Elizabeth Ostertag

About Elizabeth Ostertag

Liz Ostertag is a New York-based journalist covering business, technology, and consumer wellness. Her reporting explores how brands, products, and innovations shape the modern wellness economy, with a focus on e-commerce, product trends, and consumer behavior. Liz frequently reviews fitness and wellness products and writes about developments across connected fitness, health tech, and lifestyle.

She holds a BA in English from Princeton University, a JD from the University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law, and an MBA from the Wharton School.

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Trainer Talks: P.volve’s Antonietta Vicario on Functional Movement

P.volve's recently appointed chief training officer, Antonietta Vicario, speaks exclusively with Athletech News.

Barrys E86th LIFT Studio

Studio Spotlight: Barry’s LIFT Foregoes the Sprints for Strength

Barry's LIFT focuses on slower, more technical moves to work primary and secondary muscles to full exhaustion.

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Therabody Signs Emily Cole as First Female NIL Athlete

In addition to Emily Cole, Therabody has athletic partnerships with DeAndre Hopkins, James Harden, and Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Q&A with Create & Cultivate 100 List 2023 Honoree, Sloane Stephens

Sloane Stephens speaks with Athletech News about Create & Cultivate and how she stays balanced and grounded despite her busy schedule.

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Pressed x Barry’s Partnership Launches Post-Workout Recovery Products

The collaboration features two limited-edition offerings: the Pressed x Barry’s Recovery Smoothie and Recovery Shot.

Smiling in the image are Deanna Hasni, founder of Joya Yoga; California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom; Bob Rodger, CEO of Fitness 19; Gina Baski, founder of TrifitLA; Francesca Schuler, president of California Fitness Alliance; and Don Dickerson, vice president of Fitness SF.

California Fitness Alliance Signs the Equal Pay Pledge

The California Equal Pay Pledge signee employees over 170,000 people in more than 4,000 fitness locations across the state.

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Crunch Announces Key Leadership Appointments

The key leadership appointments Crunch Fitness made are of Molly Long as Chief Exp. Officer, Chad Waetzig as CMO, Tim Welsh as CDO, & Pam...

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Liteboxer Rebrands to Litesport

The Liteboxer VR fitness app, which launched just over a year ago, has more than 940,000 installs to date.

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Will You Take the (Cold) Plunge?

Celebs like LeBron James & Kim Kardashian love to take the cold plunge. It involves immersing yourself in water under 40° F for 1 to 5 mins.

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Kion Launches the Chocolate Crunch Protein Bar

The Kion Chocolate Crunch Protein Bar uses clean, whole-food ingredients that are easy to read and pronounce.