on-demand workouts news & features
Village Health and Wellness Clubs has put Speedflex Blade at the centre of its new HIIT concept
HCM issue 9 2023
The A-lister has joined growing operator Pvolve to work on product development, marketing and programming strategy as it launches its global franchising model
HCM issue 8 2023
Kate Cracknell talks to the serial fitness entrepreneurs behind the new Forest House concept and other innovative health and fitness brands
HCM issue 6 2023
Big news today from Apple’s WWDC2023 event in Cupertino, where the company revealed
plans to focus on cycling, with new Apple Watch functionality that can deliver similar results to
specialised cycling computers.
news •
06 Jun 2023
Fitness tech firm Fitscope has secured a deal with equipment manufacturer
Bodycraft to supply its on-demand workouts for Bodycraft's cardio equipment.
news •
11 May 2023
Black Friday, which falls on 25 November, will be one of the busiest retail days of 2022,
marking the start of this year’s Christmas shopping season. Now extending into ‘cyber week’
and finishing on Cyber Monday, it's a time when shops and companies offer significant
discounts on their products.
news •
24 Nov 2022
Connected rowing company Ergatta has released a new gaming experience called Vortex which
is
designed to level the virtual playing field across its community of 75,000 users.
news •
17 Nov 2022
Active Nation has released a new app, Active Nation Anywhere, which offers over a thousand
on-demand workouts to users.
news •
07 Sep 2022
First a pandemic, then a war and now a cost of living and energy crisis. With incomes being squeezed, will gyms be budgeted out? We talk to our panel
HCM issue 8 2022
At-home rower maker Hydrow is one of the latest connected-fitness companies to announce
staff
cuts. The tech company which won celebrity backing from the likes of Justin Timberlake and
actor
Kevin Hart – who is also on board as creative director – confirmed it would be cutting 35 per
cent of
its workforce, just four months after raising US$55m in Series D funding.
news •
15 Aug 2022
Technogym’s latest connected equipment
offers members personalised cardio
training experiences with fresh content
provided by expert instructors
HCM issue 6 2022
Do people get fitter working out at home or in the gym and do they have a preference? Researcher Bryce Hastings reports on the latest research seeking to answer these questions
HCM issue 6 2022
AI-driven home-strength platform, Vitruvian, raises US$15m Series A funding to ramp up
production. Investors include Larsen Ventures and Steve Baxter’s Ten13. Baxter is known for
his TV role as a 'shark' in Australia’s Shark Tank.
news •
10 May 2022
ACTIV, a gym chain in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which operates separate gyms for men and women,
has partnered with digital management solution expert Fisikal to create a custom branded
experience for its members.
promotion •
09 May 2022
Leading software specialists reveal how they’ve solved specific tech challenges for individual health clubs
HCM issue 4 2022
Matrix Fitness has introduced a new immersive cycling experience, says Rob Knox
HCM issue 3 2022
Four operators share their insights into how
Technogym’s Mywellness has transformed their
operations, as well as customer and team engagement
HCM issue 3 2022
Pure Gym has launched in the US under the brand Pure Fitness, with the first three locations
having opened in the Washington DC area as part of a cluster rollout.
news •
16 Mar 2022
As Pure Gym expands into the US under the name Pure Fitness, its chief strategy officer talks about the opening of the first three budget clubs in Washington, DC
HCM issue 2 2022
Gympass has signed a partnership deal with Les Mills to make the fitness platform's 1,500 on-
demand workouts and virtual training sessions available to Gympass corporate clients.
news •
27 Feb 2022
Bring the outdoors into your health club, gym or fitness space with Hydrow, the leading connected rower
HCM issue 1 2022
Freemotion uses connected fitness
and omnichannel experiences to benefit
exercisers and clubs the world over
HCM issue 1 2022
Keeping members actively engaged has never been more important. Abi Harris reports on the latest ideas and inspiration from the Retention Convention
HCM issue 1 2022
Matrix Fitness has added an immersive, tech-led indoor cycling experience to its range of
commercial fitness products.
news •
17 Dec 2021
Software suppliers tell Steph Eaves how they’ve upgraded to help health clubs rapidly adapt to the needs of consumers in a pandemic environment
HCM issue 11 2021
GLL and its app partner Innovatise (myFitApp) have today announced the Better UK App has
been
downloaded over 1 million times since it was launched in November 2019.
product innovation •
21 Oct 2021
FitnessOnDemand (FOD) [IHRSA BOOTH 1509] the leader in on-demand content from the world’s
most innovative fitness brands and celebrity trainers, this month introduces a new platform
evolution for all club operators and their customers.
product innovation •
12 Oct 2021
Les Mills is expanding its digital operations by replacing its existing on-demand services
with the launch of a new platform that adds live workouts to the mix.
news •
04 Oct 2021
Intelivideo has signed a partnership deal with software specialist ABC Fitness Solutions, which will
expand the reach of its digital fitness platform in North America.
news •
30 Aug 2021
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