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Editor's letter
Editor’s welcome
Helen Patenall looks at the key influencers shaping the sector in the year ahead

Foresight
Fitness foresight™
Liz Terry lists the key trends, influences and opportunities set to shape health and fitness in the foreseeable future

Events calendar
2019 Events
A month-by-month guide to conferences, exhibitions and events around the world

Industry insights 2019
Predictions
Our panel of experts tell us what’s in store for 2019 in the fitness sector – it’s all about niche boutiques, personal trainer branding, older clients and shorter work outs

Industry insights
IHRSA: Asia-Pacific
Growing economies are fuelling growth in Asia-Pacific, opening up a wealth of opportunities in the less developed markets, according to the second IHRSA Asia-Pacific Health Club Report. Kristen Walsh reports

Industry insights
IHRSA: The Americas
Associate publisher at IHRSA, Kristen Walsh breaks down the health and fitness market in the US, Canada and Latin America, summarising data on revenue, membership, number of clubs and penetration rates

Industry insights
Boutique bubble
Insights manager Lizzie Broughton sums up ukactive’s inaugural Global Boutique Trends Report, highlighting the demographics and behaviours driving the boutique boom in key cities around the world

Industry insights
Active education
Vince Mayne from BUCS reports on the importance of Higher Education influencing students to get active and boost their mental wellbeing and perceptions of attainment

Industry insights
Body language
At the University of Leeds, Les Mills™ Virtual group exercise classes are key to combining exercise and wellbeing with language learning for international students

Industry insights
Fit as a fiddle
Larissa Davies and Themis Kokolakakis summarise the findings of the Active Lives Adult Survey linking sports and physical activity with positive wellbeing outcomes

Industry insights
Rule breakers
Editor Helen Patenall rounds up the latest visionary developments in health and fitness, ranging from new start-ups to innovative flooring and clever use of colour

Research round-up
On track
Deloitte’s Karsten Hollasch summarises key data from the latest European Health & Fitness Market Report showing that membership and market value remain strong in Europe. The goal – 80 million members by 2025

Research round-up
Science snapshots
We round up some of the latest medical research in the fields of health, fitness and wellbeing

Research round-up
Breaking barriers
The latest State of the UK Fitness Industry Report by David Minton, director of The Leisure Database Company, highlights that all key indicators, from the number of sites and members to the market value, continue to grow

Research round-up
Fashionably fit
Allegra’s Project Fitness UK reports a glowing annual growth rate of 8.5 per cent over the next five years in the UK. Analyst Leonor Stanton tells us the stats

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Research round-up
Adopting aggregators
Aggregator services could be key to opening new audiences and boosting penetration rates, but at what cost? We ask the experts ...

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The grey pound
According to ukactive’s Reimagining Ageing Report, ageing is an issue that we simply cannot afford to ignore. Chris Phillips from Datahub summarises the findings