Hudson

Sport England has launched its own on-demand fitness platform, with the hope of inspiring teenage girls to get active through digital physical education (PE) lessons.

As the world grapples with climate change and prepares for COP26 in Glasgow, David Minton says it’s time for the fitness industry to step up and make its own contribution to saving the planet

A round-up of some of the most illuminating research into how being inactive impacts Covid outcomes and how physical activity boosts the immune response

Aligning fitness and healthcare as part of the wider health and wellbeing needs of the ageing population has never been more important.

Lack of exercise is a major cause of death from COVID-19, finds a new study

Hamilton City Council in New Zealand is putting play at the heart of an ambitious strategy to get residents active

Being physically active lessens the chance of a person becoming seriously ill with – and dying as a result of – a COVID-19 infection.

A new national campaign aims to bridge the physical activity gender gap between women and men by empowering daughters and mums to get active together.

Tech giant Amazon has entered the highly-contested health and fitness tracking market with a huge splash, launching an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered wearable alongside a subscription service and smartphone app.