A new digital interface is being hailed as ‘revolutionary’ for the leisure, health and wellness industry, allowing disparate data from multiple membership systems to be aggregated into one customer journey.

Encouraging members to walk or dance on non-gym days could be a great strategy for health club operators, says Muir Gray

Life Time – which yesterday did a US$150m sales and leaseback deal on three of its properties – is continuing to build out its portfolio by launching an urban country club in the 30-storey, Manhattan tower at 10 Bryant in the heart of New York City.

The Gym Group has beaten its goal of generating £900 million in social value annually one year early.

Developments in technology are helping to power immersive, multi-sensory experiences. We look at the benefits for both members and operators

Health club software outfit, BRP Systems – which took on a new majority investor in the form of Nordic Capital in May – has revealed a refreshed board of directors.

With the CEO of Armah Sports due to speak at the HCM Summit in October, we explore the company’s post-IPO plans

New York-based lifestyle robotics company Aescape has brought its AI-driven massage experiences to Manhattan, following the announcement of its global hotel debut at ila Only Spa, located in luxury hotel Lotte New York Palace.

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 MD of Jims explains to Kate Cracknell how Colruyt, an €11 billion a year retailer, got into wellness to put healthy living at the heart of its customer-centric ecosystem

A new integration between Xplor Gym and Technogym’s Mywellness CRM powers highly personalised member experiences

Members of Crunch Fitness gyms can now enter their club using the Amazon One palm recognition service.

The largest generation, Gen Z is often dubbed ‘generation active’. Les Mills research has established the potential to engage this cohort, as Jak Phillips explains

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

Kickboxing-inspired brand 9Round has extended its international reach with a Master Franchise Agreement for South India, which covers around 20 per cent of India’s area and population.

Zwift’s CEO, Eric Min, has announced Kurt Beidler has joined the company as co-CEO. Beidler moves to Zwift after a 17-year stint at Amazon.

Black Friday, which falls on 25 November, will be one of the busiest retail days of 2022, marking the start of this year’s Christmas shopping season. Now extending into ‘cyber week’ and finishing on Cyber Monday, it's a time when shops and companies offer significant discounts on their products.

Luxury fitness club Optimo has opened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A new concept, combining high-end hotel design with upscale fitness facilities, the brand will open two further sites in the next three to six months.

Lululemon has released a new digital service, Lululemon Studio, for which the prerequisite to join is owning a Mirror fitness screen.

Xponential Fitness has entered a five-year licensing agreement with Princess Cruises that gives guests access to its boutique fitness classes and workout channel, XPlus. The tie-up is managed by OneSpaWorld and also launches Xponential’s first corporate wellbeing offering, which provides subscription platform XPass to 30,000 employees at a discounted rate.

Armah Sports CEO introduces his new smart club, B_fit, which uses AI, VR and Amazon Alexa

We hear about Les Mills’ latest strategy to drive mass market penetration, from the people making it happen

The founder of kickboxing franchise 9Round and IKF Light Middleweight Kickboxing Champion has expanded a single site to 20 countries and 600 locations

Amazon has acquired primary healthcare organisation One Medica in a US$3.9bn deal that will see it moving further into the wellness market.

Tonal, the at-home strength-training startup backed by Amazon and athletes such as Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and Mike Tyson, has announced a restructuring, reducing its workforce by 35 per cent as part of a move to sustainable growth and profit.

David Minton argues that planetary health and our personal health are inextricably linked. As we move forward in the build-back, we shouldn’t look to return to the status quo, but should use the same creativity and tenacity shown in the lockdowns to tackle climate change and inactivity

The global pandemic has dwarfed the impact of any recession, but how is the UK market bouncing back? LeisureDB does a deep dive into the numbers for businesses with members on Direct Debits, with the latest State of the Fitness Industry Report 2022

The inimitable Emma Barry, author of Building a Badass Boutique, gives us the benefit of her insights into customer behaviour and how it will shape trends; including hyper personalisation and micro segmentation

If the fitness industry grew its membership base from 1 per cent to 15 per cent of members aged over 65, it would double the size and value of the industry. David Minton presents the business case for targeting mature people

Different customers, omnichannel fitness, the need for more data, continued lobbying and to address racism, cost barriers and health inequalities...