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Red Light Therapy
Wearable technology solutions
Fitness equipment
Spa software
features
people
Devi Mahadevia
Facebook director of sports and fitness partnerships
“With Facebook paid online events, publishers can charge viewers to attend a video livestream on their Facebook pages or a third party video service”
Funxtion: A brand new app
FunXtion and GoodLife Fitness are collaborating to help Canadians stay fit in the gym and at home
interview
Robotic muscles
“We identified the need to step beyond the current approaches to muscle weakness, and move instead to placing robotic muscles exactly where they’re needed – inside the body”
interview
Blurring the lines
Les Mills has launched a suite of digital solutions to help gyms
future-proof by expanding their reach in the booming online fitness
space, while complementing their live offerings. Steph Eaves talks
to Les Mills International’s CMO Anna Henwood to find out more
Fit Tech Leadership Report
Fit tech is a growing, competitive sector. Executive search firm, Stronger Talent, recently analysed the backgrounds of more than 300 fit tech executives to provide insights into recruiting strategies, as Pete Leibman explains
people
Kevin Dawidowicz
President, CoachMePlus
“Fitness apps are designed to train clients, without a trainer on the other side. We give coaches a tool for connection”
interview
Preston Lewis, Black Box VR
“Game designers have figured out how to keep people unhealthily addicted to games. If only you could be the hero in a game that levelled up your life”
Sky x Fiit
Fiit has secured a deal with TV giant Sky, to make its virtual workout platform available through the subscription-based Sky Q service. With 20 per cent of Fiit users now accessing the app through Sky, Fit Tech speaks to Fraser Stirling and Daniel Shellard to find out more
Clubs without walls
Venueserve Fitness is working with the Health Club Collection to drive its digital customer engagement
Virtual wellbeing check
Feelings of pressure, isolation and performance anxiety are
commonly experienced by athletes, however it isn’t always easy for
clubs to identify those who are struggling. Richard Lucas, founder
of GoVox, explains how technology can help
Editor's letter
Big (fit) tech
We’re entering the age of the wellness mega-corp, with the ultimate goal for investors being to dominate health and wellness markets in every channel. Prepare to expect the unexpected in this convergence of health, fitness and wellness
interview
Rodrigo Jesus, Salus Optima
“We recognise that we can digitise most of the coaching experience, but we also recognise that the human in the loop is irreplaceable”
Collect wind power as you move
Researchers in China have designed a tiny device that can scavenge wind energy from the breeze you make when you walk or run
Staying sticky
Bob Lawson explains how digital fitness platforms and apps can maximise retention and prevent churn
people
Andy Etches
Founder and sports director, Rezzil
“Rezzil was able to have an injured player learning his new manager's philosophy, positioning and playing style – all from a seated position”
Digital retention top performers
Three digital fitness platforms tell Fit Tech how they work to achieve higher levels of customer retention
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
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”
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
Sharon Hegarty, Samsung
“We envisage a world where someone’s smart home can support their fitness regime ”
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
Lindsay Cook, FitOn
“Not everyone can afford an expensive piece of fitness equipment or a personal trainer, but everyone has a smartphone”
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
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”
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