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.
Pulse Fitness has its sights set on the United States' commercial fitness equipment market.
Playlist, the parent of ClassPass and EGYM, has named Palantir CFO David Glazer to its board as the fitness and wellness tech company weighs a future IPO.
Clair Health, a jewelry-inspired wearable startup, is building what it calls the first noninvasive wearable that continuously tracks women's hormones.
EoS Fitness is rolling out reformer Pilates at three pilot gyms this summer, with more to follow, the low-price operator said.
Mecka Fitness, which is soon opening its third location in the Pittsburgh area, has ambitions to grow regionally and possibly nationally.
Boutique chain btone Fitness debuts the btFormer, a proprietary reformer made in Massachusetts, as it pushes past 50 studios.
Chris Rondeau, the longtime former CEO of Planet Fitness, has invested in Absolute Recomp, a strength training gym chain with national expansion ambitions.
Australia-based functional fitness franchise Fitstop has studios coming to big cities in Texas, following openings in California and Pennsylvania.
As demand simultaneously rises for whole-foods and protein-rich offerings, premium beef brands are seizing the moment.
The Portal has raised $5 million to open a 15,000-square-foot Austin club this fall, joining a wave of members-only wellness concepts.
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