[Podcast] Opening a gym?!

(Part 1) When I first opened that gym, it was one of the first in UK, that was class based. And then after that, obviously, it became a big theme and popular. But we had over 200 classes a week…a […]

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Why Personalisation is Key to Improving Employee Wellbeing

In a world where employee wellbeing has become increasingly important, one company has taken personalisation to the next level. HAWQ, a bespoke corporate wellbeing program hosted by STONE London, has launched a groundbreaking service that uses research-based data to provide […]

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Interview with Inspace Managing Director, Ben Steadman

Ben Steadman has over 25 years of experience working in the fitness industry, driving innovation, directing brand strategy and driving sales. In 2020 Ben joined forces with colleague Phill Griffin to establish Inspace Fitness, a leading fitness equipment and service […]

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Stefan Chmelik

Do Wearable Stress Relief Devices Work? 

The pandemic has elevated concerns about stress in a global context. In fact, a recent global survey from Gallup found that more people felt stressed, sad, angry and worried in 2020 than at any point in their global tracking to […]

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Welltodo Innovation Blueprint

The Fastest Growing Brands in Wellness

Key findings from the Welltodo 2021 Wellness Innovation Blueprint What are the fastest growing industries in the world of wellness? What are the most innovative brands to watch in the coming year? The new Innovation Blueprint from Welltodo looks at […]

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How Strava built a global community of 80M athletes

Strava’s mobile app and website connect millions of runners and cyclists through the sports they love. Launched in 2009, the platform has grown exponentially over the years, now connecting a global community of 86 million athletes from 195 countries. We […]

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Charlie Melvoin

How Swimming is Getting In On The Connected Fitness Trend

The popularity of connected fitness grew massively over the last year. With gyms shut, hundreds of thousands of people purchased connected fitness equipment like Peloton bikes or Tonal’s internet connected weight training machine. The category continues to grow quickly, with […]

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Kim Palmer

Why Femtech is Thriving Right Now

The category of femtech has been growing rapidly over the last few years. Now expanding well beyond reproductive health, the category is estimated to become a $50 billion dollar industry by 2025. In fact, in the past 12 months, femtech […]

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Zoe Bertali

How Technology Can Make Fitness More Inclusive

A year ago, many people might have been hesitant to try new forms of digital fitness over their favourite in-person classes. But with gyms shut, more people flocked to fitness apps and online options than ever before and many were […]

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Lockdown learning and why digital is here to stay

As we face an unprecedented global situation, particularly for our industry, we need to take a step back and look for alternative ways to adapt as fitness professionals. Despite the extraordinary social and workplace challenges, we must harness all we […]

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How Operators Can Effectively Use Tracking Technology

Hilkka Aronen is Partner Marketing Manager for Consumer Technologies at Firstbeat, the leading provider of physiological analytics for sports and wellbeing. Originating in Finland, the company transforms heartbeat data into personalised information on exercise, stress, and recovery to help individuals […]

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Innovative Fitness Equipment, Rob Knox, The Fitness Network

The Secrets Behind Innovative Fitness Equipment

Rob Knox is product director for Matrix Fitness, part of the Johnson Health Tech Group and one of the world’s largest and fastest growing innovative fitness equipment manufacturers.  Rob has been with the business for 21 years and involved from […]

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TFN interview Geoff Bamber

How to Create an Outstanding Spin Studio Brand

Geoff Bamber is the CEO of Digme. Geoff studied at the University of Oxford and Stanford University in California before embarking on a career finance. An entrepreneur at heart, Geoff set up his own hedge fund firm in 2010, but […]

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The Fitness Network - Interview with Rich Tidmarsh

How to Become a Leading Group Fitness Facility

The founder and lead trainer of famous London gym Reach Fitness, Richard Tidmarsh is one of the leading names in the UK Fitness Industry. Rich has over 12 years of experience in the industry, delivering over 10,000 one to one […]

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How to Maximise Gym Downtime and Boost Revenue

How to Maximise Gym Downtime and Boost Revenue

Eleni Plakitsi is the founder of Esquared, a unique new on-demand fitness app that is helping gym owners make the most out of their under-utilised assets by connecting busy fitness enthusiasts with two-hour gym sessions and one-off classes in real […]

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fitness tracking

Fitness tracking: the next big thing for boutiques? 

Ben Steadman is the COO of Speedflex, the high intensity circuit training company set up by Sage Software founder Graham Wylie and former Newcastle United and England Captain Alan Shearer. Ben has been pivotal in driving forward three clear markets; […]

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12 lessons for securing investment through Crowdfunding

Joel Burgess is the founder of Nutrifix, an exciting start-up that has recently successfully raised £150k through Crowdcuve the world’s leading crowdfunding website. With so many apps on the market, it’s become more difficult than ever to differentiate your product and […]

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Is digital fitness the future?

Paul Bowman is the CEO of Wexer Virtual, a global provider of digital fitness solutions, present in more than 30 countries across 5 continents. With over 100% growth in the past year and installations in the majority of the top […]

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Three reasons most running game apps don’t succeed

Adrian Hon is one of the world’s leading online and alternate reality game designers, and has spoken at venues including TED, Google, GDC, Nordic Game and the Montreal Games Summit. Adrian previously studied neuroscience at the University of Cambridge, the […]

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