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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.

Gympass raises $220 million

Gympass Worth $2.2 Billion Now

Investors increasing Gympass' worth were led by SoftBank and included General Atlantic, Moore Strategic Ventures, Kaszek...

ClassPass Releases “Comeback Report”- Nine Out of Ten Appointments Booked on App Are In-Person, Showing a Return to Gyms and Studios

ClassPass saw a doubling of its U.S. user base from May to June, as mass vaccinationsushered a return to public places.

Messenger[AI] Receptionist

The Makers of Messenger[AI] Say It Can Do All the Work of a Full-Time Receptionist

Mindbody is marketing Messenger[AI] to small-to-medium-sized fitness businesses as a solution that takes the place of a receptionist.

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Les Mills Recommends Gyms To Go Digital

The Les Mills CEO warns that businesses in the fitness space don’t have the luxury of hoping for a return to life as it was pre-pandemic.

Lululemon revenue increase news

Lululemon Revenue Increases by 88%

Lululemon's total revenue for 2020 was $4.4 billion and it has been solidly increasing since 2008. The company has been a...

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Outdoor Retailer Summer 2021 Held With Updated COVID-19 Guidelines

Check out glimpses of all three days of Outdoor Retailer Summer 2021. The event for this year was moved from June to August, presumably...

Vitamin Shoppe Franchising

Vitamin Shoppe Franchising Opens For First Time

From a Vitamin Shoppe franchising point of view, it might appear to be a less-than-ideal point in the company’s history to set up a store...

The American Fitness Industry Lost 58 Percent of Its Revenue in 2020

The GYMS Act, the $30 Billion Relief Plan for U.S. Gyms and Fitness Studios Now Has Backers in the Senate

Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) want gyms and fitness centers to have their own relief fund (The GYMS Act), similar to ones set aside for live entertainment venues and restaurants.

direct-to-consumer supplement companies

GNC Is Bankrupt. The Vitamin Shoppe’s Stock Is Tanking. Direct-to-Consumer Supplement Companies Want to Fill the Void.

The market share of GNC and the Vitamin Shoppe was 97 percent at the start of 2018. Now it’s 88 percent, thanks in part to a small but growing field of direct-to-consumer supplement companies.

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Gympass Adds Instant Health Advice App Yes Health

Yes Health will be the latest offering bundled into the package that companies offering Gympass pass on to their employees.