Garmin has released its Connect Fitness Report for 2022, which shows that users of its tech have returned to their pre-pandemic fitness habits.

Rigs are a familiar element on the gym floor. Frances Marcellin asks how their use can be optimised

Bioniq, which supplies subscribers with personalised nutritional supplements based on their blood test results, has acquired smart mirror company Vaha.

Eigen Fitness is launching AI-powered wearables called Nodes to help gym users measure their weight training progress.

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.

Black Friday, which falls on 25 November, will be one of the busiest retail days of 2022, marking the start of this year’s Christmas shopping season. Now extending into ‘cyber week’ and finishing on Cyber Monday, it's a time when shops and companies offer significant discounts on their products.

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.

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.

Funxtion has elevated the member experience at SportCity with a new omnichannel offering

The pandemic has prompted an escalation in eating disorders, with some sufferers over-exercising. Kath Hudson looks at how the industry can respond

More than 5,000 exercisers turned out for Les Mills Live London recently, making it one of the largest group exercise events ever staged.

The founder of The Shredquarters is growing a self-funded franchise business with the aim of making it affordable for franchisees

The CEO of the Body Fit Training franchise is pushing out globally – including a UK launch – following a major deal with Xponential Fitness

The CEO of Body Action Gym in South Africa dabbled in the sector with a small corporate gym before getting the fitness bug and going large. Now he’s building a six-star health club chain and taking on some major competitors

Lululemon has released a new digital service, Lululemon Studio, for which the prerequisite to join is owning a Mirror fitness screen.

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.

Keiser has announced the release of an all-new version of its popular M Series cardio app.

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.

Myzone is exploring Web3 and metaverse possibilities through a partnership with digital fitness company OliveX.

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.

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

Workout Anytime's Greg Maurer and Virtuagym's Hugo Braam on creating a new app for the franchise

Sam Cole, CEO of FitXR, is taking digital workouts to the next level with an immersive, VR fitness club

The Paralympic Champion has launched an app for the disabled community

Armah Sports CEO introduces his new smart club, B_fit, which uses AI, VR and Amazon Alexa

Sency's motion analysis technology is allowing users to check their technique as they exercise

The Humanity app puts the focus on ageing, letting users see the repercussions of their habits

Zwift is launching its own-brand direct-drive smart trainer, Zwift Hub, on 3 October in the US, UK and Europe.

Funxtion technology is increasing group class attendance for Fitness First Germany

We hear about Les Mills’ latest strategy to drive mass market penetration, from the people making it happen