Matt Kredich got a call from three-time Olympian Erik Vendt in 2015 with a request.
Like many people, by May I was having a difficult time in lockdown: struggling with homeschooling; stressing about work; tired out by Zoom calls; comfort eating; drinking too much; and feeling nervous about venturing out for short walks, let alone exercise.
The fitness industry has taken a huge hit as states, trying to mitigate the spread of Covid-19, forced brick-and-mortar facilities to close. There were approximately 62.4 million members of Health Clubs in the U.S. in 2019, according to the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association, with the industry recently valued at $34 billion, according to Ibis...
Research presented at ASM Microbe Online found that 43% of Staphylococcus bacteria found on exercise equipment in university gyms were ampicillin-resistant, with 73% of those isolates being resistant to multiple additional drugs. The late Xin Fan, Ph.D., and her student Chase A. Weikel of West Chester University (WCU) conducted the research in cooperation with WCU’s...
Oak Hill Advisors and Ares Management Corp. provided the bulk of a new $150 million loan to Equinox Holdings Inc. to help the luxury gym operator weather the crippling effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
LA Fitness is feeling the burn — and not in a good way by its North American members over "freeze" fees, amid mass re-openings across the U.S. and Canada. On the company's website, LA Fitness issued a notice that it has "temporarily closed the California and Arizona clubs," due to the "order of the Governors"...
Eric Roza, the incoming CEO of global gym brand CrossFit, has officially signed a contract to buy 100% of the company from founder and former CEO Greg Glassman for an undisclosed price, Roza announced on Friday.
ABC Financial, the leading provider of technology and related services for the fitness industry, announced today that it has acquired GymSales, a leading international provider of fitness sales management tools.
Smartwatch and wearable maker Garmin planning multi-day maintenance window to deal with ransomware incident.
Over the past four months, many U.S. consumers turned toward the direct-to-consumer subscription box market for the first time, with one in five people buying subscription boxes during this time frame to have products available to them during the pandemic, according to a new study... READ MORE @ Fortune
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