Silofit has raised a total of US$12.25m of funding, which it will invest in establishing a network of microgyms in key US markets.

Fitness First is planning to push ahead with the rollout of its microgym concept BEAT, with ‘club-within-a-club’ boutiques soon to be added to a number of the chain’s London sites.

Fitness First has quietly pulled down the shutters on its BEAT microgym in Charing Cross, just weeks after the global gym chain sold its founding site in Bournemouth.

Fitness First has started the roll out of its heart rate training concept, BEAT, with the second site having launched at Cottons, in London Bridge, at the end of May.

The founder and CEO of BioRitmo and SmartFit talks to Kate Cracknell about cannibalising his own brand, handing the reins to his staff, and the challenges of operating in Brazil

1Rebel is a newly-launched premium lifestyle microgym which has set out to be a ‘fitness market disruptor’. Julie Cramer speaks to the founders

After much anticipation and a raft of headlines, the first 1Rebel microgym has launched in the City of London.

In 2015, the fitness sector must see disruption as a positive chance to challenge itself, rethink its model and remain relevant

What will drive sector growth in 2015, and what will be the challenges and opportunities?

The latest HAFOS survey gains insight into consumers’ views of budget clubs and microgyms

An analysis of potential growth areas for the fitness sector, based on the latest Mintel research

We round up the expansion plans of a selection of key private sector operators around the world, and offer a snapshot of upcoming UK public sector developments

Cost remains one of the most significant barriers to physical activity, with cut- price deals the most effective way to incentivise exercise among UK consumers, according to the latest Health and Fitness Omnibus Survey (HAFOS).

Traditional health clubs offering a broad selection of activities at a mid-range price are at serious risk of having their business ‘salami-sliced’ away by specialised competitors.

Clubs must make people believe they can be active today, and make them want to be by telling them how good it will make them feel – today, says Kate Cracknell

Leading figures from the health and fitness industry have today warned that companies must adapt to the changing market exemplified by the surge of microgyms to avoid being left behind.

Fitness First has taken its first step into the UK microgym market with the opening of BEAT – its new heart rate training club in London’s Charing Cross.

LA Fitness has announced it wants to sell 33 of its 80 clubs as part of a restructuring plan to help secure its long-term future.

Michael Cassop-Thompson looks at strategic management of clubs, in the first of a series created with CIMSPA

Mintel's latest research highlights opportunities to further extend the sector's reach. Michael Oliver reports

From wearables to measuring participation, microgyms to the emergence of the public sector, TLDC's David Minton offers insights based on the latest State of the Fitness Industry Report

LA fitness has rolled out its new high intensity, 20-minute signature classes across its UK and Ireland clubs, following their popularity at the operator's new premium LAX facility in central London.

LA fitness CEO Martin Long is hinting at a possible move into the microgym sector, following the launch of the first £2.5m LAX brand premium health club in the heart of London.

Michael Oliver outlines the findings of Mintel's 2013 health, fitness and leisure reports, and offers his views on future opportunities

What will be the future of the traditional full-service club in the face of the growing microgym market? Kate Cracknell reports

Are gyms currently maximising the revenue and retention potential of group exercise, asks Kate Cracknell

The CEO and co-founder of Anytime Fitness talks to Kate Cracknell about incentivising healthy living and the company's expansion plans