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The smartwatch maker will use Sender One Climbing's coaching expertise to inform how it tracks climbers as wearables push beyond heart rate into sport-specific data
Workers were rallying outside North Face stores demanding parent company VF Corporation cut ties with climbing gym Movement Gyms.
New charges against the climbing gym operator Movement Gyms come as Workers United foresees a broader wave of organizing across the fitness industry.
The indoor climbing industry grew 4.7% in 2025 with 53 new gyms opening, even as operators faced economic pressure and rising union activity.
The fitness industry has historically avoided labor unrest, but organizers say that dynamic is under strain as Gen Z workers challenge low wages and erratic scheduling.
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