gaming news & features
UCL tracked the nation’s psychological response to the pandemic from dragging bikes out of sheds in L1.0 to spending more time on the sofa in L3.0
HCM Handbook 2021
Black Box VR is the world’s first virtual reality gym. The co-founder explains how it can make people addicted to fitness
HCM issue 7 2021
Suppliers share new offerings that meet the evolving needs of consumers
HCM issue 6 2021
The team behind a new digital service which allows users to transform any space into a
workout area, say it has been designed to change the way virtual fitness is delivered to
consumers.
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09 Feb 2021
Black Box VR is the world’s first virtual reality gym. Co-founder Preston Lewis tells why VR and gaming is the perfect way to get people addicted to fitness
Fit Tech issue 1 2021
PopBase, a start-up tech company, has secured US$400,000 investment from Welltech1, an Israel-
based venture capital fund and hub specialising in wellness-related technologies.
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23 Nov 2020
Boutique operator, The Refinery E9, has launched a personal trainer (PT) service with a
twist, by offering customers the opportunity to take part in exercise sessions led by an
avatar.
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26 Oct 2020
Digital fitness brand Fiit has secured a groundbreaking deal with satellite TV giant, Sky, to
make its virtual workout platform available through the subscription-based Sky Q service.
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01 Oct 2020
Apple is rumoured to be gearing up for the launch of a subscription-based virtual fitness
offer.
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18 Aug 2020
Equipment giant Technogym has introduced its new Excite line of fully-connected
cardio kit that has now been fitted with the Technogym Live user interface.
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31 Jul 2020
We take a look at the six winners of the FIBO Innovation and Trend Awards 2020
HCM issue 6 2020
The founder and CEO of Fun With Balls on keeping people addicted to fitness
Fit Tech issue 1 2020
Nick Coutts and Kresten Juel Jensen on gamifying group fitness using the motion sensors in a smartphone
Fit Tech issue 1 2020
IHRSA’s Kristen Walsh shares the most
interesting findings from the 2019 IHRSA
Health Club Consumer Report
HCM issue 11 2019
A surge in investments made into the booming esports sector is now creating competition for
traditional sports.
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20 Nov 2019
Plans have been revealed to build Europe's largest esports gaming hub in the Swedish capital
Stockholm.
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21 Oct 2019
What makes the perfect indoor cycle
class and what trends are coming down
the track for operators and instructors?
We round up the views of suppliers
HCM issue 9 2019
There are no limits to where virtual can
take the health and fitness industry. We
take a look at the latest directions
HCM issue 5 2019
The English and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has embarked on a project to evaluate the potential of
video gaming and esports as a platform to engage more young people with cricket.
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15 Apr 2019
Editor Helen Patenall rounds up the latest visionary
developments in health and fitness, ranging from new
start-ups to innovative flooring and clever use of colour
HCM Handbook 2019
Emma Barry gives her thought-provoking
take on the industry’s current strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities and threats
HCM issue 4 2019
Is the boutique boom reaching the peak of its lifecycle? ukactive CEO Steven Ward asks a panel of experts
HCM issue 3 2019
A new arena in Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea allows fans of the popular League of
Legends gaming franchise the chance to watch top players compete live and in-person.
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10 Oct 2018
A report into the rapidly growing esports sector has found that the greatest increase in investments
in esports over the next year will come from the traditional professional sports industry. Two-thirds of
respondents (68 per cent) to the 2018 Esports Survey Report think the involvement of traditional
sports teams, leagues, investors and athletes has had a significant impact on the growth of esports.
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01 Aug 2018
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has created a liaison group to work together
with the
esports community – seen widely as a 'baby step' towards the inclusion of competitive
gaming at the
Olympic Games.
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27 Jul 2018
Virtual reality fitness brand Black Box VR has been named a CES 2018 Innovation Awards
Honouree for its resistance-based gym technology.
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08 Jan 2018
Virtual reality fitness device Icaros is heading for the gym floor at YMCA’s Minneapolis club
in the US, with 28 more locations set to follow.
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31 Oct 2017
Fitronics develop effective, user-friendly software for the sport, health and fitness industry to improve member ...
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