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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 ...
Fitness equipment giant Nautilus has acquired VAY, a firm specialising in AI and motion technology. Based in Switzerland, VAY’s proprietary ...
Hyperice is using its recent acquisition of mental wellness company Core to create a new brand identity that will position ...
Les Mills' popular portfolio of workouts will be made available on the Fitbit Premium platform, following the signing of a ...
iFIT Health & Fitness has confirmed plans to go public and list the business on the Nasdaq. The connected fitness ...
Whoop has raised US$200m in a Series F funding round, resulting in the tech start-up being valued at US$3.6bn. The ...
Intelivideo has signed a partnership deal with software specialist ABC Fitness Solutions, which will expand the reach of Intelivideo's digital ...
Shares in Peloton have fallen after the company revealed fourth-quarter losses. It also said that tactical changes to the business ...
Wellness specialist Delos has launched a new mindfulness app which utilises the innate human instinct to connect with nature and ...
EXCLUSIVE Fitness marketplace Hussle has signed a partnership deal with McDonald's, which will see it offer a fitness-based prize as ...
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Kilian Saekel
“A-Champs is a platform that delivers sports science-based programmes and games through interactive sensor pods that come with light, sound and vibration”
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
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
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
Funxtion: A vital connection
NonStop Gym, Switzerland’s no frills gym chain, has appointed FunXtion to create its member training app
people
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”
people
Adam Zeitsiff
CEO, Intelivideo
“We don’t just create the technology and bail – we support our clients’ ongoing hybridisation efforts”
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
Monitoring mental health
New technology uses advanced machine learning to monitor patients’ mental health between visits to their medical providers
Editor's letter
Two-way coaching
Content providers have been hugely active in the fit tech market since the start of the pandemic. We expect the industry to move on from delivering these services on a ‘broadcast-only’ basis as two-way coaching becomes the new USP
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”
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”
Uptivo is an all-in-one digital solution for fitness clubs, fitness boutique studios and
personal trainers that provides powerful tools to schedule activities, manage member
payments, and monitor heart rate both for remote and on-site classes.
During the pandemic, a digital transformation took off faster than anyone could have
predicted with meetings in person cancelled and millions working from home.
Mediana specialises in the manufacture of medical and health care devices, such as body composition ...
REGUPOL is one of the leading suppliers of sports and safety flooring, anti-slip mats for ...
The New Fitness Experience: Mindbody
Mindbody, Inc
More than ever, your clients are looking for freedom and flexibility in their fitness classes Read more
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