funding news & features
A new platform, marketed as an "emotional fitness studio" and offering live
classes and one-on-one therapy, has secured US$3m worth of seed funding.
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31 Oct 2020
Fitness tech firm JaxJox will accelerate the launch of its connected home fitness solution,
InteractiveStudio, following a cash injection of US$10m through Series A funding.
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29 Oct 2020
A new mobile fitness platform delivers personal training sessions to people at home by
combining live fitness instruction with AI-enabled tracking and two-way audio-video.
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28 Oct 2020
Artificial intelligence-based sales and marketing platform Keepme has secured round one funding,
totalling US$1.7m.
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30 Sep 2020
Five months after the start of lockdown, Leisure-net Solutions surveyed the public leisure sector to gauge how its faring
HCM issue 8 2020
The future of our industry is as a ‘national health service’, says the CEO of ukactive
HCM issue 8 2020
Wattbike has secured £11.5m worth of new funding from Piper, a specialist investor in
branded consumer businesses.
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08 Sep 2020
A third of leisure trusts will face ‘unviability’ in the next six months, says the CEO of Community Leisure UK
HCM issue 7 2020
The Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre is working to improve population health
HCM issue 7 2020
The CEO of retirement village operator Inspired Villages tells HCM about the wellbeing-focused communities
HCM issue 7 2020
Nadim Meer advises operators on how to position themselves as an attractive prospect for investment
HCM issue 6 2020
The City of Portland in Maine, US, is investing in a wellness programme for its entire workforce. We talk to the founder and CEO of Wellness Workdays
HCM issue 6 2020
The PGA Tour has recently bought 1,000 Whoop bands for its golfers, after PGA Tour
golfer Nick Watney said he was alerted via his Whoop band that he may have COVID-19.
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02 Jul 2020
How will facility provision change after lockdown? We ask the experts
HCM issue 5 2020
A new app, which aims to help people get physically active and build healthy habits
through the power of group psychology, teamwork and friendship, has launched after securing
£500,000 worth of funding.
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03 Jun 2020
Equipment provider OYO Fitness is looking to benefit from the rapid growth in people
looking for at-home fitness solutions with a piece of kit marketed as a fully portable
personal gym.
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18 May 2020
The founder of Remedy Place on setting up the world’s first ‘social wellness club’
HCM issue 4 2020
As the sector grapples with the pressures of COVID-19, Duncan Wood-Allum presents a blueprint for a positive future
HCM issue 4 2020
Gym management software provider Glofox has launched a new digital platform, enabling
gyms and health clubs to deliver live streaming and premium on-demand content.
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29 Apr 2020
Deloitte’s Alicia Whistlecroft summarises findings from the State of the UK Fitness Industry Report. Budgets and boutiques are challenging the domestic status quo, throwing up a range of new opportunities
HCM Handbook 2020
David Minton and his team at The Leisure Database Company take a tour of the capital’s diverse and boutique sector to share their cream of the crop
HCM Handbook 2020
What were we expecting for the industry in 2020 before the pandemic struck? According to our panel of experts, membership packages for Gen Z are ripe for a rethink, and savvy employers should be thinking about putting in place bespoke digital tools for staff wellbeing
HCM Handbook 2020
This live-streaming platform brings boutique classes into people’s homes. We talk to its founder and CEO
Fit Tech issue 1 2020
With real-time vibration feedback, this new product generates applied analytics and guides training
Fit Tech issue 1 2020
Nearly two thirds (64 per cent) of the world’s health and fitness clubs are currently closed either by
decree or voluntary arrangement.
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02 Apr 2020
This personal trainer works on a
‘pay what you can’ basis, allowing
him to reach those most in need
HCM issue 3 2020
Tech firm Eight Sleep, which markets itself as "the world's first sleep fitness company", has signed a
deal with NBA star Danny Green which will see the basketball player become an investor and
ambassador for the company.
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05 Mar 2020
Indoor cycling brand Flywheel is to discontinue its Flywheel At Home subscription service after
settling a legal case with rival Peloton.
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28 Feb 2020
Jo Cherrett on exercise and ageing and
Stuart Stokes has advice on exercise referral
HCM issue 2 2020
This Warwickshire GP has launched a
virtual fitness club at his practice
HCM issue 2 2020
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