15 02, 2018

CES 2018 Recap: Innovative Fitness Products Poised To Potentially Disrupt

2018-02-15T20:51:23+00:00February 15th, 2018|News Worthy|

This year’s massive CES Show in Las Vegas did not disappoint! As the home for everything new and innovative in consumer electronics - the health, wellness and fitness exhibitors continued to expand their footprint in the vast 2.7 million net feet of exhibit space. Here are a few of the companies and products that are [...]

15 11, 2017

AI, VR, Video On Demand & Streaming and Digital Memberships: Recap of my Club Industry Conference on “Futurecasting Technology and the Gym of 2020”.

2017-11-15T18:53:54+00:00November 15th, 2017|News Worthy|

If you missed my conference at Club Industry in Chicago, here are a few highlights. Artificial Intelligence Have you had a conversation recently with a company online? You most likely were not speaking to a real person.  We’ve all heard about robotics replacing jobs. However, the latest technology that is poised to have an even [...]

21 09, 2017

Gym of 2020 – Working Out at the Office

2017-11-15T18:54:37+00:00September 21st, 2017|News Worthy|

If you haven’t heard, “Sitting Disease” is the new smoking and it’s killing Americans. With the vast majority of hours being racked up in the office, individuals now more than ever, need to find ways to be physically active at their desk.  So what’s the latest in fitness technology and products? Here are a few [...]

18 07, 2017

Gym of 2020 – Working Out Outdoors

2017-07-18T22:32:23+00:00July 18th, 2017|News Worthy|

Summer is in full swing and if you’re looking for your members, they’re most likely working out outdoors.  In my ongoing series of futurecasting The Gym of 2020, we continue to look at the evolving options outside of the gym’s four walls and its potential impact on your business. Workout at a Park, on the [...]

2 02, 2017

The Gym of 2020 – Working Out at Home

2017-09-20T18:56:14+00:00February 2nd, 2017|News Worthy|

What will the gym of 2020 look like? One of the things gym owners, trainers and equipment manufacturers should consider first, is what’s going on outside their four walls. Technology that was nearly unheard of just 10 years ago, such as wearables, fitness trackers and apps, streaming services and virtual/augmented reality, are set to have [...]

18 01, 2017

CES-2017 – Working Out In Virtual Reality And More!

2017-01-18T17:46:58+00:00January 18th, 2017|News Worthy|

Another massive, 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space, Consumer Electronics Show has come to a close. As always, it didn’t disappoint in grabbing headlines from stories of incredible immersive VR & AR experiences, to robots and drone-style personal aerial vehicles. Some of the major themes of this years’ show were: smart-driving cars, smart home (Amazon Alexa [...]

11 05, 2016

Commercial Fitness Equipment at CES 2016 / Life Fitness & TechnoGym

2016-11-01T20:00:22+00:00May 11th, 2016|News Worthy|

Virtual Reality, Drones and Smart Cars weren’t the only thing leading the news from this years’ Consumers Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Wearables and Health & Fitness Products made many of the top headlines. Exhibiting in the growing Fitness & Technology Marketplace were two well-known commercial fitness equipment manufacturers: Life Fitness & TechnoGym. Both companies [...]

11 05, 2016

LIFE FITNESS and CYBEX Are Now One

2017-04-06T06:11:46+00:00May 11th, 2016|News Worthy|

Life Fitness’ parent company, Brunswick Corporation, acquires Cybex for $195 Million on January 20, 2016. In an email sent today from Cybex, Art Hicks Cybex CEO and Chris Clawson President of Life Fitness announced their excitement that Cybex has joined the Life Fitness portfolio and they are now “a unified force”. Cybex, whose 2015 sales [...]