augmented-reality news & features
The industry veteran has opened Core Life in Saudi Arabia for Kun Investment Holdings, with plans to take the concept to the world’s major cities, as Kate Cracknell discovers
HCM issue 1 2023
From a boom in VR to deeper client personalisation, Lauren McAlister takes a look at trends the industry can expect to see accelerating as we head into 2023
HCM issue 7 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
Form, a Vancouver-based tech startup that creates smart swimming goggles, has released a
new collection of digital real-time workouts for swimmers called Plans.
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20 Jun 2022
London boutique The Refinery has created an avatar-led digital offering
Fit Tech issue 2 2021
The co-founder and CEO of Saudi Arabia’s Armah Sports on smart clubs, a deal with 1Rebel and collaborating with Amazon
HCM issue 10 2020
Boutique operator, The Refinery E9, has launched a personal trainer (PT) service with a
twist, by offering customers the opportunity to take part in exercise sessions led by an
avatar.
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26 Oct 2020
Jean-Michel Fournier envisions the future of group fitness
Fit Tech issue 1 2020
BeBop Sensors’ VP of Strategy introduces their virtual reality gloves
Fit Tech issue 1 2020
A new app using augmented reality (AR) aims to motivate people to get more active by showing, in
real-time, what they would look like if they lost weight or gained muscle mass.
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05 Feb 2020
Largo Technology Group (LTG) is launching a gamified fitness application called FitRacers in Q1
2020.
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02 Feb 2020
'Age-tech' has been identified as one of the emerging markets which could shape future innovations
in the wellness and fitness technology sector.
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08 Jan 2020
The CEO of Les Mills Media discusses how
clubs can embrace virtual fitness but still
remain central to people’s fitness journeys
HCM issue 11 2019
As Physical Company celebrates its 30th
anniversary, we talk to managing director
John Halls to fi nd out how this leading
supplier continues to improve with age
HCM issue 9 2019
Indoor cycling specialist Wattbike has teamed up with Loughborough University (LU) in
order to
explore the scientific underpinnings of how power measurement is shaping the nature of
cycle sport.
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08 Aug 2018
The UK health and fitness industry continues to show
impressive growth. Helen Patenall looks at the key
influencers shaping the sector in the year ahead
HCM Handbook 2018
Leaders from the sport, fitness and technology sectors have unveiled a dynamic
collaboration to stimulate growth for digital startups that help people get active.
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26 Jan 2018
Disruptive technology and changing business models will dominate the agenda at this
year’s Global Wellness Summit.
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21 Sep 2017
Two key trends will shape the physical activity sector in 2017, says Kate Cracknell and they complement and oppose each other in equal measure: technology, driving an ‘always on’ culture, and a boom in mindfulness
HCM Handbook 2017
Professionals involved in the development of sporting arenas should investigate the merits
of technology such as augmented reality and virtual reality in terms of how they could
enhance the spectator experience.
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25 Oct 2016
Wembley Stadium has launched what it calls “the world’s most technologically advanced
stadium tour”, using beacon technology, 360 video and augmented reality to provide a
mind-blowing interactive experience for visitors exploring the home of English football.
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20 Jul 2016
Having taken the US by storm since its launch last week, and with UK users also getting in
on the act, Pokémon Go is being held up as an unlikely antidote to physical inactivity.
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11 Jul 2016
Microsoft is dipping its toe in the sport market by adapting its augmented reality HoloLens
headset to expand fan experiences for National Football League (NFL) games.
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04 Feb 2016
The first ever London Technology Week – to run from 16-20 June – will be
bolstered by the inaugural Leisure Tech Expo (LTE), a one-day event designed
to showcase the latest industry uses for digital innovations.
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10 Jun 2014
EuropeActive plans to grow usage of fitness centres to 80 million members across Europe by 2025. But how?
HCM issue 6 2014
Spa Business magazine has announced its Spa Foresight™ 2013/14 report which highlights trends
and influences in the international spa industry and identifies opportunities for growth in terms of
market sectors, world regions, management protocols and treatment types.
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26 Jul 2013
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