at-home news & features
The founder and CEO of Coach Core wants to join forces with operators to mentor kids from challenged backgrounds
HCM issue 11 2022
We hear from Ian Fytche on the power of active lifestyles, Mel Spooner who’s championing exercise for cancer recovery and Marc Jones who’s cautious about staffless gyms
HCM issue 11 2022
The right software can transform both health club operations and the customer journey, as Steph Eaves discovers
HCM issue 11 2022
The head of the World Health Organization’s Physical Activity Unit talks to Kate Cracknell as part of HCM’s partnership with Europe Active
HCM issue 11 2022
Bioniq, which supplies subscribers with personalised nutritional supplements
based on their blood test results, has acquired smart mirror company Vaha.
news •
13 Dec 2022
Soul Cycle has signed a multi-year partnership with Class Pass making sessions accessible via
credits to all Class Pass users.
news •
07 Dec 2022
Black Friday, which falls on 25 November, will be one of the busiest retail days of 2022,
marking the start of this year’s Christmas shopping season. Now extending into ‘cyber week’
and finishing on Cyber Monday, it's a time when shops and companies offer significant
discounts on their products.
news •
24 Nov 2022
Connected rowing company Ergatta has released a new gaming experience called Vortex which
is
designed to level the virtual playing field across its community of 75,000 users.
news •
17 Nov 2022
Funxtion has elevated the member experience at SportCity with a new omnichannel offering
HCM issue 10 2022
Duncan Anderson, CEO at South Downs Leisure, is transforming his operational outcomes by engaging his team in radical change based on people, planet and profit
HCM issue 10 2022
Members of Parliament in the UK and their teams are taking part in a physical activity
challenge
hosted by UK Active and Myzone between 2 and 30 November.
news •
07 Nov 2022
The co-founder of Reset in Cádiz, Spain, says the club has been designed as an escape, to enable members to follow a more balanced way of life
HCM issue 9 2022
The sector is at a crossroads due to soaring energy prices. In this major case study, HCM looks at St Sidwell’s Point, Exeter – the first Passivhaus leisure centre – and talks to the team behind the project about achieving a transformational 70 per cent reduction in energy usage
HCM issue 9 2022
Europe Active is working to unite the sector across the continent. CEO Andreas Paulsen reflects on the opportunities, directions and challenges faced by operators and policymakers and outlines key policies
HCM issue 9 2022
Lululemon has released a new digital service, Lululemon Studio, for which the prerequisite to
join is owning a Mirror fitness screen.
news •
17 Oct 2022
Fiit has teamed up with Concept2 to launch Fiit Row, its first connected rowing programme in
response to the growing consumer demand for at-home rowing.
news •
12 Oct 2022
Keiser has announced the release of an all-new version of its popular M Series cardio app.
product innovation •
11 Oct 2022
Paris-based Kinomap, an interactive training app for indoor cycling, running, and rowing, has
acquired Outside Interactive, a video simulation tech company for cardio equipment.
news •
07 Oct 2022
Xponential Fitness has entered a five-year licensing agreement with Princess
Cruises that gives
guests access to its boutique fitness classes and workout channel, XPlus. The
tie-up is
managed by OneSpaWorld and also launches Xponential’s first corporate
wellbeing offering,
which provides subscription platform XPass to 30,000 employees at a
discounted rate.
news •
07 Oct 2022
Myzone is exploring Web3 and metaverse possibilities through a partnership with digital fitness
company OliveX.
news •
06 Oct 2022
Centred Wellness – a travel and lifestyle platform connecting members with
health and wellness
services and products – has acquired Bua Fit, a UK marketplace providing
outdoor and online fitness
classes. The companies claim that the combined entity is estimated to be
worth around US$25m.
news •
04 Oct 2022
Sam Cole, CEO of FitXR, is taking digital workouts to the next level with an immersive, VR fitness club
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
Fitness is already among the top three markets in the metaverse, with new technology and partnerships driving real growth and consumer engagement says Liz Terry
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
Peloton has opened pre-orders in the US for its new connected rowing
machine. Consumers
can
reserve a rower for delivery in December and have the option to test it in a
30-day
commitment-free
trial.
news •
20 Sep 2022
Amanda Rees founded Bold, digital strength and balance training for older people
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
The Paralympic Champion has launched an app for the disabled community
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
Sency's motion analysis technology is allowing users to check their technique as they exercise
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
Armah Sports CEO introduces his new smart club, B_fit, which uses AI, VR and Amazon Alexa
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
David Minton shares his take on the major health challenges facing the US and how the fitness industry can step up to deliver solutions
HCM issue 8 2022
As more clubs consider raising fees to offset increasing costs, how might that be received by customers? Julie Allen tells HCM about the new Leisure-net pricing study
HCM issue 8 2022
Technogym offers a complete ecosystem of connected smart equipment, digital services, on-demand training experiences and ...
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