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latest fit tech news
Emerging fitness technologies could be the "cradle to grave game-changer" for public health in the UK. That's the message from ...
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19 Apr 2018
Ukactive has named the 11 fitness tech disruptors that have made it to the industry body's start-up accelerator programme ActiveLab. ...
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03 Apr 2018
A team of researchers at the University of Tokyo, Japan, has developed a highly flexible, ultra-thin electronic "skin display", which ...
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23 Mar 2018
Fitness kit and software supplier eGym has announced the acquisition of fitness app specialist Netpulse for an undisclosed sum. The ...
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22 Mar 2018
To coincide with National Apprenticeship Week in March, Leisure Opportunities is undertaking an employer survey on the industry’s needs and ...
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15 Feb 2018
Data security at health clubs and leisure centres could be at risk because staff are using unofficial channels such as ...
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31 Jan 2018
Leaders from the sport, fitness and technology sectors have unveiled a dynamic collaboration to stimulate growth for digital startups that ...
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26 Jan 2018
Fitness brands, startups and investors are set to debate the next phase of growth for the boutique sector, as Sweat ...
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24 Jan 2018
A fitness app that rewards people who are physically active has secured financial backing of US$5.7m (£4.1m, €4.7m) to help ...
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18 Jan 2018
England Netball has announced a new partnership with Catapult Sports to help measure the physical loading experienced by England Roses ...
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15 Jan 2018
Aston Villa Football Club has become the first in the world to integrate pre-paid contactless and chip and pin payment ...
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10 Jan 2018
Matt Hancock has been appointed secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport in Theresa May’s cabinet reshuffle. Hancock ...
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09 Jan 2018
Virtual reality fitness brand Black Box VR has been named a CES 2018 Innovation Awards Honouree for its resistance-based gym ...
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08 Jan 2018
Fitness kit and software supplier eGym will receive up to €25m (US$30m, £22.2m) in financing to support its R&D and ...
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04 Jan 2018
Elite footballers and athletes of the future will prolong their careers by attending all-in-one health and sports clinics, according to ...
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03 Jan 2018
A combination of virtual reality (VR) and treadmill exercise can lower the incidence of falls among Parkinson’s disease patients, a ...
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27 Dec 2017
Fitness tech startup Fiit has announced a £2.4m seed investment to launch its on-demand home exercise platform. Led by a ...
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19 Dec 2017
Seven New York health clubs have been added to the fitness app POPiN, offering city-dwellers a wider variety of gyms ...
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19 Dec 2017
Technogym has signed a five-year contract with Loughborough University to supply its Powerbase gym on the campus. Powerbase is one ...
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11 Dec 2017
Fitness and wellness studio FlyFit is planning to expand to three more airports next year, while it puts the finishing ...
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08 Dec 2017
Travel giant Expedia has launched an 'organic spa finder', designed to help customers find authentic wellness experiences across Europe. The ...
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08 Dec 2017
London could become the new home of ‘sport tech’ if a strategic plan succeeds in bringing sport and technology businesses ...
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01 Dec 2017
NFL fans have the chance to step into the shoes of their idols as a new experience opens in the ...
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01 Dec 2017
Former England football captain Alan Shearer has helped launch the second of seven new Speedflex studios planned by Bannatyne Group ...
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23 Nov 2017
Fitness First Australia has become the first operator in the world to introduce cardio equipment to its gym floor that ...
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21 Nov 2017
The Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, has become the first sports stadium in the world to achieve platinum certification for ...
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16 Nov 2017
Commuters could soon get their exercise fix on the train to work, thanks to a new double-decker carriage design that ...
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15 Nov 2017
Former England and Chelsea star Frank Lampard has partnered with a new health assessment centre in Dubai aimed at professional ...
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13 Nov 2017
Fledgling fit-tech startups will have their products and services nurtured in the second round of ukactive’s ActiveLab programme. Now in ...
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08 Nov 2017
Virtual reality fitness device Icaros is heading for the gym floor at YMCA’s Minneapolis club in the US, with 28 ...
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31 Oct 2017
features
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
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
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”
Fit Tech people
Jamie Buck
Co-founder, Active in Time
“We created a solution called AiT Voice, which turns digital data into a spoken audio timetable that connects to phone systems”
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
Innovation
Bold move
“Our results showed a greater than 60 per cent reduction in falls for individuals who actively participated in Bold’s programme”
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
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”
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
Profile
Sohail Rashid
“35 million people a week participate in strength training. We want Brawn to help this audience achieve their goals”
Profile
Fahad Alhagbani: reinventing fitness
“The team is young and ambitious, and the awareness of technology is very high. We share trends and out-of-the-box ideas almost every day”