Strength training is evolving, driven by high demand and changing consumer preferences. Julie Cramer talks to innovators about how their new products are serving this growth

Renessence expands services to support mental health and nervous system Amsterdam social wellness and recovery club, Renessence has reopened after an upgrade, including the addition of a gym.

Tony de Leede is selling the Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat that sits on 320 acres of Australia’s Tallebudgera Valley after almost 20 years of operation.

The serial entrepreneur shares lessons learned in tough times with HCM

Steve Wright, Power Plate’s VP of UK & EMEA, firmly believes the boutique and studio fitness sector is primed to explode in popularity as Gen Z and Millennials seek more intimate fitness experiences including specific recovery components that focus on their health and longevity priorities.

Some 800 people attended the UK Active Awards ceremony last night (3 October) in Birmingham. Sponsored by STA, the hosts were Professor Greg Whyte OBE and comedian, Esther Manito.

UK Active has unveiled the finalists for the UK Active Awards 2024. Winners from across the 14 categories will be announced at a ceremony at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham on 3 October.

Wello Works, a new concept which mixes a wellness centre and a co-working office, has launched its first site in Sydney.

Newcomer to the market, Lunar Health Clubs, is gearing up to open its first high-end club this April, in Marlow UK.

The legendary and much-loved CEO has forged a stellar career in finance and development, creating facilities that are changing lives and driving regeneration. She talks to Kate Cracknell

Surrenne, a luxury hotel wellness club gym and spa, dedicated to longevity, launches in London in April, with membership costing £10,000 a year.

The Walton family, owners of US supermarket chain, Walmart, opened the doors of its new health and fitness centre last Friday, at its Bentonville campus.

Janu, the much anticipated sibling brand to Aman, is gearing up to launch its debut site in Tokyo this March, featuring one of Tokyo's largest gyms.

The UK’s most recently-formed local government body – North Yorkshire Council – is making wellbeing a fundamental priority, with the launch of a raft of new facilities backed by £47.9m (US$60.6m, €55.3m) of investment.

Health is a national asset that drives prosperity at an individual and collective level. Alliance Leisure CEO, Sarah Watts, explains how the organisation is supporting communities through the reimagining of public sector leisure

Seneca Polytechnic in Toronto, Canada, has revealed plans for a multi-million- dollar health and wellness complex based on indigenous design, sustainability and inclusion.

As Technogym celebrates its 40th anniversary year, its founder talks about his passion for spreading the message of wellness worldwide

CEO of the Global Wellness Institute, Susie Ellis, led the recent Global Wellness Summit in Tel Aviv. Jane Kitchen was there for HCM

The PGA Catalunya resort in Spain has launched a 360-degree wellness programme based on a smart business model, as Neena Dhillon discovers

Colin Milner, CEO of the International Council on Active Aging, reveals new research highlighting the need for a more effective approach to fitness and ageing

The GM of Nobu Hotel London Portman Square talks about the creation of its new Fitness and Wellness Space, which is open to the community

Virgin Active and Myrtha Wellness have joined forces to provide a new sports and wellness centre at Milan’s Bocconi University. The building has been designed by Pritzker-prize winning architects architects SANAA, renowned for creating iconic constructions such as the New Contemporary Art Museum building in Manhattan and the Christian Dior building in Tokyo.

As we celebrate the publication of the 300th edition of HCM, we invite industry experts to give their insights on the health and fitness sector: why they joined, the most exciting development to date, and what they think we’ll be reporting on in the next 300 issues

The CEO and founder of Soneva explains the luxury resort operator’s new Soneva Soul concept – a pioneering approach to ‘lifestyle evolution’, and its mantra of rest, recovery and regeneration

David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) has acquired Country Club Geneva, a premium wellness facility on the outskirts of the historic Swiss city.

The Grade II listed, 17th century Grantley Hall hotel and wellness retreat will reopen today (6 July) near Ripon, UK.

Wellness hotel Civana is launching a Healers Vitality Program, which extends a discounted Friends and Family rate to wellness industry professionals at its Carefree Resort in Arizona, US.

Escape Fitness has recently launched the FunXtion Interactive Platform, a cloud-based, multi-device solution designed for use in functional training areas.

Lifestyle brand Bodyism is blurring the lines between fitness and spa in the ultra-luxury sector. Jane Kitchen talks to the company’s founder James Duigan about his loyal tribe of followers

Training solutions provider Escape Fitness will be debuting the FunXtion Interactive Platform in the US at The Cliffs at Mountain Park in Asheville, North Carolina.