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Les Mills has been through a senior management refresh following the recent departure of CEO Clive Ormerod and Keith Burnet, who was CEO of global ... More

Les Mills has launched a new digital content solution to support health and fitness operators in engaging their members outside the four walls of their ... More

The fitness sector is mounting a challenge to overturn the government's decision to ban group exercise in tier 3 areas in England, calling the ruling ... More

Les Mills has launched a trio of digital solutions to help fitness operators shift towards a hybrid model. Designed to future-proof studios and clubs, the ... More

Martin Franklin has been appointed chief operating officer of Les Mills global markets, with responsibility for leading teams in the UK, Russia, India, the Middle ... More

ukactive has begun its search for a new chair of its Membership Council, with previous incumbent David Stalker having stepped down at the end of ... More

Fitness giant Les Mills kicked off its 2016 global tour by packing 3,000 workout enthusiasts into London’s ExCeL for a day of high-octane activity. The ... More

Health clubs should invest more in star fitness instructors to reflect their value to the business and ensure that the industry retains its top talent. ... More

Leisure industry analyst David Minton has warned that fitness businesses must take heed of technological advances and future-proof their business, or risk being wiped out ... More

Global fitness giant Les Mills is aiming to help conventional health clubs counter the threat to their business posed by boutique studios – through harnessing ... More

Despite having greater access to exercise and wellness tools than ever before, barely half of millennials rate their overall level of wellness as ‘good’ or ... More

In the future, the success of fitness equipment suppliers will depend on the strength of their software, rather than the physical kit itself. That’s the ... More

An array of fitness industry thought leaders will make up ukactive’s newly-elected Suppliers Council, which aims to give a voice to the backbone of the ... More

Gym managers should treat their role like that of a theatre manager and focus on getting the public through the door by promoting and selling ... More

Almost 40 per cent of health club users think that selfies should be banned in gyms, according to new research which reopens the debate surrounding ... More

Alexandra Palace played host to a sea of sweaty bodies on Saturday (13 June), as more than 3,000 instructors and consumers jumped into their gym ... More

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt’s pledge to make addressing the “great scandal” of childhood obesity a top priority of this Parliament has been dismissed as ineffective ... More

Harnessing the power of group exercise in an effective fashion will be key to capitalising on latent potential in the fitness market, says the new ... More

Les Mills United Kingdom (LMUK) chief executive Keith Burnet and customer experience director Martin Franklin have both been promoted as part of a top level ... More

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 ... More