innovation news & features
The University of Portsmouth has partnered with Technogym
to unveil the state-of-the-art Ravelin Sports Centre Gym
HCM issue 1 2023
Everyone Active is spending £7.5m this year reimagining its health and fitness offering to bring all its wellness services under one roof
HCM issue 1 2023
BHeart – a health-tracking wrist wearable with an “endless” battery – was
unveiled by
Baracoda at
CMS 2023.
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18 Jan 2023
Athletes will be able to transform their hydration with Nix’s new Hydration
Biosensor sweat patch.
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11 Jan 2023
We take a look at how Queensland is embracing wellness with its Health and Wellbeing Queensland organisation
HCM issue 11 2022
A new sleep mask, which can track eye movements, including REM, during sleep, will be
launched by nanotechnology innovator Somalytics at CES Unveiled on 3 Jan, 2023.
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20 Dec 2022
The right software can transform both health club operations and the customer journey, as Steph Eaves discovers
HCM issue 11 2022
UK Active’s Digital Futures initiative is reaping significant rewards for operators
HCM issue 11 2022
CEO of the Global Wellness Institute, Susie Ellis, led the recent Global Wellness Summit in Tel Aviv. Jane Kitchen was there for HCM
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
Aescape, a tech company building automated, data-driven massage tables that mimic human
touch, has announced a US$30m (£24.9m, €28.9m) Series A funding round.
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30 Nov 2022
Kevin Yates, founder and CEO of Trib3 has been awarded Entrepreneur of the
Year in the Great British Entrepreneur Awards. He joined eight other winners in the health and beauty
section, which includes the fitness industry.
news •
23 Nov 2022
Sport for Health, a collaboration between The World Health Organisation (WHO), FIFA and
Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health, has released
an app called GenMove Season 1, aimed at increasing physical activity among
children.
news •
22 Nov 2022
Google’s Health Connect is now accessible to the public in beta mode and can be downloaded
from
Google Play.
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18 Nov 2022
Funxtion has elevated the member experience at SportCity with a new omnichannel offering
HCM issue 10 2022
Funxtion, the leading B2B digital fitness content SaaS platform company, and CycleMasters,
the best in direct-to-consumer indoor virtual cycling experiences, are joining forces to
help gym operators elevate their member experience.
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27 Oct 2022
Virtuagym and benchmarking experts, Fitness KPI, have launched a new integration for UK
health club operators.
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19 Oct 2022
Armah Sports CEO introduces his new smart club, B_fit, which uses AI, VR and Amazon Alexa
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
Amanda Rees founded Bold, digital strength and balance training for older people
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
Workout Anytime's Greg Maurer and Virtuagym's Hugo Braam on creating a new app for the franchise
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
EGYM and Magicline enter into a strategic partnership entirely in line with their open
platforms and now aim to provide their customers with an interface of both companies at no
additional cost to gym operators.
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13 Sep 2022
London South Bank University has completed a major
renovation of its leisure facilities for the benefit of
students, staff and the wider community
HCM issue 8 2022
The CEO of SP&Co tells us about how his growing business is working with Mandarin Oriental and driving the trend towards movement fitness
HCM issue 8 2022
Life Fitness unveils the secrets of some of the world’s most dynamic health clubs
HCM issue 8 2022
We hear about Les Mills’ latest strategy to drive mass market penetration, from the people making it happen
HCM issue 8 2022
Digital fitness provider Funxtion has raised €5.8m (£5m, US$5.7) from Lexar Partners and
company shareholders. The capital will be used to develop its B2B SaaS platform, particularly
in the areas of data science and AI, as well as driving European and international expansion.
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05 Sep 2022
WellnessLiving – a cloud-based business management software provider and payments
platform for
fitness operators – has raised US$66m. A partnership with McCarthy Capital generated
US$46m and
CIBC Innovation Banking provided an additional US$20m.
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22 Aug 2022
At-home rower maker Hydrow is one of the latest connected-fitness companies to announce
staff
cuts. The tech company which won celebrity backing from the likes of Justin Timberlake and
actor
Kevin Hart – who is also on board as creative director – confirmed it would be cutting 35 per
cent of
its workforce, just four months after raising US$55m in Series D funding.
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15 Aug 2022
A solution dubbed the 'world’s highest quality motion capture system' could help sports scientists,
personal trainers and other professionals working across recovery and rehabilitation provide more
accurate advice and exercise regimes.
news •
08 Aug 2022
From a boom in VR to deeper client personalisation, Lauren McAlister takes a look at trends the industry can expect to see accelerating as we head into 2023
HCM issue 7 2022
Xplor Gym is an all-in-one gym management software with embedded payments & integrated access control ...
Study Active is a UK leading provider of health & fitness qualifications including Gym Instructing ...