Editor's letter:We can improve Retention To improve retention, operators need to become much more surgical in their analysis of why members are leaving, says Kate Cracknell
Letters:Write to reply New study will investigate the links between member characteristics, motivations, values, club activities and retention, says Dr Melvyn Hillsdon
ukactive update :Traineeship scheme CEO David Stalker looks at the government's traineeship scheme introduced in January, and considers how the fitness sector might benefit
Everyone's talking about…:Maintaining motivation Are operators supporting their members in maintaining good habits, are they leaving them to motivate themselves – or worse still, are they causing them to break good habits?
Interview:Jon Wright The MD of budget fitness operator Xercise4Less talks to Kate Cracknell about the company's brand new partnership with UK supermarket chain Tesco
New opening:Easy does it Abigail Harris visits easyGym's new flagship site in London, and talks to its CEO about future plans for the premium low-cost model
Research round-up:Calming influence US scientists have discovered that exercise has an impact on neurons in the brain that make it more resilient to stress and anxiety
Promotional Feature:Alliance Leisure Part one of a nine-part series detailing Alliance Leisure's process for
creating successful public leisure facilities
Pop-up leisure:The pop-up proposition Kate Cracknell and Magali Robathan report on the emergence of the pop-up leisure experience, and what opportunities this trend might present to the fitness industry