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Hybrid fitness platform FitLab has closed its Series A financing, bringing total capital raised to more than US$15m. FitLab will ...
Boutique chain Trib3 will become one of the first fitness operators to establish a presence in the metaverse, making its ...
At-home fitness brand NordicTrack from iFIT has launched what it says are the first voice-controlled, adjustable dumbbells to work with ...
Wellness operator and fit tech company, LIT Method, (low-intensity training) is ramping up expansion after launching into the franchising market. ...
A marketing partnership between fitness marketplace Hussle and fast-food giant McDonald's resulted in a significant increase in the number of ...
Former Olympian and TV presenter Sharron Davies has launched a new online health and fitness programme. Designed for all ages ...
4 Global – a partner in the Moving Communities initiative – has completed an initial public offering (IPO) on the London ...
Myzone has secured a US$17.2m worth of investment from growth capital investor BGF – a move that values the brand ...
Wearable technology, outdoor exercise activities and strength training are among the trends expected to shape the worldwide fitness industry during ...
Gympass has acquired online personal training platform Trainiac for an undisclosed amount. The platform will be rebranded as Trainiac by ...
Matrix Fitness has added an immersive, tech-led indoor cycling experience to its range of commercial fitness products. The new Virtual ...
Hospitality management software system ResortSuite is set to be acquired by Saas software provider Agilysys in a US$25m (€22.2m, £18.8m) ...
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Adam Zeitsiff
CEO, Intelivideo
“We don’t just create the technology and bail – we support our clients’ ongoing hybridisation efforts”
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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”
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
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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”
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
Adrian Hon
Zombies, Run! is one of the most enduring fitness apps, with half a million users getting active while engaging in ‘missions’ against the zombie apocalypse. Its co-creator spoke to Steph Eaves about the power of story
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
Funxtion: A vital connection
NonStop Gym, Switzerland’s no frills gym chain, has appointed FunXtion to create its member training app
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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”
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
interview
Mathieu Letombe
“The new feature ‘Vascular Age’ was developed by cardiologists to provide an easy-to-understand assessment of arterial health – just by stepping on the scale”
Known for its innovation and for providing one of the most comprehensive gym and fitness
facility software management products on the market, Quoox is causing a stir with its new
pricing model.
Covid-19 has accelerated digital transformation within the fitness industry, and there isn’t
a fitness brand or business that hasn’t been forced to adapt or pivot to digital.
InBody provides products that are accurate, medically rated holding a CE mark and certified to ...
EGYM empowers gym operators to deliver a workout experience that supports their members' lifelong fitness ...
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