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About Nick Keppler

Nick Keppler is a freelance journalist, writer and editor. He enjoys writing the difficult stories, the ones that make him pore over studies, talk about subjects that make people uncomfortable, and explain concepts that have taken years to develop. Nick has written extensively about psychology, healthcare, and public policy for national publications and for those locally- based in Pittsburgh. In addition to Athletech News, Nick has written for The Washington Post, The Daily Beast, Vice, Slate, Reuters, CityLab, Men’s Health, The Gizmodo Media Group, The Financial Times, Mental Floss, The Village Voice and AlterNet. His journalistic heroes include Jon Ronson, Jon Krakauer and Norah Vincent.

troubling-peloton-news

Troubling Peloton News: Falling Revenues & Stock Prices, Future Obstacles, Possible Federal Investigation

Bad Peloton News: The company's current pile of problems are both dire and, it admits, not going to be resolved by the next quarter.

Fitness clients

Most Fitness Clients Want Vaccine-Only Workout Spaces

More than being bothered by being asked to fork over the information, most fitness clients have been glad to not have to worry about...

mental health

Mental Health Tops Weight Loss as Basis for Workout

Mental health actually ranks second, with 35 percent, surpassing weight loss (32 percent). Other motivators included improving...

2021 Olympics’ Best New Tech

2021 Olympics Tech Reshaping Games

2021 Olympics best new tech also enables viewers at home to enjoy multi-angle replays, AI-generated information on sprints and...

UnitedHealthcare Members Are Getting Subscriptions to Peloton Apps

4M UnitedHealthcare Members to Get Free Peloton App

The eligible UnitedHealthcare members will get a subscription to the Peloton App (a $12.99-a-month value) for 12 months on United’s dime.

Xponential Fitness IPO

Xponential Fitness Attracts Not Enough Investors in IPO

Irvin, California-based Xponential Fitness is an umbrella company that owns nine chains of niche fitness studios, spread around...

Obé Fitness Investment

Obé Fitness Raises $15M From Glitzy Backers

Even as people return to the gym, digital fitness businesses like Obé Fitness think they can expand. Its Disney tie-ins help.

Peloton Lanebreak

Peloton Lanebreak – Fun Game for Stationary Cyclists?

Peloton Lanebreak players gain points for staying in the confines of the lane, for their cadence (strokes per minute) and...

ACE course on EDI

ACE Offers Course On Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

ACE president and chief science officer Cedric Bryant, PhD, told Athletech News, “If you see what we see in the pandemic,...

F45 IPO timing

F45 IPO Timing Not Right, Say Analysts

Analysts say F45 IPO timing is not right because of the company's history of net losses. This may be one reason F45 is making...