Fitness apps news & features
The Rio Olympics are coming! How can your club use the Games to drive further engagement with members? Gamification expert An Coppens offers her advice
HCM issue 7 2016
Netpulse has announced that it has raised US$13m (€11m, £9m) to develop new features
and accelerate growth as it bids to dominate mobile technology in the fitness industry.
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07 Jun 2016
Gym buddy apps are helping people find their perfect workout partner, so they’re more likely to stick with their routine
HCM issue 6 2016
With a recent study showing that more
than 60 per cent of the adult population in Dubai is overweight, the Dubai Health
Authority (DHA) has drawn up a
behaviour change plan in an effort to get
residents to eat more healthily and
take more exercise.
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05 Feb 2016
Mintel’s senior leisure and technology analyst, Paul Davies, looks at the current state of the health and fitness market, and asks how club operators can be more innovative in 2016 and beyond
HCM Handbook 2016
Health clubs are popping up in increasingly diverse locations – so how do you decide if a site is right for you?
HCM issue 2 2016
Weight loss apps are no more effective in helping overweight people shed pounds than a
paper flier from the doctor’s office, according to a new study.
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10 Nov 2015
Early adopter operators of virtual classes have used the technology to maximise use of their studios. Is it time for your club to go virtual?
HCM issue 9 2015
It’s often said that you get what you pay for, and it seems that fitness apps which cost
nothing provide little more than that, according to a new study.
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12 Aug 2015
Apple has finally unveiled its new smartwatch collection, which will range from US$349
(€324, £231) to US$17,000 (€15,800, £11,300) and is being hailed as a game-changer
for the wearable tech sector.
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10 Mar 2015
PAN Studio's Run An Empire app aims to bring sport to a gaming generation
HCM issue 3 2015
We round up the expansion plans of a selection of key private sector operators around the world, and offer a snapshot of upcoming UK public sector developments
HCM Handbook 2015
The Department of Health has launched a “framework for action” to improve the nation’s
activity levels through the use of digital technology.
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17 Nov 2014
The number of people who own wearable tech in the UK is set to double in 2015
– from 6 to 13 per cent – as products make the leap from niche to mainstream.
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15 Oct 2014
mywellness cloud – delivering the ultimate digital workout experience for your members
HCM issue 10 2014
Apple has finally pulled back the curtain on its long-awaited Apple Watch at a special
launch event at the Flint Center in California, US, with the new device featuring a whole
host of health and fitness-related functions.
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10 Sep 2014
Scientists explore potential of the human body and paper-thin printable batteries to power wearables
Batteries may soon be a thing of the past for low-power wearable technology
devices, with the potential for energy to be generated from body heat and
movement, plus ambient energy from the environment.
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20 Aug 2014
Virgin Active has unveiled plans to launch two new ‘technology-focused’ clubs in
London during early 2015.
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12 Aug 2014
Be it sleeping in or skipping the gym, everyone wishes they could kick those bad
habits that hurt productivity and prevent physical activity. Now, a new wearable
is bidding to not just track activity, but use pain and shame to ensure users
have no choice but to reach their goals.
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12 Aug 2014
Technology designer FreeWavz has launched a campaign to gain funding for the
creation of a new set of earphones designed to collate health and fitness
metrics, while also looking to cater for the safety of cyclists and joggers.
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05 Aug 2014
While the bulk of wearable technology has so far focused on wristwear, a company from
India wants to get to the heart and sole of fitness tracking through a new pair of
wearable trainers.
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04 Aug 2014
iPhone users are typically more interested in general health, while the average
Android user consumes more fitness content, according to a study from mobile
intelligence firm Opera Mediaworks.
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31 Jul 2014
Tech-savvy members are using apps and devices to take fitness into their own hands. Are you ready for the health tech revolution?
HCM issue 8 2014
A new research paper examining why as many as one in three people ditch
fitness trackers shortly after buying them, has found that better education of
the benefits is key to ensuring more “happily ever afters” between consumers
and their wearables.
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23 Jul 2014
People could be shifting their Christmas-list focus towards the wearable
technology market this year, as consumer interest continues to grow in the
booming fitness monitoring sector.
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16 Jul 2014
As the wearable tech market heats up with firms like Apple, Samsung and
Google at the centre of a battle for supremacy, the latest figures from mobile
research firm Flurry show that consumer appetite for fitness apps shows no sign
of abating.
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24 Jun 2014
A new health and fitness app launched today promises to give users an insight
into the extreme diets and workouts of Hollywood stars like Angelina Jolie,
Christian Bale and Gerard Butler.
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16 May 2014
Sportswear giant Nike has signalled its ambitions to dominate the wearable
tech and fitness app market with the opening of a research and development
lab in San Francisco, California.
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22 Apr 2014
ukactive's 'Turning the Tide on Obesity' campaign is the latest to rely on nudging. But what is nudging, and does it work? Tom Walker looks at what's involved
HCM issue 4 2014
Microsoft is the latest company to join the fitness app trend by releasing the
Bing Health & Fitness Windows Phone app.
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21 Feb 2014
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