After four years in development, FORME Life is launching a home fitness studio concept designed to blur the line between home gym and home decor.

Wearable wellness tech giant Fitbit has unveiled a low-cost, easy-to-use emergency ventilator for use during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A new app, which aims to help people get physically active and build healthy habits through the power of group psychology, teamwork and friendship, has launched after securing £500,000 worth of funding.

DataHub has launched a contact tracking app, specifically designed for the fitness and physical activity sector.

Samsung Electronics is making its digital fitness platform available for free on its entire 2020 range of smart TV models.

Equipment giant Technogym has introduced a number of new features to its Mywellness platform, aimed at helping health clubs and gyms emerge back to business from the COVID-19 lockdowns.

Innovatise, the company behind myFitApp, has announced the immediate availability of its customer- branded live-streaming solution.

Finally, the time has come: fitness and health facilities around the globe are gradually resuming operations.

Equipment provider OYO Fitness is looking to benefit from the rapid growth in people looking for at-home fitness solutions with a piece of kit marketed as a fully portable personal gym.

Digital music, podcast, and video streaming service, Spotify, has launched Daily Wellness: A new mix of motivational podcasts and personalised music to help people de-stress and stay well during the lockdown.

Peloton is working to engage with consumers in the US and UK during the global lockdown by ramping up the marketing of its Peloton Digital Membership which gives access to live streaming and on-demand classes without equipment via the Peloton App.

For those looking to lose weight, wearing weighted vests could ensure better results than physical activity, according to a study by the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.

As Governments turn attention to a lockdown exit strategy, the world is bracing itself for a ‘new norm’ where social distancing and heightened hygiene requirements become a part of daily life.

A new ultrathin, stretchable electronic material which allows a product to 'breathe' could have the potential to help create more functional wearable tech.

Wattbike has partnered with Intelligent Cycling to transform indoor cycling with innovative new technology that enables automatic personalisation for riders in a group cycling class

Gympass has launched Gympass Plus - including an on-demand platform powered by Wexer - for its 2,200+ operator partners. The platform comprises more than 500 workouts from 18 content providers including Zumba and Gaiam.

Premier Global NASM has restructured its education offering to create new career pathways to help personal trainers and individuals entering the sector navigate their way to career success.

Matrix Connected Solutions helps Roko deliver a digital member experience beyond the four walls of the clubs

Whether sheltered from the storm by government support or facing the full impact of the shutdown, all operators will ultimately have to reopen while COVID-19 is still active in the community. The question is how?

In positive news, people are becoming more active and exercising with their kids more while in lockdown

With the spread of COVID-19 forcing more people into isolation, PureGym worked with FunXtion to rapidly include a digital on-demand workout offering to support members at home

The researcher’s findings suggest exercise may help people survive COVID-19

Tamara Bailey says clubs need to re-examine member engagement strategies

Experts tell how a few small upgrades to your flooring could help attract members back when lockdown is lifted

David Minton’s new global data platform shows COVID-19’s impact on the sector

How can clubs generate income during the closures? We ask the experts

Reaching members anywhere and anytime to connect, engage and coach is more important than ever and can easily be activated through Technogym Mywellness

As the sector grapples with the pressures of COVID-19, Duncan Wood-Allum presents a blueprint for a positive future

The founder of Remedy Place on setting up the world’s first ‘social wellness club’

Part reformer, part rowing, Ramsay’s concept is high intensity and low impact