FIBO, took place last week from 16-19 April, attracting more than 175,000 visitors from 136 countries and more than 1,000 exhibitors from 54 countries.

In a special report, Cliff Collins asks if the sector in Europe is heading in the right direction in terms of policy and priorities and suggests new ways forward

Luxury wellness brand BodyHoliday is expanding into Europe with a five-star health and fitness retreat on Portugal’s East Algarve coastline.

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.

Under a new annual initiative, the Ignite365 Awards, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is awarding grants to community projects which are advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

While critical for business success, the challenges of ESG can be overwhelming. Operators tell us how they’re tackling it

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first-ever report on the "devastating global impact" of high blood pressure, along with recommendations on the ways to win the race against the condition.

Mountain tourism represents between nine and 16 per cent of all international tourist arrivals worldwide as people head for sport, health and wellbeing travel.

The CEO of high-end club operator Aspria talks about the company’s launch of Aspresso, a full-service budget brand for the family market

Active IQ has set itself the fast-track target of being carbon neutral by 2024, as CEO, Jenny Patrickson explains

The head of the World Health Organization’s Physical Activity Unit talks to Kate Cracknell as part of HCM’s partnership with Europe Active

According to The World Health Organization's recently-released research study, WHO European Regional Obesity Report, a third of children and almost two-thirds of adults in Europe are obese.

Go Fit has been selected by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) as an example of best practice for PPP (public–private partnership) collaboration.

The new UK Leisure Framework has been set up to deliver £2bn of developments, as Paul Cluett, MD of Alliance Leisure explains

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

As the UK’s first dedicated development framework for leisure comes to the end of its initial four-year term, Jamie Groves and Sarah Watts discuss the impact

Ingesport – which operates the GO fit chain in Spain and Portugal – reports that it generated €300m in social value from its Spanish operations during 2019.

An international panel of experts have examined how social prescribing can play a role in the future of health and social care.

Collective Leisure has just become the first social enterprise leisure management company in Australia

Industry body EuropeActive has published a sectoral manifesto which outlines the aims and objectives of the "entire ecosystem of the European fitness and physical activity sector" for the next five years.

A Labour Government of the future would put wellbeing at the heart of all future policy decisions, as well as place a duty on health services and public bodies in England to take account of public health and wellbeing in their decision-making.

The founder of the World Health Innovation Summit explains his vision for achieving a fit and healthy planet by using a global knowledge-sharing platform

The fitness industry in China is growing fast, according to the IHRSA Greater China Health Club Report. Kristen Walsh explains the findings

Dramatic gains in life expectancy have been made globally since 2000, but major inequalities persist within and among countries, according to this year’s “World Health Statistics: Monitoring Health for the SDGs,” a report compiled by the World Health Organization.

As part of our Gymtopia series, we look at how one Canadian club is making a long-term difference with its charitable work

Eldon Leisure Centre in the heart of Newcastle’s Eldon Square Shopping Centre has been given a major £3m makeover to transform the 1970s site into a modern leisure hub.

The 2015 edition of the World Happiness Report has been released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), revealing the changes in happiness levels in 158 countries. The report has been produced since 2012 to encourage world leaders to pursue a sustainable development agenda that includes wellbeing as an essential element.

Kate Cracknell talks to the head of recreation at Migros Zurich about expanding into the German market

Atkins, the UK-based design and engineering consulting firm, has completed the masterplan for a major new world-class healthcare facility in Oman, The Medical City (TMC).

A report has claimed that transport and planning policies are directly contributing to the UK’s obesity crisis by discouraging physical activity.