sensor news & features
The founder explains why this wearable tells you when not to train, and how it can detect illness before you feel unwell
Fit Tech issue 2 2020
Can fit tech alert users to immunodeficiencies or illnesses and be part of the solution? Fit Tech magazine ask the experts
Fit Tech issue 2 2020
We take a look at the six winners of the FIBO Innovation and Trend Awards 2020
HCM issue 6 2020
Precor has been engaged with modernising Aberdeen Sports Village
HCM issue 5 2020
Wearable wellness tech giant Fitbit has unveiled a low-cost, easy-to-use emergency ventilator for
use during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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04 Jun 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
The newly refurbished Aberdeen Sports Village (ASV) has undergone a £500,000 overhaul to
enable it to
offer a stronger user experience with digital connectivity at its core.
product innovation •
06 Apr 2020
BeBop Sensors’ VP of Strategy introduces their virtual reality gloves
Fit Tech issue 1 2020
Sony’s Henrik Bengtsson explains the company’s collaboration with Precor on an innovative new product
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
The founder and CEO of Fun With Balls on keeping people addicted to fitness
Fit Tech issue 1 2020
Vicon’s Dr Kim Duffy explains how a new generation of motion capture tech will improve performance
Fit Tech issue 1 2020
Collecting and analysing data is paramount for any health club wanting to its improve service quality
and retention, according to José Teixeira, head of customer experience at Portuguese fitness group
SC Fitness.
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25 Oct 2019
The head of customer experience at
SC Fitness in Portugal explains how
analysing data is the key to understanding
members and increasing retention
HCM issue 10 2019
A rundown on the startups that are
using tech to help people stay fit
HCM issue 7 2019
So much emphasis is given to hard
workouts, we sometimes forget that
gains are made during recovery. Do your
members understand the importance of
resting well? Kath Hudson reports
HCM issue 4 2019
Tokyo University says a flexible, wireless
skin display giving real-time biometric
data will soon be available
HCM issue 5 2018
The Fitness Industry Technology Council’s president,
Bryan O’Rourke, tells us about the impact of fitness and
heightened consumer expectations in this digital age
HCM Handbook 2018
A team of researchers at the University of Tokyo, Japan, has developed a highly flexible, ultra-
thin electronic "skin display", which can be used to display the user’s health information.
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23 Mar 2018
Wearable technology giant Fitbit has announced the global launch of its first smartwatch,
as it steps up its expansion beyond the activity tracker market.
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29 Aug 2017
As large consumers of power, how can sport and leisure operators buy wisely, manage their
consumption and even generate their own energy on-site?
HCM issue 8 2017
UK’s flagship carrier British Airways (BA) is developing an ingestible “wellness pill”, which
would allow the airline to monitor passengers’ health information during flights.
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09 Dec 2016
Physicist turned tech entrepreneur, Raj Sareen, explains how his 3D body scanner Styku will revolutionise member acquisitions, retention and revenues for health clubs
HCM issue 11 2016
L'Oréal USA has launched "Beaumoji," a messaging keyboard designed to enhance and
animate conversations around the world of beauty. The keyboard offers 130 playful and
on-trend emojis created for beauty enthusiasts.
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12 Jul 2016
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, skincare brand L’Oreal debuted
its My UV Patch, a stretchable skin sensor designed to monitor UV exposure and help
consumers educate themselves about sun protection.
news •
07 Jan 2016
Members hate a crowded gym and operators hate an empty one, so a new sensor that can
help regulate footfall could well be the answer to everyone’s prayers.
news •
07 Aug 2015
Stinky armpits in gyms could soon be a thing of the past if Google is able to bring its
latest patent to fruition.
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04 Mar 2015
A new pair of fitness tracking devices from heart rate monitor specialist Mio
Global have been designed to set pulses racing by offering unprecedented levels
of accuracy.
news •
23 Jan 2015
AmpStrip, the new fitness device from wellness equipment supplier FitLinxx, was
one of the wearable technology stars at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
2015, which wrapped up last week.
news •
12 Jan 2015
TANITA is the founder of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) being the first to bring a ...
All fitness education providers currently out there are one and the same. They vary in ...