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Article Thumbnail Health & Fitness Business ’11: Suspension, function, balance and adjustability coming to strength equipment
Sep 26, 2011
Suspension and body weight training continue to find their way onto more new strength equipment that debuted at the Health & Fitness Business Expo in September. SNEWS also finds balance training and adjustable weights creeping into the strength category more and more. Get a look at a few highlights here.
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Article Thumbnail Gear to keep desk jockeys healthier in an 'active workplace'
Jul 22, 2011
Since the Mayo Clinic released its research declaring sitting for long periods of time to be detrimental to health, a few fitness products to help stay active at work have popped up in the market.
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Article Thumbnail The search for ‘The Next New Thing’ for fitness continues: Could one of these be 'The One'?
Jun 22, 2011
A few new products on the market offer low-impact workouts and might be worth a shot for businesses hoping to attract new customers who may be bored with their workouts.
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Article Thumbnail Suspension training staying the course: Trends and products
Mar 9, 2011
Bred from the military and spun off into infomercial territory, suspension-training products have been around for nearly a decade but their popularity seems to have taken a jump and is tip-toeing into retail. SNEWS looks at why the products may prove to have staying power in the larger arena of functional fitness.
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Article Thumbnail Home gyms aim to satisfy today's consumer seeking multifunctional products
Jan 24, 2011
Consumers want a single product that does more than one thing, think cell phones that do everything but the dishes. Same applies to strength-training equipment. Some manufacturers have responded to the trend with machines that offer the ability to do a variety of workouts with fixed arms, cables and pulleys, and stretch and body resistance stations - all-in-one. SNEWS® talked to a few brands that have hopped on the trend already, and we bet there are more to come.
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Article Thumbnail Powertec Fitness re-launches brand to specialty retail
Aug 18, 2010
After a short hiatus from an emphasis on specialty retail, Powertec Fitness will be back at the Health & Fitness Business show with a consolidated company, new products and new management team.
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Article Thumbnail Work It Out -- Fold-away gyms could be poised for big things in the fitness marketplace.
Jul 15, 2008
Trends: Strength -- With their compact designs, fold-away home gyms are gaining steam and could be the wave of the future.
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