All Fitness articles – Page 12
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News briefsSuuntoPlus Guides bring new, dynamic features to Suunto watches
About ten years after Suunto’s first app platform, Suunto AppZone, the Finnish GPS sports watch and dive computer specialist is now bringing the new SuuntoPlus Guides to its Suunto 9, Suunto 5 and Suunto 3 watch models. The new SuuntoPlus Guides provide athletes with personalized real-time guidance from their favorite ...
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News briefsAsics researches impact of physical exercise on mental state
In the ongoing Asics’ Uplifting Minds study, research conducted over a period of eight months and with thousands of participants so far, the brand has found a significant impact of physical inactivity on the participants’ minds. Part of the study was the ”Mind Race”, an experiment for which regular exercisers ...
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News briefsFitnessConnected, therapie München and ISPO Munich cooperate
In November, FitnessConnected and therapie München will coincide at the same time as ISPO Munich. The cooperation of the three trade shows includes clear focal points: FitnessConnected will concentrate on the topic of “commercial fitness” in a dedicated trade show hall, ISPO Munich will feature the topic of “home fitness” ...
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News briefsTrue Fitness with changes in sales and marketing leadership
True Fitness, a manufacturer of commercial cardio and strength equipment under the True and Octane brands since 1981, has announced changes to its leadership structure. Through these changes, the company aims to improve its North American and international sales position and continue its growth. David Trulaske has been named the ...
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News briefsHydrow raises $55 million in Series D funding
Hydrow, the at-home connected rower, has announced that it has raised around $55 million in Series D funding, led by Constitution Capital with continued support from L Catterton and RX3 Ventures and additional participation from Liberty Street, Activant Capital and Sandbridge Capital. L Catterton, the largest global consumer-focused private equity ...
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News briefsNew Global Category Manager for cross training at inov-8
After an eight-year absence, Chris Melton has returned to British running, hiking and fitness brand inov-8 as the new global category manager for cross training. Starting March 14, he is also responsible for the sales of footwear and apparel in Central and South America. Source: innov-8 Chris Melton ...
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News briefsSalvesen & Thams acquires Norwegian fitness equipment supplier Mylna Gruppen
The Norwegian investment company Salvesen & Thams, with co-investors, has agreed to acquire Mylna Gruppen AS, Scandinavia’s largest supplier of fitness equipment to the professional and consumer markets. Salvesen & Thams will become the majority owner of the Mylna Group. The Mylna Group sells fitness equipment to sports retailers, gyms ...
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News briefsGym+Coffee adds seven female football and cricket ambassadors to athlete’s teams
Irish activewear and athleisurewear brand Gym+Coffee has added seven new faces to its ”Make Life Richer Collective.” Professional football and cricket athletes Jodie Taylor, Rachel Corsie, Carla Humphrey, Sandy Maclver, Danni Wyatt, Sophia Dunkley and Tammy Beaumont are now official brand ambassadors of the fast-growing Irish company. Gym+Coffee currently has ...
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ArticleiFit Health & Fitness raises $355 million in capital, names co-presidents
Months after abandoning a $650 million initial public offering due to unfavorable market conditions, iFIT Health & Fitness, formerly known as Icon Health & Fitness and parent of the NordicTrack, Weider and ProForm fitness brands, amongst others, has raised $355 million in capital from L. Catterton, the largest global consumer-focused ...
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News briefsTherabody plans to expand brick-and-mortar presence
Therabody, the digitally native specialist in wellness technology, has announced plans to open six new standalone retail locations across the U.S. in 2022. Three opened in January, including White Plains in New York state, Caesars in Las Vegas, and Santa Monica, California. Three more are expected to open soon in ...
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News briefsGermans invest in home fitness
A representative study by the German Industry Association for Fitness and Health (DFIG) has found that home fitness continues to be a growth market in Germany. The Covid-19 pandemic has boosted the market, and this trend continues. The survey shows that: 50 percent of households in Germany purchased fitness ...
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News briefsPrecor has a new VP
Peloton has named former Microsoft veteran Betsy Webb, who joined the fitness company last summer, to head its Washington-based subsidiary Precor, part of Peloton Commercial. She replaces Rob Barker, who left the company last week after 27 years. He is reportedly focusing on his investment business and moving to Europe ...
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News briefsKettler launches fitness app
Fitness equipment provider Kettler, whose licensing rights have been held by Swiss distributor Trisport since 2019, wants to get involved in the (paid) connected fitness sector. For this purpose, it just launched the new English-language HOI by Kettler Fitness App, which customers can test for free until May 2022. Access ...
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News briefsFIBO 2022 holds on to April event in Cologne
The organizers of FIBO are committed to a return to normality in 2022. After a two-year absence, the global fitness show is to return as a physical show on April 7-10 in Cologne, Germany, with” the best possible health and safety protection for all attendees,” Koelnmesse says. One day before ...
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News briefsWithings acquires health and fitness app 8fit
Withings, a French electronics company with offices in the U.S. and Hong Kong and focusing on at-home connected health, announced the acquisition of 8fit, a global health, fitness and wellness app with more than 40 million downloads, launched in Berlin in 2014. Available in six languages, 8fit provides its users ...
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Escalade buys Brunswick Billiards from Life Fitness
Escalade has agreed to take over Brunswick’s billiards business from Life Fitness. Brunswick has been selling billard tables and related products since 1845. Escalade is already involved since 1977 in the sector and the broader indoor recreation market. Aside from Stiga tennis tables and Accudart and Uncorn darting products, it ...
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Peloton sues iFIT and Echelon Fitness again
Peloton Interactive is suing iFIT and Echelon Fitness in a federal Delaware court, accusing them of infringing on its four patents for on-demand exercise classes and other features, including two patents inherited through its acquisition of Precor. Peloton sued Echelon in 2019 for patent infringement and for copying its business ...
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Softer home fitness demand drives Beachbody into a loss
In its first financial report since going public, The Beachbody Company said it suffered a 17 percent decline in revenues to $208.1 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 because of a drop of 5 percent in online revenues to $94.1 million and a 29 percent decrease in Nutrition ...
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Garmin performed better in fitness than outdoor in Q3
The fitness segment outperformed the outdoor segment in Garmin’s third quarter, ended on Sept. 25, but the company is still predicting 17 percent growth in both segments for the full financial year. Outdoor segment revenues fell by 3 percent to $323.8 million, due primarily to the timing of new product ...
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Schildkröt launches new fitness products
Germany’s MTS Sportartikel Vertriebs is introducing a new range of products as part of its Schildkröt fitness product line. It consists of a new push-up multi-trainer board, a sit-up trainer and a shaping loop set with three elastic loops at different strength levels. Besides that, the German brand is going ...
