heart-rate news & features
The CEO of Wexer says COVID-19 has changed customer expectations and operators must adopt a hybrid physical/digital model to survive post-pandemic
HCM issue 6 2020
Polar has announced the launch of Polar Unite, its new fitness watch.
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03 Jul 2020
Balance training is hitting the mainstream. We round up the latest kit available
HCM issue 5 2020
A look at some of the impressive digital offerings clubs have created in lightning fast time, to keep members active at home
HCM issue 4 2020
Part reformer, part rowing, Ramsay’s concept is high intensity and low impact
HCM issue 4 2020
Experts share their tips on how to make functional training more fun for members
HCM issue 4 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
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
CET have developed ice baths specifically for the fitness and wellness sectors in addition to ...
CoverMe Fitness, an app for seamless, on-demand management and cover solutions for sports and fitness ...
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