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editor's picks
features
interview
Digital ecosystem
“The digitisation of the sector was going to happen anyway. COVID-19 has simply accelerated the digital transformation”
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
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
Forme Life: Trent Ward & Yves Béhar
“ The screen is effectively a six foot tablet, so developing the product from scratch took time, lots of testing and millions of cycles”
interview
Lindsay Cook, FitOn
“Not everyone can afford an expensive piece of fitness equipment or a personal trainer, but everyone has a smartphone”
interview
PureGym
“We’ve been ranked number two on the App Store for health and fitness, second only to Fitbit”
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”
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”
Functional wearables
A new ultra-thin, stretchable electronic material could be a game changer for wearable tech
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
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
people
Ian Mullane
Founder, Keepme
“Using predictive and machine learning models, operators can hyper-personalise engagement
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Opinion
promotion
“Data-driven businesses are some of today’s greatest global success stories, providing
blueprints for success. ”
As countries around the world gear up to relax their lockdown rules, there remains a
question mark over gyms and studios, which in many markets will be one of the last sectors
to be given the green light.
In response to the pandemic, TRX, the global leader in functional training equipment, world-
class training content, and app-based training technology, transformed its TRX Suspension
Training Course into a free, live virtual edition via Zoom.
Wattbike is the creator of the world’s most advanced and innovative indoor bikes, developed in ...
Founded in 1983, Technogym is a world-leading international supplier of technology and design-driven products and ...
BMF with Bear Grylls - Mission to reboot the fitness industry
British Military Fitness
BMF with Bear Grylls has put up a £1m fund to get personal trainers, fitness instructors and class instructors back to work and earning money. Read more
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