A Total Fitness report finds the UK health club sector has headroom for growth

The UK fitness industry has significant headroom for growth, consumers are prioritising their spend on fitness and the importance of cleaners is being underestimated, according to a report released today.

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 sector has huge room to grow, the McKinsey global lead tells Kate Cracknell

A consumer insight service from Savanta and trade body UK Active will support the sector to adopt more customer-centric practices, says Liz Terry

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

Everyone Active is spending £7.5m this year reimagining its health and fitness offering to bring all its wellness services under one roof

BH Live has overhauled its Pyramids Centre in Portsmouth with support from Technogym, creating the area’s most cutting edge venue

Keeping members actively engaged has never been more important. Abi Harris reports on the latest ideas and inspiration from the Retention Convention

Nordic operator SATS is on a mission to get everyone into exercise, as its CEO explains to Kate Cracknell

A look at how you can unlock hidden value in your operation with a complete end-to-end leisure management solution

EuropeActive has released its latest information and insight paper, focusing on how digital solutions are transforming the European fitness and physical activity sector.

Insights manager Lizzie Broughton sums up ukactive’s inaugural Global Boutique Trends Report, highlighting the demographics and behaviours driving the boutique boom in key cities around the world

Software company Legend reveals how its powerful support division works with operators to drive their operational success via outsourced managed services

Online fitness marketplace PayAsUGym has signed a partnership deal with customer data expert InfoSum.

Industry software provider has been investing in R&D since 2002 to underpin the success of its clients

Parkwood Leisure, one of the UK’s most experienced providers of leisure management working in partnership with local authorities across England and Wales, has extended its contract with Legend Club Management Systems for a further three-year period.

Paul Simpson, chief operating officer of Legend Club Management Systems, explains why it’s vital operators take action on how they store and secure all member data

We explain what operators need to do to get ready for the upcoming change to data protection legislation

The former COO of The Gym Group believes there are interesting opportunities ahead for the sector – if it gets things right

Halo Leisure has been working with Legend software to transform its customer journeys, identify at-risk members and build stronger relationships with all customer segments

Gladstone’s new access control solution doesn’t just provide security and attendance tracking – it also delivers insights into how customers use your facilities

What do new regulations on the transferral of personal data mean for your business?

The joint CEO of Mrs.Sporty talks to Kate Cracknell about a new functional training model and international expansion

The latest access control systems not only keep on top of who’s coming in and out of your health club, but also show you what members are doing once they’re in your facility. Rhianon Howells reports

How can health clubs better use the reams of data generated by their in-club software systems to make smarter business decisions? Kate Langrish reports

Booker, the cloud-based management software company behind the SpaBooker, FitnessBooker and SalonBooker systems, has announced the launch of Version 9 of its software.