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interview
PureGym
“We’ve been ranked number two on the App Store for health and fitness, second only to Fitbit”
Editor's letter
Monetising digital
Having made a lightening fast pivot to digital during lockdown, gym operators are now figuring out how to optimise the assets they’ve invested in – it’s time to monetise digital and find ways to create hybrid models
interview
Forme Life: Trent Ward & Yves Béhar
“I think the big ‘a-ha’ moment was when we had the idea that a mirror would be the best way for somebody to learn”
interview
Paul Bowman, Wexer
The future of fitness is hybrid, says the CEO
of Wexer. He shares his thoughts on why and
how the industry should embrace this change
interview
Will Ahmed, Whoop
Whoop is taking wearable
technology to the next level,
providing deeper insights into
individuals’ physiology and enabling
optimised training. Founder and
CEO Will Ahmed talks to Steph
Eaves about the importance
of personalised feedback
interview
Sharon Hegarty, Samsung
“We envisage a world where someone’s smart home can support their fitness regime ”
interview
Digital ecosystem
“The digitisation of the sector was going to happen anyway. COVID-19 has simply accelerated the digital transformation”
people
Richard Hanbury
Founder and CEO, Sana
“I was in Yemen, close to the capital, Sana’a, when I had the accident that put me in a wheelchair and gave me a chronic nerve damage pain problem. This led me to develop the underlying technology of Sana”
Create your own energy
A breakthrough in technology means wearable devices and other
health and fitness products could soon be self-powered.
Steph Eaves talks to Dr Ishara Dharmasena to find
out how this could impact health and fitness
people
Ian Mullane
Founder, Keepme
“Using predictive and machine learning models, operators can hyper-personalise engagement
”
Functional wearables
A new ultra-thin, stretchable electronic material could be a game changer for wearable tech
Fighting COVID-19
In the aftermath of the pandemic, people will be more aware of the importance of their health and the strength of their immune system.
Can fit tech alert users to potential immunodeficiencies or symptoms? And might these products assist governments? We asked industry leaders for their predictions
interview
Lindsay Cook, FitOn
“Not everyone can afford an expensive piece of fitness equipment or a personal trainer, but everyone has a smartphone”
people
Patrick Lucey
VP of AI, Stats Perform
“We can capture tracking data from historical videos, enabling us to do large scale comparisons of players, such as Michael Jordan, across eras”
interview
Daniel Sobhani, Freeletics
“People are set up for failure by the fitness industry with false promises and unrealistic expectations. We’ve always wanted to put a stop to this, and with Mindset Coaching we’re taking the next step”
Get connected
Sony and Precor are collaborating.
Henrik Bengtsson, head of business at
Advagym, tells Wendy Golledge about
Sony’s latest foray into fitness
interview
Changing the game
“We cannot lose sight of the most important people in this equation – the athletes. We must ensure this data and technology delivers benefits to them”
Get smart
A new, smart exercise mask will analyse breath for a wide range of performance-related indicators, as Tom Walker explains
people
Motosumo
Kresten Juel Jensen, CEO and co-founder and Nick Coutts, incoming chair
“Everyone’s on their smartphones, so we saw this as a massive opportunity to gamify group fitness”
interview
John Foley
Founder and CEO, Peloton
“Peloton started off with a bike, but we never set out to be just a bike company...”
interview
Lauren Foundos, FORTË
“As I began to build friendships within the fitness industry, I realised that what seemed so obvious wasn’t being done”
Editor's letter
Embracing digital
We’re in the middle of a change so vast we still can’t see the shape of it. The only definites are that achieving good health will become a new and urgent priority and technology will be a major driver of this, as the fitness industry embraces digital
interview
Krissy Cela
“So many people miss out on fitness because they feel too intimidated to go to the gym”
interview
Christopher Ruddock, INCUS
“The NOVA is the first triathlon wearable worn on the upper spine. This allows unique measurement of the left and right sides and unlocks new understanding of body balance”
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