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The increasing popularity of streaming services and wireless earbuds – along with the introduction of
5G connectivity and artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled devices – are set to drive revenues in the US
consumer tech industry to a record $422bn during 2020.
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14 Jan 2020
Wearable tech giant Fitbit will float on the New York Stock Exchange later today (18 June)
in one of the most highly-anticipated IPOs of the year.
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18 Jun 2015
Anytime Fitness has launched a free app that has been integrated with platforms
MapMyFitness MVP
and PumpOne’s FitnessBuilder Plus, offering gym-goers access to more than 1,100 different
workouts and over 2,700 exercises.
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11 Jul 2017
As the industry gathers apace, wearable technology will come to represent a
new form of power dressing for business leaders next year, in the same way
that shoulder pads dominated 1980s wardrobes.
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22 Dec 2014
Former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo has announced that he is working on a new fitness
software platform which will seek to integrate existing apps and workouts with a strong
“community aspect.”
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29 Jan 2016
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson is calling on employers to drive a radical overhaul of
offices to encourage physical activity around the workplace and help tackle the UK’s health
woes.
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28 Jan 2016
Fitness tracking devices are expected to remain the dominant force in the wearable tech
market over the next three years, according to new research, although smartwatches are
anticipated to gradually increase their market share.
news •
27 Jan 2016
Senior politicians were urged last night to help drive the physical activity agenda by
supporting a range of bold policy calls to get Britain moving.
news •
10 Mar 2016
Rising workplace stress among employees has led companies to increase their investment in
incentives as rewards, with wearable fitness gadgets among the most popular corporate perks.
news •
18 Feb 2020
The government should significantly rethink its taxation of gym memberships to get to
grips with the UK’s physical inactivity pandemic.
news •
08 Feb 2016
Trainerize, the fitness business software making wellness accessible by empowering
businesses to better engage with their members, announces its latest integration with
Garmin®, a leading global provider of smartwatches, fitness trackers and digital health
solutions.
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05 Aug 2022
Google has revealed plans to acquire wearable company Fitbit in a deal worth US$2.1bn
(€1.88bn, £1.62bn).
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01 Nov 2019
We’ve had smartwatches, smart glasses and even smart shoes. Now the humble skipping
rope is the latest age-old object to be reinvigorated as a fitness-focused piece of wearable
technology, with not one, but two companies currently crowdfunding to bring skipping
ropes into the 21st century.
news •
02 Mar 2015
Tech giant Amazon has entered the highly-contested health and fitness tracking market with a huge
splash, launching an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered wearable alongside a subscription service
and smartphone app.
news •
01 Sep 2020
A selection of stats to illustrate how the pandemic has impacted our industry
HCM Handbook 2021
The founder of the Active Giving app is passionate about saving the planet
Fit Tech issue 2 2021
Ukactive has called on HM Treasury to invest more in the physical activity sector, in order to
increase
its impact across the full breadth of societal issues facing the UK today.
news •
07 Feb 2020
Google has finally completed a US$2.1bn deal to acquire Fitbit, marking the tech giant's
long-awaited entry to the wellness tech market.
news •
18 Jan 2021
VP and general manager EMEA for Fitbit, Gareth Jones, talks to Kath Hudson about motivating people through challenges and rewards
HCM issue 6 2015
Short-term incentives for exercise, such as using daily reminders, rewards or games, can lead
to sustained increases in activity according to new research.
news •
24 Apr 2024
Life Leisure's actilife health programme has been adopted by two North West leisure trusts
planning to tackle the issue of inactivity in the community.
news •
21 Feb 2017
From laughter as medicine to wellness hotels, Camilla Parke
of The Futures Company looks at some of the trends set to
shape the wellness sector in the coming year
HCM Handbook 2014
Camilla Parke of The Futures Company outlines some of the trends that will influence the health and wellness sector this year
HCM issue 2 2014
The health club of the future will have to be more flexible and adaptable, says Imke Schuller of The Futures Company
HCM issue 10 2015
Wearable technology is 2023’s number one worldwide fitness trend according to the American
College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), which has released a list of 20 industry trends taken from
its annual survey.
news •
05 Jan 2023
A recent report analysed the backgrounds of more than 300 fitness tech executives
Fit Tech issue 1 2021
The founder of the Baseworks Method talks about his plans to work more closely with health and fitness industry professionals and operators
HCM issue 2 2023
Bans on meal deals, stricter rules on food advertising and printing calorie contents on
menus are
among the measures introduced in the government's new anti-obesity strategy – but
there is little
mentioning of gyms or exercise.
news •
27 Jul 2020
Six consumer trends to harness for business success in 2015
HCM Handbook 2015
trendwatching.com’s Vicki Loomes offers six consumer trends for the health and fitness industry to consider harnessing in 2015
HCM issue 2 2015
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What needs to happen to integrate physical activity with
healthcare? Leaders in the sector share their thoughts
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Speaking on the LIFTS podcast recently, Xponential Fitness CEO Anthony Geisler said participation in studio cycling is down globally. Kath Hudson decided to investigate
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Ross Stewart Campbell
CEO, BeyondActiv“We have a fantastic opportunity in front of us to realise our vision of a happier and healthier world”
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“Fitstop is growing well. In 2023 it added 45 locations and launched in New Zealand, Singapore and the US. It has grown sustainably and has great founder-led energy”
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Jen Holland
CEO: Edinburgh Leisure“Edinburgh Council will have a £143m budget shortfall by 2028/29 and so must find ways to become more efficient”
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