Trackers news & features
There’s a new, more relaxed attitude among consumers in terms of loyalty, says Imke Schuller of The Futures Company
HCM Handbook 2016
The fitness industry may be growing, but it needs to do even more to achieve future success. David Minton looks at moves in the private and public sector, and the need for all clubs to better embrace the power of social media
HCM Handbook 2016
Former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo has announced that he is working on a new fitness
software platform which will seek to integrate existing apps and workouts with a strong
“community aspect.”
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29 Jan 2016
Fitness tracking devices are expected to remain the dominant force in the wearable tech
market over the next three years, according to new research, although smartwatches are
anticipated to gradually increase their market share.
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27 Jan 2016
Fitbit, the world’s biggest seller of wearable technology, is being sued in the US over
claims that its heart rate monitors are inaccurate and place exercisers at risk.
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08 Jan 2016
Having been named the biggest fitness trend of 2016 by the ACSM recently, wearable tech
is continuing to dominate proceedings at the annual CES technology show which is now
underway in Las Vegas.
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07 Jan 2016
Three quarters of online consumers are likely to purchase health and fitness technology in
the next 12 months, with a third of these expected to buy a smartwatch, according to new
research from the organisers of global consumer electronics and consumer technology
tradeshow CES.
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15 Dec 2015
Leisure industry analyst David Minton has warned that fitness businesses must take heed
of technological advances and future-proof their business, or risk being wiped out entirely.
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20 Nov 2015
The world has gone wearable tech crazy over the past couple of years, but Jawbone CEO
Hosain Rahman believes the future of health tracking will place gadgets inside the body.
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20 Oct 2015
The health club of the future will have to be more flexible and adaptable, says Imke Schuller of The Futures Company
HCM issue 10 2015
Wearable tech giant Fitbit will float on the New York Stock Exchange later today (18 June)
in one of the most highly-anticipated IPOs of the year.
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18 Jun 2015
VP and general manager EMEA for Fitbit, Gareth Jones, talks to Kath Hudson about motivating people through challenges and rewards
HCM issue 6 2015
Research has cast doubt on the ability of existing technology to accurately track calories burned. But does pinpoint accuracy matter?
HCM issue 5 2015
Through its mobile apps and website, Strava has created a global concept that’s inspiring people to get out and push themselves, both on their bikes and now also running
HCM issue 5 2015
We’ve had smartwatches, smart glasses and even smart shoes. Now the humble skipping
rope is the latest age-old object to be reinvigorated as a fitness-focused piece of wearable
technology, with not one, but two companies currently crowdfunding to bring skipping
ropes into the 21st century.
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02 Mar 2015
AMPY harnesses your own movement to charge your phone, as its co-founders explain
HCM issue 3 2015
Fitbit activity trackers are to be used to measure exercise levels for a new study which
aims to use the data to help calculate a patient’s recovery time from spine surgery.
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16 Feb 2015
trendwatching.com’s Vicki Loomes offers six consumer trends for the health and fitness industry to consider harnessing in 2015
HCM issue 2 2015
A new pair of fitness tracking devices from heart rate monitor specialist Mio
Global have been designed to set pulses racing by offering unprecedented levels
of accuracy.
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23 Jan 2015
Six consumer trends to harness for business success in 2015
HCM Handbook 2015
As the industry gathers apace, wearable technology will come to represent a
new form of power dressing for business leaders next year, in the same way
that shoulder pads dominated 1980s wardrobes.
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22 Dec 2014
No longer will your phone running out of juice be a problem: providing you are
prepared to have a quick run. New gadget AMPY converts energy from motion into
battery life to charge any USB-powered device.
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20 Nov 2014
Games firm Nintendo is moving into the hardware market with a specific focus
on sleep tracking, following the company’s return to profitability after a period of
heavy losses.
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14 Nov 2014
We catch up with the latest products in wearable technology
– a market that’s expected to be worth US$2bn by 2018
HCM issue 11 2014
Online retailer Amazon appears poised for a further push into the wearable technology sector, with
the company poised to increase investment and staff at its secretive hardware operations unit
Lab126.
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02 Oct 2014
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is looking to continue research in
partnership with an Australian developer to produce a reliable wearable
sensor that can detect illegal bowling actions in the game.
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15 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
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
After much speculation, Apple has confirmed at its Worldwide
Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco, California that it plans to
soon launch a native health tracking platform.
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03 Jun 2014
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