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Virtuagym has launched a Video Workout platform which is natively integrated into its existing suite of products. The feature will ...
Matrix and Intelivideo have signed a strategic partnership, which will see Intelivideo's fitness content integrated into Matrix's premium commercial equipment. ...
Mindbody has announced it's buying ClassPass, the consumer wellness subscription service that enables people to use a range of gyms, ...
French car manufacturer Citroën and hotel brand Pullman Hotels & Resorts have partnered to create an autonomous "urban mobile platform" ...
Les Mills is expanding its digital operations by replacing its existing on-demand services with the launch of a new platform ...
At-home pilates reformer brand Frame Fitness has secured a US$5m seed financing round led by Mark Mastrov, founder and former ...
Amazon has made a major move to grab itself a bigger share of the digital fitness and wellness market, by ...
Sport England has spent £1.5m launching its own on-demand fitness platform, with the hope of inspiring teenage girls to get ...
Digital health and fitness platform Fittr has raised US$11.5m in a Series A funding round. The investment was led by ...
EGYM has completed a US$41m Series E financing round led by Mayfair Equity Partners, a leading tech and consumer growth ...
In a major move against the gym market, Apple has revealed a number of upgrades to its Fitness+ platform, coinciding ...
Physical activity professionals in England will soon be able to access free, one-to-one learning with Google to get their digital ...
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Adam Zeitsiff
CEO, Intelivideo
“We don’t just create the technology and bail – we support our clients’ ongoing hybridisation efforts”
Put on your red light
Red light therapy promises a variety of benefits, including better
recovery, skin rejuvenation and increased energy, but is it all too
good to be true? Fit Tech spoke to Bryan Gohl and James Strong
of Red Light Rising, and Wes Pfiffner of Joovv to find out more
Digital community
Matt Stebbings of SLT Group talks
about the creation of their Community
Portal, a new platform that aims to help
anyone to get active, whether that’s
inside or outside of SLT’s facilities
people
Mike Hansen
Managing partner, Endorphinz
“We noticed a big gap in the market – customers needed better insights but also recommendations on what to do, whether that be customer acquisition, content creation, marketing and more”
Refining augmented reality
London boutique The Refinery has created an avatar-led
digital fitness offering called ALFI, which utilises augmented
reality (AR) to demonstrate movements. Zoe Bertali,
one of the co-founders of the gym, tells us more
interview
Mathieu Letombe
“We’re ultimately bringing health monitoring technologies from the doctor’s office into the home, to help patients and their physicians make life-saving changes”
How usable is your product?
Your fit tech product might be a game changer, solving problems or creating new possibilities for clients, but none of this will matter if it’s not easy and enjoyable to use. Industrial designer Nick Chubb explains why usability is key, and the factors to consider when designing your new product
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Laurent Petit
Co-founder, Active Giving
“The future of sports and fitness are dependent on the climate. Our goal is to positively influence the future of our planet by instilling a global vision of wellbeing and a sense of collective action”
interview
Kilian Saekel
“With ROX Home, we’re now targeting families who want to work out at home but who are bored with traditional ways of home training”
Jessica Ennis-Hill: founder of Jennis
Jessica Ennis-Hill is on a mission to close the gender data gap in health research. Her app, Jennis CycleMapping, is designed to help women understand their cycles and how to train during each different phase. Steph Eaves speaks to Ennis-Hill to find out exactly how it works
people
Anantharaman Pattabiraman
CEO and co-founder, Auro
“When you’re undertaking fitness activities, unless you’re on a stationary bike, in most cases it’s not safe or necessary to be tied to a screen, especially a small screen”
Monitoring mental health
New technology uses advanced machine learning to monitor patients’ mental health between visits to their medical providers
CEO of Orbit4, Daniel Jones, says: “There’s no reason traditional gyms and smart gyms can’t
live in harmony. With a little reorganisation and education, there’s a really bright future
for all gyms.”
Power Plate has teamed up with Myzone to provide its community with new class experiences
and
the opportunity to offer rewards based on effort, every time they move.
Founded in 2007 in Gersthofen, Germany, miha bodytec is the market-leading supplier of Electro Muscle ...
On a mission to defeat inactivity, Gympass is a corporate wellness solution that builds mutually ...
CPASE creates unforgettable luxury member experience at new boutique club with Technogym
Technogym
Technogym has equipped Clare Stobart's new boutique health club – CPASE. Read more
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