All Fitness articles – Page 7
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News briefsUYN opens its first U.K. store amidst international expansion plan
Italian brand UYN (Unleash Your Nature) has opened a store in Cambridge, its first in the UK. SGI Europe reported about this planned opening earlier this month while the brand was inaugurating another store in Peschiera, on Italy’s Lake Garda. The Cambridge store is located on Market Hill, in the ...
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News briefsFitness start-up Rolla raises €6.3 million in seed round
Bosnia and Herzegovina-based fitness tech firm Rolla has announced that it has raised €6.3 million in a seed funding round as it plans to launch in 2024. The round was led by Croatian entrepreneur Mate Rimac, CEO of Rimac Group, and Romania-based Hellen’s Rock, the family office of Superbet founder ...
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ArticleXponential Fitness operating income ticks up 1 percent in Q2
The global franchisor of boutique fitness brands, which signed a master franchise agreement for France during the period, reported a 1 percent increase in Q2 operating income to $36.5 million from $36.1 million. Net income attributable to Xponential Fitness rose by 9.2 percent to $18.4 million on 30 percent revenue ...
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News briefsIndia’s leading fitness brand signs Bollywood superstar
Source: PRNewsfoto/Cult.fit Cult.fit onboards actor Ranveer Singh as brand ambassador Cult.fit, India’s leading health and fitness brand founded in 2016 by Mukesh Bansal and Ankit Nagori, announced Indian actor-superstar Ranveer Singh as its new brand ambassador, taking on the role of Cult.fit’s “Motivator in Chief.” The association ...
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News briefsLululemon creates “Mental Wellbeing Global Advisory Board”
Lululemon Athletica has announced the creation of a Mental Wellbeing Global Advisory Board, which is meant “to help the company develop best practices and influence a global conversation to improve mental wellbeing outcomes for both employees and communities around the world,” the company explained in a statement. The new advisory ...
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News briefsUYN opens new Italian store ahead of further openings abroad
UYN is opening a new store in Peschiera del Garda, a resort town on Italy’s Lake Garda, not far from the city of Verona. The store is housed in the Padiglione degli Ufficiali (Officers’ Pavillion), a 19th-century building that comprises luxurious penthouses and a shopping gallery. The new store features ...
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ArticleNike to open network of boutique fitness studios in the U.S.
Nike is beginning to open a network of boutique gyms in the U.S. under the Nike Studios banner in partnership with FitLab, a fitness and sports lifestyle company that offers digital and gym experiences. The studios will be open to anyone over the age of 18. The move comes after ...
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News briefsGarmin Q2 net profit benefits from interest income, currency gains
Boosted by more than $29.6 million in interest income and gains on foreign currency, Garmin posted 11.7 percent net income growth to $287.9 million from $257.9 million. Without the two gains, the group’s profit would have been essentially flat for the period ended July 1. Second quarter operating income fell ...
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ArticleResearchers develop prototype stretchable lithium-ion battery for textiles
Researchers at the University of Houston (UH) have developed a fully stretchable fabric-based lithium-ion battery prototype. The idea for stretchable batteries originally occurred to Haleh Ardebili, professor of mechanical engineering at UH, several years ago. A science fiction fan, he imagined smart, interactive and powered clothes. “It seemed a natural ...
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News briefsNautilus Inc. relaunches BowFlex
Washington-based fitness company Nautilus, Inc. has unveiled a refresh of its iconic BowFlex brand of fitness training equipment, introducing a new identity, visual design, updated logo, philosophy and messaging to revitalize the brand. The redesigned brand will appear across all BowFlex marketing channels, including BowFlex.com. New products with additional designs ...
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News briefsColumbia hires new brand president for PrAna
Columbia Sportswear has named Tricia L. Shumavon as the new brand president of its PrAna brand. Most recently, Shumavon served as Global Vice President of Women’s, Men’s, and Kids sportswear apparel for Adidas in Europe. She will begin her new role in September. Her prior experience includes stints at Nike, ...
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News briefsLife Fitness appoints new CEO
Illinois-based Life Fitness, a portfolio company of KPS Capital Partners and global leader in commercial fitness and home recreation equipment, has appointed Jim Pisani as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately, while his predecessor Paul Stoneham joins Life Fitness’ Board of Directors as a senior advisor. Pisani has more than 25 ...
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News briefsSmart wearables and navigation app announce partnership
Smart wearables brand Amazfit, owned by Zepp Health, is now offering routing and navigation connectivity with the popular outdoor activities app Komoot. Amazfit’s proprietary operating system, the Zepp OS, already enables supporting smartwatches to connect to external apps such as Adidas Running, Strava, Relive, Apple Health or Google Fit. ...
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News briefsBeverage mogul takes majority stake in Nobull
Impact Capital, the private equity arm of billionaire Mike Repole, last week acquired an unspecified majority stake in Nobull, a training footwear and apparel brand co-founded by ex-Reebok executives Marcus Wilson and Michael Schaeffer in 2015. His plans for the brand may include an eventual initial public offering. Repole, ...
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News briefsNike sued over “pocket bra” design
A Florida-based company is suing Nike for allegedly using its invention of a sports “pocket bra” in Nike’s athletic bras without permission. The Pocket Bra is a sports bra that features built-in pockets where women can keep their belongings during physical activity. SherryWear LLC, headquartered in Vero Beach, claims in ...
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News briefsUYN aiming for a post-synthetic future in technical clothing
As part of the “Plastic free” July, Italian technical sportswear brand UYN has unveiled a technical shirt made entirely of bio-based fibers. The special edition Reinvented bio-shirt is made with a mix of organic-based fibers that can replace traditional synthetics derived from fossil fuels and still allow for breathability and ...
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News briefsLiverpool FC and Peloton announce multi-year deal
Premier League club Liverpool FC has agreed a unique multi-year partnership with Peloton. The agreement, which makes Peloton the club’s first-ever digital fitness partner, includes both the club’s men’s and women’s teams. Liverpool FC and Peloton will team up to provide exclusive club-branded content on the Peloton platform. In addition, ...
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ArticleXponential signs Club Pilates master franchisee in France
Xponential Fitness, a California-based international franchisor of boutique fitness brands, has signed a master franchisee agreement in France for its Club Pilates brand, marking its 19th international country outside of North America. The agreement, signed with TCMP Fitness and partners Susan and Chris Fichaud, gives the master franchisee the ability ...
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News briefsPrecor and Stages Cycling announce global distribution partnership
Precor, a wholly owned subsidiary of Peloton, and Stages Cycling, a U.S. manufacturer of commercial indoor bicycles, power meters and cycling computers, announced that they intend to enter into a “strategic global distribution agreement that will expand the availability and reach of Stages Cycling products to new markets and customers.” ...
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News briefsNew CEO for Casall
Habit.se reports that Carl-Fredrik Surtevall has been named the new CEO of Swedish fitness and yoga apparel brand Casall, after Nanna Hedlund announced her retirement at the end of April. Surtevall is the son of the company’s founder and owner, Carl-Axel Surtevall. Hedlund left Casall after three years to take ...
