sleep news & features
Nowatch, a new contender in the expanding biometric fitness tracker market has developed a
wearable device, in partnership with Philips, which measures cortisol levels and alerts users
about their stress load up to 60 minutes in advance..
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02 Aug 2022
Strava and Oura have teamed up to provide users with a more integrated
service between the two
systems. Oura members can now seamlessly import Strava data into their
Oura account and can also
automatically share Oura activities into their private or public Strava feed.
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22 Jul 2022
The inimitable Emma Barry, author of Building a Badass Boutique, gives us the benefit of her insights into customer behaviour and how it will shape trends; including hyper personalisation and micro segmentation
HCM Handbook 2022
Fitness franchise companies are making deals and reporting brisk business. Kath Hudson finds out more
HCM Handbook 2022
A round up of recent research into mental health and highlights from the gamechanging Move Your Mental Health Report from the John W Brick Mental Health Foundation
HCM Handbook 2022
Connected performance wearable company Whoop has launched Whoop Unite for businesses.
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14 Jun 2022
Aumio, a new sleep, relaxation and meditation app for children has raised €3m to drive market
expansion across Europe and the US. The seed funding round was led by investment platform
Partech and venture capitalist fund byFounders.
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03 Jun 2022
Jane Kitchen reports from the recent Global Wellness Summit in Boston, US
HCM issue 4 2022
As we celebrate the publication of the 300th edition of HCM, we invite industry experts to give their insights on the health and fitness sector: why they joined, the most exciting development to date, and what they think we’ll be reporting on in the next 300 issues
HCM issue 3 2022
The co-founder and CEO of MindLabs wants to make looking after our mental health as normal as going to the gym
HCM issue 3 2022
The CEO and founder of Soneva explains the luxury resort operator’s new Soneva Soul concept – a pioneering approach to ‘lifestyle evolution’, and its mantra of rest, recovery and regeneration
HCM issue 2 2022
Myzone has announced a partnership with workforce wellness platform Wellonomics.
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01 Mar 2022
A new mental health platform hopes to make looking after mental health "as normal as
going to the gym".
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31 Jan 2022
What can the fitness industry and the weight management sector learn from each other? Our experts discuss
HCM issue 1 2022
The team behind new report, Benefits Outweigh the Risks, report that exercise is safe for the vast majority of people
HCM issue 1 2022
Migros Zurich’s fitness veteran is pioneering a wellness first for Switzerland’s cooperative federation
HCM issue 1 2022
Wellness tech firm Timeshifter has launched a new circadian app for shift workers, allowing
them to
form and maintain healthier lifestyles.
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07 Dec 2021
Software suppliers tell Steph Eaves how they’ve upgraded to help health clubs rapidly adapt to the needs of consumers in a pandemic environment
HCM issue 11 2021
The CEO of Planet Fitness, Chris Rondeau, talks to Kate Cracknell about the franchise operator’s post-lockdown bounceback
HCM issue 11 2021
In the UK, NICE no longer recommends graded exercise therapy for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and ME
HCM issue 10 2021
The co-founders of PT consultancy and training company, Future Practice, see an opportunity for fitness professionals to become stress management experts
HCM issue 10 2021
Amazon has made a major move to grab itself a bigger share of the digital fitness and wellness
market, by significantly expanding its Halo offer.
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03 Oct 2021
The CEO of Withings says the company is improving the way patients and doctors monitor and understand health
Fit Tech issue 2 2021
Red light therapy promises faster recovery, skin healing and better endurance. Is it too good to be true?
Fit Tech issue 2 2021
The co-founder of Auro on why audio-only is best
Fit Tech issue 2 2021
The Olympic athlete and founder of Jennis is on a mission to close the gender data gap in health research
Fit Tech issue 2 2021
Whoop has raised US$200m in a Series F funding round, resulting in the tech start-up
being valued
at US$3.6bn.
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01 Sep 2021
Marcus Kingwell on music licencing policy and John Harling on SLT’s COVID programme
HCM issue 8 2021
As David Lloyd Leisure announces it’s regained its pre-pandemic membership numbers, its CEO talks to HCM
HCM issue 8 2021
Lockdown wasn’t good for the nation’s health, and the bad habits forged in lockdown one have endured. Dr Felix Naughton talks to Kath Hudson about the findings from the UEA’s research
HCM Handbook 2021
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