Universal Fitness Innovation & Transformation (UFIT) is a global social change movement, led by the UNESCO Chair in Inclusive Fitness, Sport, Recreation & PE and IHRSA. UFIT aims to increase fitness opportunities for people with disabilities by connecting fitness clubs and centers; with local disability service providers and groups; and allied professionals. UFIT contains a process-oriented program that guides club managers and club staff to transform organizational practice in order to enhance customer care, facilitate the inclusion of people with disabilities and achieve excellence....

Over 3000 athletes taking part to London 2017 will train on the latest Technogym athletic training solutions  Technogym, has been appointed the official supplier of the Athletics World Championships and the World Para Athletics Championships taking place in London this summer. The event - London’s biggest sporting event since the London 2012 Olympic Games - will bring together more than 3,000 world-class athletes from more than 200 countries, who will compete in 30 sessions across 20 jam-packed and action-fuelled days during the World Para Athletics Championships (14-23 July) and World...

Nautilus, Inc. (NYSE:NLS) recently reported its unaudited operating results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2017. Q2 2017 Highlights All comparisons relate to the second quarter of 2016 unless otherwise indicated: • Revenues: o Total revenue was $77.0 million compared to prior year of $78.5 million. o Direct segment sales decreased 13.0% to $39.1 million primarily due to expected declines in TreadClimber® sales. o Retail segment sales increased 12.7% to $37.1 million, reflecting robust growth across traditional and e-commerce partners in multiple product categories. •...

Life Fitness, recently launched Heat Map, an expansion of its LFconnect digital platform that helps fitness facility managers visualize traffic to and usage of their cardio equipment. “The Heat Map is an important step in data visualization,” said Amad Amin, Director of Digital Experience at Life Fitness. “Connectivity and stats are essentials to a connected fitness solution, but visually seeing usage and determining traffic patterns is the next step in this evolution. Heat Maps allow club owners to understand what locations exercisers gravitate to within their gym. This can help provide...

Eleiko, a weightlifting equipment manufacturer celebrating its 60th anniversary this year and Dotmar Fitness, a Canadian specialty fitness equipment supplier are pleased to announce a distribution agreement enabling both companies to better serve the changing needs of members and fitness facility design in Canada. There is a growing interest and participation in weightlifting and functional training and our companies are ideally suited to meet this demand. The companies share an extensive industry knowledge and expertise, a deep passion for weightlifting, and a focus on quality and customer...