About Courtney Rehfeldt

Courtney Rehfeldt is a senior staff writer at Athletech News, where she reports on the evolving intersection of fitness, wellness and business. She regularly interviews industry leaders, founders and innovators and attends industry events to report on emerging trends firsthand. She began her career in broadcast media at Paramount before joining ATN and previously contributed to several outlets, including two weekly New York-based papers. Her short creative writing has appeared in the New York Times’ Metropolitan Diary section. She holds a bachelor’s degree in media and communications from SUNY Old Westbury.

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Planet Fitness Reports Second-Quarter 2022 Results & Says Affordable Fitness Model Resonates with Americans

Planet Fitness reported that for Q2 2022, total revenue increased $87.2m or 63.5% to $224.4m from $137.3m in Q2 2021.

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Hydrow Announces Layoffs, Citing ‘unprecedented economic circumstances’

Following Tonal, F45 & Whoop reducing staff in the face of economic uncertainty, connected fitness firm Hydrow has also announced layoffs.

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SoulCycle Throws Down the Gauntlet & Offers Classes in Exchange for Peloton Bikes

While SoulCycle is offering Peloton bike owners to trade in their pedalling machines, it might have been a little too late for that.

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ABC Fitness Solutions Agrees to Acquire Glofox, a Business Management Software Firm for the Industry

The deal between ABC Fitness and Glofox is expected to close later this year and follows ABC’s previous acquisitions of...

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New Study Reveals HIIT May Alter Metabolism

HIIT can increase the amount of proteins in the skeletal muscle, which are required for energy metabolism and muscle contraction.

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New Strength-Only Model World Gym Legacy to Maximize Fitness Results

The World Gym Legacy model also offers free weights, racks, platforms, plate loaded machines, cables, and selectorized machines.

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PepsiCo Invests in Celsius to Energize its Functional Beverage Portfolio

Upon the announcement of the long-term partnership between PepsiCo and Celsius, shares of the latter jumped 11 percent.

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FTC Tries to Block Meta from Buying Within & App Maker’s VR Fitness App, Supernatural

The FTC says that by simply buying Supernatural by Within, Meta is limiting consumer choice and dampening competitive rivalry & innovation.

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STRIVE Secures $6M in Funding with Participation from Athlete Investors

With this new funding, STRIVE has now raised a total of $10.5 million since its inception in 2016 & will use funds to...

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F45 Training Announces CEO Departure & Cost-Cutting Measures

The interim F45 CEO will be Ben Coates, who has been a member of the company's board of directors since August 2021.