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latest fit tech news
Interactive fitness streaming platform iFit has raised a US$200m warchest in order to accelerate its growth plans in the connected ...
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18 Dec 2019
Technogym has launched its Let's Move for a Better World campaign for 2020, aiming to promote wellness and fight the ...
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16 Dec 2019
Equipment supplier Life Fitness has created on-demand digital programming for its commercial CV equipment. Called Life Fitness On Demand, the ...
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16 Dec 2019
A local fitness operator with 11 clubs in Chicago, US, is looking to muscle in on the increasingly crowded on-demand, ...
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04 Dec 2019
Fitness industry veteran Nick Coutts has been appointed chair of Danish fitness tech firm Motosumo. Coutts took up the role ...
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03 Dec 2019
On-demand fitness app Fiit has partnered with fitness marketplace Hussle, giving Hussle users access to its catalogue of workouts. Fiit ...
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27 Nov 2019
Revenue management specialist Transaction Services Group (TSG) has acquired active leisure software and services provider Legend Club Management Systems for ...
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26 Nov 2019
A surge in investments made into the booming esports sector is now creating competition for traditional sports. The second annual ...
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20 Nov 2019
A multi-dimensional digital immersive spa experience, created by Luxury Escapism, has opened in Brooklyn, US. Guests can sample over 10 ...
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19 Nov 2019
Wellness company MYXfitness has become the latest company to launch an on-demand, at-home fitness offer, looking to engage consumers directly ...
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18 Nov 2019
Beachbody – the global fitness brand behind Insanity and P90X – has announced that it is to axe Beachbody Live, ...
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13 Nov 2019
Boutique fitness operator 1Rebel has partnered with Technogym to develop an at-home indoor cycling platform to rival the likes of ...
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12 Nov 2019
A new all-in-one digital platform will begin offering certified, trainer-led live group fitness classes in tandem with personalised nutrition programming ...
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11 Nov 2019
Sport England has published an update on its digital strategy, in which the grassroots organisation offers insight into its handling ...
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11 Nov 2019
Google has revealed plans to acquire wearable company Fitbit in a deal worth US$2.1bn (€1.88bn, £1.62bn). The sale, which is ...
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01 Nov 2019
Collecting and analysing data is paramount for any health club wanting to its improve service quality and retention, according to ...
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25 Oct 2019
New York’s Blum Center for Health, a functional health facility, is offering a personalised, non-invasive, neuro-enhancement programme. Provided by Field, ...
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23 Oct 2019
Plans have been revealed to build Europe's largest esports gaming hub in the Swedish capital Stockholm. Space Digital Culture Centres ...
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21 Oct 2019
Sports business leaders in the UK believe that the advent of 5G is likely to drive change and create new ...
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09 Oct 2019
Wearable tech giant Fitbit is partnering with FibriCheck, a health screening and monitoring app, to allow users to monitor their ...
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03 Oct 2019
Shares in Peloton have fallen 14 per cent below their initial value since the company listed on the US-based NASDAQ ...
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01 Oct 2019
Healthcare charity Nuffield Health has partnered with equipment giant Technogym to launch a dedicated fitness app. The My Wellbeing App ...
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20 Sep 2019
Wearable tech giant FitBit has launched a premium service which will utilise users' own data in order to provide them ...
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09 Sep 2019
Tennis superstar Serena Williams and Olympic champion Usain Bolt have joined a team of high profile investors backing sports startup ...
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06 Sep 2019
Online fitness marketplace Hussle has signed a deal to begin offering Premier Inn customers access to its network of gyms. ...
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03 Sep 2019
Consumers will soon be carrying so much personalised, advanced technology that reaching them will require the adoption of entirely new ...
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27 Aug 2019
The Singapore government is creating a "comprehensive digital health platform" based on the use of wearables, as part of a ...
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23 Aug 2019
Thousands of people at risk of Type 2 diabetes will be given digital support – including free fitness trackers – ...
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13 Aug 2019
A new initiative looks to deliver innovation in the healthy ageing market as part of the government's Industrial Strategy. In ...
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05 Aug 2019
Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) has combined social media posts and machine learning to chart entire populations' exercise ...
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23 Jul 2019
features
App analysis
Check your form
Sency’s motion analysis technology is
allowing users to check their technique
as they exercise. Co-founder and
CEO Gal Rotman explains how
Profile
Sohail Rashid
“35 million people a week participate in strength training. We want Brawn to help this audience achieve their goals”
Ageing
Reverse Ageing
Many apps help people track their
health, but Humanity founders
Peter Ward and Michael Geer
have put the focus on ageing,
to help users to see the direct
repercussions of their habits.
They talk to Steph Eaves
Fit Tech people
Hannes Sjöblad
MD, DSruptive
“We want to give our users an implantable tool that allows them to collect their health data at any time and in any setting”
Editor's letter
Into the fitaverse
Fitness is already among the top three markets in the metaverse, with new technology and partnerships driving real growth and consumer engagement that looks likely to spill over into health clubs, gyms and studios
Profile
New reality
Sam Cole, CEO of FitXR, talks to
Fit Tech about taking digital
workouts to the next level, with an
immersive, virtual reality fitness club
App analysis
Going hybrid
Workout Anytime created its app in partnership with Virtuagym. Workout Anytime’s Greg Maurer and Virtuagym’s Hugo Braam explain the process behind its creation
Opinion
Building on the blockchain
For small sports teams looking to compete with giants, blockchain can be a secret weapon explains Lars Rensing, CEO of Protokol
Profile
Fahad Alhagbani: reinventing fitness
“Let’s live in the future to improve today”
Innovation
Bold move
“Our results showed a greater than 60 per cent reduction in falls for individuals who actively participated in Bold’s programme”
Fit Tech people
Ali Jawad
Paralympic powerlifter and founder, Accessercise
“Users can easily identify which facilities in the UK are accessible to the disabled community”
Research
Physical activity monitors boost activity levels
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have conducted a meta analysis of all relevant research and found that the body of evidence shows an impact