All Fitness articles – Page 17

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    Brunswick spins off its fitness equipment segment

    2018-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Brunswick Corporation's board of directors has decided to spin off its fitness business, represented by Life Fitness, Cybex, Hammer Strength, the Indoor Cycling Group and Scifit. FitnessCo, a new public company whose name will be formally announced at a later date, will incorporate these brands and the Brunswick Billiards business. ...

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    Strong quarter for Amer in winter sports and fitness

    2018-02-10T00:00:00Z

    Amer Sports ended the year with a strong quarter for its winter sports, outdoor and fitness products, which made up for weakness in the ball sports business and enabled the Finnish group to report gains in sales for the full year.The group's turnover for the quarter moved up by 4 ...

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    Chris Clawson, former president of Life Fitness, has been re-elected...

    2017-12-29T00:00:00Z

    Chris Clawson, former president of Life Fitness, has been re-elected as chairman of the U.S. Sports & Fitnes Industry Association (SFIA)

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    Lower margins in Brunswick’s fitness segment

    2017-11-21T00:00:00Z

    The operating margin of Brunswick Corporation's fitness division, which is led by Life Fitness, fell to 8.0 percent in the third quarter ended Sept. 30 from 12.2 percent in the same period a year ago. It remained depressed also for the first nine months of the year, down to 7.7 ...

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    Icon Health & Fitness has accused Nautilus of infringing on...

    2017-10-31T00:00:00Z

    Icon Health & Fitness has accused Nautilus of infringing on its One Touch and Quick Speed trademarks through the buttons and the user manual of its TreadClimber. The lawsuit, filed in the Central District Court of Utah, also says that Nautilus has been making false claims about its Max Trainer, ...

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    The organizers of Fibo the international trade show for fitness,...

    2017-10-16T00:00:00Z

    The organizers of Fibo the international trade show for fitness, wellness and health – have announced a new concept for the 2018 edition of the show. The event, which is scheduled to take place at the Exhibition Centre in Cologne from April 12-15, will offer an expanded trade visitor program ...

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    Brunswick Corp. says the performance of its Fitness division will...

    2017-07-31T00:00:00Z

    Brunswick Corp. says the performance of its Fitness division will begin to be favorably impacted by new product introductions, changes in manufacturing and further cost realignment actions from the second half of 2017. In the second quarter ended June 30, the division posted a 9 percent sales increase to $250.5 ...

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    Fitness News Europe reports that Yan Martin has been appointed...

    2017-07-31T00:00:00Z

    Fitness News Europe reports that Yan Martin has been appointed to take over from Chris Froio as vice president of Reebok for Western Europe from the start of August. Martin will lead the fitness apparel and footwear brand's market strategy in Western Europe, and he will report directly to Alain ...

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    Good growth for fitness in Europe

    2017-04-29T00:00:00Z

    The number of people who are members of a fitness club grew by 4.4 percent to 56.4 million in Europe last year, according to a study by Deloitte and EuropeActive. The development of the low-cost channel led European fitness studios to book a lower increase of 3.1 percent in their ...

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    Adidas has launched its first branded fitness app. All Day,...

    2017-03-31T00:00:00Z

    Adidas has launched its first branded fitness app. All Day, available for iOS and Android, is meant to help users stay fit and healthy through tutorials covering a wide range of contents, from yoga moves to healthy recipes. The app also allows to track health-related aspects such as movement, nutrition ...

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    Technogym outperforms the fitness market

    2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Claiming that it grew twice as fast as the market, Technogym reported an increase in revenues of 8.5 percent to €555 million in 2016, with a 10.3 percent rise in local currencies. Ebitda went up by 15.3 percent to a record level of €99.9 million and net earnings jumped by ...

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    Brunswick posts higher sales in fitness

    2017-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Brunswick Corp. has announced sales in its fitness segment of $294.7 million in its fourth quarter, which represent a 24 percent increase from a year ago. International sales accounted for 42 percent of the segment sales in the quarter. On a currency-neutral basis, fitness sales grew by 25 percent.The segment's ...

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    Sport-Tiedje, the big German retailer of fitness equipment, has signed...

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Sport-Tiedje, the big German retailer of fitness equipment, has signed a contract with Karstadt Sports to install concessions at 21 of its stores. These will be special areas of between 60 and 110 square meters, manned by three employees, that will sell its products. Founded in 1984, Sport-Tiedje has 45 ...

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    An Outlet y Ocasión Sport & Fitness fair will take...

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    An Outlet y Ocasión Sport & Fitness fair will take place for the first time on Dec. 16-18 in Madrid. The show is aimed at end consumers who have the chance to purchase cheap sporting goods directly at the site and to take courses in various activities like cheerleading, hip-hop, ...

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    Sport-Tiedje, a German retailer of fitness equipment, has signed a...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Sport-Tiedje, a German retailer of fitness equipment, has signed a contract with Karstadt Sports for the distribution of its products for the next three years. In 21 Karstadt Sports stores in Germany, Tiedje will introduce its shop-in-shop concept on 60-110 sqm,  with three employees per store. Sport-Tiedje has 45 stores ...

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    Casall, the Swedish fitness brand, has recruited a new chief...

    2016-11-08T00:00:00Z

    Casall, the Swedish fitness brand, has recruited a new chief executive, Jon Lööf, to help it to expand into new markets. He is credited with a broad background in international sales and marketing. Lööf has held various leadership positions at Nike's European headquarters in the Netherlands. He comes directly from ...

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    Garmin's fitness and outdoor segments post double-digit sales growth

    2016-11-02T00:00:00Z

    Garmin posted revenues of $722.3 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 24, which represent a 6 percent growth versus the previous year's third quarter. Growth was driven by fitness, outdoor, marine and aviation, which collectively grew by a combined 24 percent, and contributed 70 percent of total revenues. The ...

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    Casall, the Swedish fitness brand, is returning to the Dutch...

    2016-09-21T00:00:00Z

    Casall, the Swedish fitness brand, is returning to the Dutch and Belgian markets through a distribution agreement that started earlier this year with the Flow Sports Group. This Dutch-based company sells its own equipment brand as well as Casall and Gaiam products. The Dutch customers include Topshelf, the chain of ...

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    Incentives for fitness participation are being introduced in France for...

    2016-09-21T00:00:00Z

    Incentives for fitness participation are being introduced in France for companies subscribing to a new collective insurance policy for their employees, called Generali Vitality. The contract is a partnership between Generali and Discovery, a South African insurance company that has reportedly made similar deals with Prudential Insurance in the U.K., ...

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    Nautilus, the owner of Octane Fitness, has announced that Dennis...

    2016-09-21T00:00:00Z

    Nautilus, the owner of Octane Fitness, has announced that Dennis Lee will leave Octane at the end of the year. Lee is currently the company's vice president and general manager of commercial and specialty. Ryan Simat, a veteran of the company and the current vice president of sales, has been ...