Industry veteran, Martyn Allison, provides a reality check with the reminder that so many people are still priced out of physical activity. He calls for cross-sector collaboration to tackle the problem

Trade associations from around the world have joined forces to lobby governments and health systems on the importance of prescribing lifestyle interventions, including physical activity and nutrition, alongside GLP-1 medications.

Ten minutes of hard exercise releases molecules into the bloodstream that can shut down cancer growth signals and switch on DNA repair, according to research from Newcastle University, UK.

The CEO of Plymouth Active on the area’s strategic plan to use physical activity with public health to tackle inequalities

Hussle, the country’s largest flexible fitness platform, has announced a new national partnership with Habitual, the UK’s leading digital weight loss programme combining GLP-1 medication with behaviour change support.

The UK health secretary, Wes Streeting, has said that if everyone who is overweight reduced their food intake by 216 calories a day (equivalent to a single bottle of fizzy drink), obesity rates would be halved, while cutting 50 calories a day would lift 340,000 children and two million adults out of obesity.

Europe Active’s Kai Troll gives a briefing on an EU obesity initiative and Paul Batman calls for a new focus on achievable exercise

Researchers at Cambridge University in the UK have found that obesity can have genetic origins, prompting calls for a new approach by fitness professionals

Research by the UK’s University of Cambridge has concluded that obesity is a result of our genes and individuals have less power over their weight than we like to believe.

The Food, Diet and Obesity Committee has published a report calling for the British government to fix the broken food system and turn the tide on the public health emergency.

How can fitness providers ensure children are safe when doing strength training? ACE’s Chris Gagliardi gives his guidance

Sally-Ann Turner says operators can partner with clinics to deliver weight loss drugs, while Joseph Rham reveals GLL is supporting a cancer intervention

From brain training and body sculpting, to ‘gesture tech’ and binaural beats, HCM predicts the trends that will impact and shape the sector

“Processing emotions allowed me to pursue healthy behaviours,” says the star

Unacknowledged trauma can make it hard to make lifestyle changes finds Kath Hudson

According to a number of recent studies, semaglutide weight-loss drugs can be effective in treating depression, anxiety, dementia, addiction and some eating disorders.

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

HCM Handbook editorial director, Liz Terry, predicts key trends, influences and opportunities set to shape the sector, including nocturnal living, gesture tech, brain training and small cost concepts

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

Active Oxfordshire has received £1.3 million to tackle inactivity and inequality and launch a new programme for children.

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.

Without government action, economic growth will continue to be hampered by the rising cost of obesity on society says a report from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.

The wellbeing referral manager at Edinburgh Leisure reveals the impact of digitalisation on exercise interventions in a city with high levels of deprivation

Many people living in rural areas are missing out on fitness. What can the public and private sectors do to broaden their customer reach?

The Wigan Deal has saved £170m and enabled facilities to stay open by deepening engagement with the health service and the communities it serves

Drugs that help normalise insulin sensitivity to reduce body fat in people suffering from obesity can improve learning outcomes.

The MD of Warehouse Gyms in Dubai tells Liz Terry about growing the business and the power of independents

People might think they’re joining the gym to lose weight but according to ACE’s Dr Erin Nitschke dig deeper and you find it’s actually the other health benefits they want. She and eating disorder expert, Eva Musby, say it’s time to step away from diet culture and shift the focus to fun and adopting healthy lifestyle habits.

A £40m pilot for the delivery of weight loss drugs, such as Wegovy, is creating opportunities for the sector

Could health assessments be the ultimate retention solution, asks Steph Eaves