wristband news & features
Armah Sports CEO introduces his new smart club, B_fit, which uses AI, VR and Amazon Alexa
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
Therme Group’s CEO explains the rollout of the company’s 100,000sq m wellness resorts around the world
HCM issue 7 2021
Bannatyne is on a roll. Its CEO explains
how creating “affordable luxury” has
allowed the brand to grow and set its
sights on extending into Europe
HCM issue 6 2018
Vicki Loomes of trendwatching.com outlines five consumer trends your business should be embracing in 2016
HCM Handbook 2016
A growing number of clubs across the UK are working with Ojmar to upgrade their traditional keyed locking systems to electronic solutions
HCM issue 1 2016
Vicki Loomes of trendwatching.com outlines five key consumer trends your health and fitness business should be looking to embrace in 2016
HCM issue 1 2016
The world has gone wearable tech crazy over the past couple of years, but Jawbone CEO
Hosain Rahman believes the future of health tracking will place gadgets inside the body.
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20 Oct 2015
A ‘wellness ring’ that uses health stats to make lifestyle suggestions has taken
crowdfunding website Kickstarter by storm, raising more than double its US$100,000
(€88,601, £63,737) target in a matter of days.
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24 Aug 2015
Spotify has sought to tackle the often-tricky task of finding a decent playlist that will help
runners pick up the pace through the launch of Spotify Running.
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13 Jul 2015
MyFitnessPal, the health and fitness tracking app which boasts 85 million users, has today
(5 May) launched a new upgrade aimed at helping fitness enthusiasts move beyond step-
counting and take their wellness regimes to the next level.
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05 May 2015
We’ve had smartwatches, smart glasses and even smart shoes. Now the humble skipping
rope is the latest age-old object to be reinvigorated as a fitness-focused piece of wearable
technology, with not one, but two companies currently crowdfunding to bring skipping
ropes into the 21st century.
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02 Mar 2015
Wearable technology pioneers will launch the next generation of sports and fitness devices
at next month’s Wearable Technology Show, which takes place from 10-11 March at
ExCeL in London.
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20 Feb 2015
Sportswear giant Under Armour has made a major play into the fitness tracking sector,
acquiring popular apps Endomondo and MyFitnessPal.
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13 Feb 2015
Gantner’s RFID system has helped a swimming complex in Norway become fully automated. We take a closer look at the project
HCM issue 2 2015
The author, trendspotter and futurologist offers Kate Cracknell his thoughts on the future of the health and fitness industry
HCM issue 2 2015
trendwatching.com’s Vicki Loomes offers six consumer trends for the health and fitness industry to consider harnessing in 2015
HCM issue 2 2015
A new pair of fitness tracking devices from heart rate monitor specialist Mio
Global have been designed to set pulses racing by offering unprecedented levels
of accuracy.
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23 Jan 2015
Six consumer trends to harness for business success in 2015
HCM Handbook 2015
Euromonitor International has published its annual Top 10 Global Consumer
Trends forecast report, highlighting an expected boom in consumers' desire for
preventative healthcare via digital devices – given the current popularity of
fitness and dieting apps.
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19 Jan 2015
As the industry gathers apace, wearable technology will come to represent a
new form of power dressing for business leaders next year, in the same way
that shoulder pads dominated 1980s wardrobes.
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22 Dec 2014
Have you considered installing fingerprint access technology in your club?
HCM issue 11 2014
What will the digital health club of the future look like? We ask the experts for their thoughts
HCM issue 11 2014
Just weeks after being the subject of intense speculation over its entry to the
wearable tech market, Microsoft has duly proven that there’s no smoke without
fire by unveiling the Microsoft Band.
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31 Oct 2014
Black Eyed Peas superstar will.i.am is poised to make a surprise assault on the
burgeoning wearable tech market with a “smart cuff” featuring fitness tracking
software.
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24 Oct 2014
Microsoft is reportedly weeks away from launching its own smartwatch with
fitness tracking features, expected to challenge existing offerings from rivals
Samsung and Apple.
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21 Oct 2014
The number of people who own wearable tech in the UK is set to double in 2015
– from 6 to 13 per cent – as products make the leap from niche to mainstream.
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15 Oct 2014
Apple has finally pulled back the curtain on its long-awaited Apple Watch at a special
launch event at the Flint Center in California, US, with the new device featuring a whole
host of health and fitness-related functions.
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10 Sep 2014
Scientists explore potential of the human body and paper-thin printable batteries to power wearables
Batteries may soon be a thing of the past for low-power wearable technology
devices, with the potential for energy to be generated from body heat and
movement, plus ambient energy from the environment.
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20 Aug 2014
Be it sleeping in or skipping the gym, everyone wishes they could kick those bad
habits that hurt productivity and prevent physical activity. Now, a new wearable
is bidding to not just track activity, but use pain and shame to ensure users
have no choice but to reach their goals.
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12 Aug 2014
Technology designer FreeWavz has launched a campaign to gain funding for the
creation of a new set of earphones designed to collate health and fitness
metrics, while also looking to cater for the safety of cyclists and joggers.
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05 Aug 2014
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