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Health and fitness innovation firm Oxystrap is reconfiguring its production line, shifting from fitness
trackers to protective masks.
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14 Apr 2020
Fitness technology business, Myzone is reporting strong takeup for its new Global MEPs Challenge.
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08 Apr 2020
Fitbit has launched its latest wearable – the Charge 4 tracker – offering a number of features which
will be useful for people looking to stay active while gyms remain closed.
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08 Apr 2020
Nick Coutts and Kresten Juel Jensen on gamifying group fitness using the motion sensors in a smartphone
Fit Tech issue 1 2020
With real-time vibration feedback, this new product generates applied analytics and guides training
Fit Tech issue 1 2020
Fitness tech firm Motosumo has launched a new service, allowing gym operators to deliver HIIT
group workouts and indoor cycling classes to their members' living rooms.
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25 Mar 2020
Unlimitech, a tech startup linked to University of Cambdrige, is looking to bring to market a face
mask capable of recording and tracking the user's exercise data.
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16 Mar 2020
The industry catalyst has released a new
book: Building a Badass Boutique
HCM issue 3 2020
Fitness equipment giant Life Fitness has signed a deal to make Samsung Galaxy Watch devices
compatible with a full line of premium Life Fitness cardio equipment.
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12 Mar 2020
The high-end operator has launched its
sixth full service club, in London. We take
a look at this £10m club, the largest to
open in the city for more than 10 years and
location of the first Little Space kids’ gym
HCM issue 2 2020
Jo Cherrett on exercise and ageing and
Stuart Stokes has advice on exercise referral
HCM issue 2 2020
Dutch boutique fitness brand Switch The Gym has launched its second studio in Eindhoven, The
Netherlands, just three months after opening its first site in the town of Veldhoven.
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06 Feb 2020
Biomedical tech specialist InBody USA is launching a network of body composition analysis testing
sites across the US.
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06 Feb 2020
Eight Inc. have created a gym in Beijing for digital fitness startup Keep that integrates
technology into the space to improve the workout experience and help optimise training
performance.
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03 Feb 2020
New launches, new brands, acquisitions, diversification, expansion and franchising are driving the explosive growth of Evolution Wellness in Asia. The CEO talks to Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 1 2020
"We can include those yet to take the plunge into wearables," says Myzone’s Dave Wright
HCM issue 11 2019
The ex-Special Forces Navy diver and
Army fitness instructor tell how their
backgrounds inspired EMF Fitness
HCM issue 11 2019
Circuits are a powerful way to deliver a
controlled and effective workout to people
of a range of abilities in a short time frame.
We look at some of the leading systems
HCM issue 11 2019
Wellness company MYXfitness has become the latest company to launch an on-demand, at-home
fitness offer, looking to engage consumers directly through virtual fitness.
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18 Nov 2019
Brooklyn Boulders’ director of sports
science tells how the climbing brand is
incorporating fitness into its offering, with
tech that gives a workout efficiency score
HCM issue 10 2019
What makes indoor cycling so
phenomonally popular with members?
HCM asks the experts
HCM issue 10 2019
Technogym’s SKILLRUN now comes in different versions to suit different users’ workout needs
HCM issue 9 2019
We chat to Myzone's global marketing director,
Gemma Bonnett-Kolakowska, about how the
brand continues to develop and evolve
HCM issue 9 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
Is the UK boutique fitness sector capable
of attracting the funding it needs? Alicia
Whistlecroft from Deloitte takes a look
at the level of opportunity
HCM issue 7 2019
The commercial director of SUF Cycling
tells how the Sufferfest training app evolved
for group fitness in gyms and studios
HCM issue 7 2019
Check out the most innovative
new products in health and fitness
from Keepme, RecoveRing, Jordan,
Firstbeat and Shapewatch
HCM issue 7 2019
HIIT is hot right now – but are you
optimising it for all your members, or are
some put off by the pain? We look at ways
to ensure a positive experience
HCM issue 6 2019
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