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Zwift’s CEO, Eric Min, has announced Kurt Beidler has joined the company as co-CEO. Beidler
moves to Zwift after a 17-year stint at Amazon.
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07 Dec 2022
Lumen, a health tech company that analyses people’s metabolism based on the CO2 and
oxygen
in
their breath, has raised US$62m in Series B funding. The round was led by Pitango Venture
Capital,
with participating investors including, Hanwha Group, Resolute Ventures, RiverPark Ventures,
Unorthodox Ventures, Almeda Capital and Disruptive VC.
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05 Dec 2022
Oura for Business has officially launched, providing staff with Oura Ring health insights and
employers with a raft of services to support employees’ health and performance.
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03 Dec 2022
Blok has launched a fundraising campaign on Crowdcube. The company’s goal is to reach
£500,000 – ahead of a possible funding round in 2023.
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29 Nov 2022
Connected rowing company Ergatta has released a new gaming experience called Vortex which
is
designed to level the virtual playing field across its community of 75,000 users.
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17 Nov 2022
Funxtion has elevated the member experience at SportCity with a new omnichannel offering
HCM issue 10 2022
The CEO of l’Orange Bleue talks to Frances Marcellin about its new-style gyms and preparing the company for European expansion
HCM issue 10 2022
Saving money and the planet are huge incentives to decarbonise. Kath Hudson asks the experts about the practicalities
HCM issue 10 2022
Corporate wellbeing platform Gympass has released a new report called the State of Work-Life
Wellness.
news •
09 Nov 2022
The internationally-recognised sporting goods exhibition Sports and Fitness Taiwan (TaiSPO)
will return on 22-25 March 2023. The event will be held at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition
Center, Hall 2 (TaiNEX 2) and feature a full range of sporting goods, fitness equipment,
sports technology, and workout services for all ages.
promotion •
03 Nov 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.
promotion •
27 Oct 2022
More than 5,000 exercisers turned out for Les Mills Live London recently, making it one of the
largest group exercise events ever staged.
news •
25 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
The sector is at a crossroads due to soaring energy prices. In this major case study, HCM looks at St Sidwell’s Point, Exeter – the first Passivhaus leisure centre – and talks to the team behind the project about achieving a transformational 70 per cent reduction in energy usage
HCM issue 9 2022
Lululemon has released a new digital service, Lululemon Studio, for which the prerequisite to
join is owning a Mirror fitness screen.
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17 Oct 2022
Fiit has teamed up with Concept2 to launch Fiit Row, its first connected rowing programme in
response to the growing consumer demand for at-home rowing.
news •
12 Oct 2022
Onvy HealthTech has launched the AI Health Coach, an AI-powered app-based platform, with
its roots in preventative healthcare, that is designed to keep users physically and mentally
balanced.
news •
10 Oct 2022
Paris-based Kinomap, an interactive training app for indoor cycling, running, and rowing, has
acquired Outside Interactive, a video simulation tech company for cardio equipment.
news •
07 Oct 2022
Xponential Fitness has entered a five-year licensing agreement with Princess
Cruises that gives
guests access to its boutique fitness classes and workout channel, XPlus. The
tie-up is
managed by OneSpaWorld and also launches Xponential’s first corporate
wellbeing offering,
which provides subscription platform XPass to 30,000 employees at a
discounted rate.
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07 Oct 2022
Myzone is exploring Web3 and metaverse possibilities through a partnership with digital fitness
company OliveX.
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06 Oct 2022
Centred Wellness – a travel and lifestyle platform connecting members with
health and wellness
services and products – has acquired Bua Fit, a UK marketplace providing
outdoor and online fitness
classes. The companies claim that the combined entity is estimated to be
worth around US$25m.
news •
04 Oct 2022
Mobility app Pliability has integrated with digital health and fitness tracker Whoop to create a
smart, personalised tool that helps users recover quicker and maintain optimal health based on
their body data.
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30 Sep 2022
Athlo, an app enabling consumers to sell unwanted classes has soft-launched in the UK. The
platform was founded by Matthew Mansell to help consumers avoid wasting unwanted class
slots and to enable operators to take an additional slice of revenue from classes they've
already sold once.
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23 Sep 2022
The founder of the Brawn app explains how this new tech will increase participation in powerlifting
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
Fitness is already among the top three markets in the metaverse, with new technology and partnerships driving real growth and consumer engagement says Liz Terry
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
Sency's motion analysis technology is allowing users to check their technique as they exercise
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
Amanda Rees founded Bold, digital strength and balance training for older people
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
Armah Sports CEO introduces his new smart club, B_fit, which uses AI, VR and Amazon Alexa
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
Blockchain can be a secret weapon for small sports teams, says Lars Rensing
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
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