Wearable technology news & features
Samsung has unveiled a smart ring, packed with innovative technologies to aid health
and wellbeing, which will be available later this year.
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29 Feb 2024
Sennheiser has teamed up with Polar Electro for the launch of its Momentum Sport earbuds
which deliver Polar’s bio-sensing capabilities outside its own products for the first time.
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09 Jan 2024
Return to in-person exercise is reflected in the results of the American College of Sport’s
Medicine (ACSM) trends list for 2024, with wearable technology top once again.
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05 Jan 2024
Elevate is the leading UK trade show for physical activity, showcasing the latest
innovations and technology across the sport, sports therapy and fitness sectors.
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04 May 2023
What’s trending in the world of exercise monitoring in 2023? Frances Marcellin catches up with some leading fit tech suppliers to find out
HCM issue 4 2023
ACSM’s 2023 insight report tracks industry trends each year, creating a barometer of what’s hot and what’s not. HCM gives the lowdown
HCM issue 1 2023
BHeart – a health-tracking wrist wearable with an “endless” battery – was
unveiled by
Baracoda at
CMS 2023.
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18 Jan 2023
Wearable technology is 2023’s number one worldwide fitness trend according to the American
College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), which has released a list of 20 industry trends taken from
its annual survey.
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05 Jan 2023
Workout Anytime's Greg Maurer and Virtuagym's Hugo Braam on creating a new app for the franchise
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
Ohm Fitness, a new franchised fitness studio concept, has opened its first location in
Scottsdale,
Arizona.
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08 Aug 2022
How can operators ensure members feel a continual sense of improvement that keeps them coming back for more?
HCM issue 6 2022
The inimitable Emma Barry, author of Building a Badass Boutique, gives us the benefit of her insights into customer behaviour and how it will shape trends; including hyper personalisation and micro segmentation
HCM Handbook 2022
The co-founder of W3 Fit on the return of live industry events, and why they’re key to growing business relationships
HCM issue 5 2022
Wearable tech, outdoor exercise activities and strength training are among the trends
expected to shape the worldwide fitness industry during 2022.
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04 Jan 2022
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
Whoop has raised US$200m in a Series F funding round, resulting in the tech start-up
being valued
at US$3.6bn.
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01 Sep 2021
The combining of physical and digital has been playing an important role in membership-based
fitness businesses, according to a new global customer survey by Virtuagym.
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01 Jun 2021
The founder explains why this wearable tells you when not to train, and how it can detect illness before you feel unwell
Fit Tech issue 2 2020
Unlimitech, a tech startup linked to University of Cambdrige, is looking to bring to market a face
mask capable of recording and tracking the user's exercise data.
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16 Mar 2020
Fitness equipment giant Life Fitness has signed a deal to make Samsung Galaxy Watch devices
compatible with a full line of premium Life Fitness cardio equipment.
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12 Mar 2020
The latest research from Mintel reveals
that private health and fitness clubs had
a record-breaking year in 2019
HCM issue 2 2020
"We can include those yet to take the plunge into wearables," says Myzone’s Dave Wright
HCM issue 11 2019
The co-founder of Bridges Fund
Management, which has backed The
Gym Group, Planet Fitness and Fitness
Hut tells Kate Cracknell every business
needs to think about social impact
HCM issue 1 2019
Wearable tech has made a comeback as the 'hottest fitness trend' for 2019 – with group training,
HIIT and programming for the elderly also expected to grow in popularity over the next 12 months.
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11 Dec 2018
Myzone is launching a range of new products and services this year, as CEO Dave Wright explains
HCM issue 10 2018
Wearable technology company Myzone has secured a partnership deal with fitness tech
and
services company Hero Wellbeing.
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31 May 2018
Tokyo University says a flexible, wireless
skin display giving real-time biometric
data will soon be available
HCM issue 5 2018
A team of researchers at the University of Tokyo, Japan, has developed a highly flexible, ultra-
thin electronic "skin display", which can be used to display the user’s health information.
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23 Mar 2018
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