Tech

Strong Pilates Unveils In-Studio Tracking Tech, Including Intensity Zones

Inside Strong Pilates studios, integrated tablets will offer members real-time performance tracking, color-coded intensity zones and personalized coaching tools.

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Fitness First Adds Tech That Turns Off Phone Distractions for Gym-Goers

Fitness First has partnered with Kip to give members access to in-gym technology that keeps their phones from interfering with their workouts.

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Wellness

Across Generations, Americans Embrace Wearables to Boost Healthy Habits

While confidence in preventing chronic disease remains low among U.S. adults, new data from Abbott suggests wearables are influencing healthier behaviors across generations.

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Qalzy Banks $330K Pre-Seed for AI Kitchen Scale, Joining Rise of Ambient Wellness Devices

AI nutrition scale startup Qalzy raises $330K pre-seed after $241K in Kickstarter pre-orders, joining the rise of ambient home wellness tech.

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Solidcore Accelerates Expansion Pace, Thanks in Part to Real Estate Tech

Solidcore is tracking for 30 to 35 new fitness studio openings this year, powered by a successful real estate partnership with SiteRise

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SweatHouz plunge

Simplifying the Stack: How AXLE Upgraded SweatHouz’s Marketing, Booking and Member Experience

As demand scaled, SweatHouz moved away from disconnected tools and toward a more integrated platform with AXLE

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man uses a smartwatch displaying health graphics

Wearables Increasingly Look to AI to Predict Health Problems Before They Happen

Rings, smartwatches and other such tools are viewed as credible biometric monitors, capturing information about respiratory rates, blood oxygen levels, sleep duration and more.

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Gordon Hayward inside an Élevé hyperbaric chamber

Pro Athletes Are Betting on Increasingly Sophisticated Recovery Tech

Across the NFL, NBA and MLB, athletes are implementing advanced recovery protocols, spanning everything from hyperbaric oxygen therapy to five-in-one wellness machines.

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The ‘Analog Era’ Has Sparked a Screenless Wearables Race — Can Google Take Down Whoop?

Google's new screenless Fitbit Air takes aim at Whoop’s wearable empire, but the bigger story is a consumer base that's done staring at screens.

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Pro Athleted-Loved Recovery Brand Hyperice Is Offering a Genius Solution for Last-Minute Mother’s Day Gift Hunters

Some of the best Hyperice deals are happening during the high-tech recovery brand's Mother's Day sale – these are the top massage guns, heat therapy & more.

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