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Article Thumbnail Health & Fitness Business ’11: Accessories more user friendly; plus strength accessories show a softer side.
Oct 5, 2011
As the economy went south a few years ago, accessories large and small began to carry more favor among fitness retailers. SNEWS hit the Health & Fitness Business show floor and found more user-friendly products, a massager with “thumbs” and the softer side of strength training.
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Article Thumbnail Health & Fitness Business ’11: Vibration trainers still strong, plus products to get fit outdoors and ease sore muscles
Sep 30, 2011
The Health & Fitness Business Show in Las Vegas Sept. 14-16 proved vibration trainers are still popular after all these years. More companies joined in the vibration-training craze. Plus, a combination scooter, bicycle and stepper and a few “after-care” options all hit the trade show floor this year.
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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 Vibration training maturing, not slowing down
Nov 3, 2010
Eight years after vibration training came to the U.S. fitness world, the genre has matured, toned down its hype about all-things-to-all-people, and begun to penetrate the home retail market. As the market grows, SNEWS has taken the time to talk to three players in different price categories to find out what they see.
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Article Thumbnail SNEWS TV -- Ellipticals - TNT with Therese Iknoian
Nov 2, 2010
Therese Iknoian of SNEWS TV looks at the changing face of elliptical fitness machines on this episode of Trends and Topics.
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Health & Fitness Business ’10: Strength highlights here and there, too
Oct 8, 2010
At the 2010 Health & Fitness Business show, the strength-training category fared about the same as cardio -- a few tweaks, a couple of new pieces, a few no-shows and a few re-appearances. SNEWS takes a short peek at a few highlights.
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Health & Fitness Business ’10: MMA, balance and, yes, nailbeds give accessories an edge
Oct 4, 2010
In a tough economy, the Big Purchase may not happen…but a smaller one might. So it was no surprise to see the Health & Fitness Business show floor flooded with small-purchase items. Read on to find out what SNEWS found that may pump up your mix.
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Health & Fitness Business ’10: Simple cardio innovations add spark
Oct 1, 2010
The economy has not been kind to big purchases like treadmills and ellipticals and it seemed most companies dialed back launches and new stuff to focus on add-ons and upgrades. SNEWS cruises the HFB show floor to find a few highlights.
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Article Thumbnail SNEWS TV @ Interbike/HFB: ‘TNT’ on treadmills, balance training & more, plus ‘What’s Hot’ product picks
Sep 27, 2010
SNEWS TV had a wild ride at the Interbike and Health & Fitness Business shows Sept. 21-24, covering hot products, events, trends and more. Don’t miss your fix: Michael Hodgson’s What’s Hot, TNT with Therese Iknoian, and the Daily Juice...nine episodes in all live during the show, Sept. 22-24, and more coming Sept. 27 and beyond.
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Health & Fitness Business ’09: What’s shaking in vibration and other non-traditional gear
Sep 2, 2009
Now that we told you about new stuff and highlights in traditional equipment from the Aug. 6-7 Health & Fitness Business Show in a series of stories, we don’t want you to miss all the other product that sometimes hides in 10-x-10s. The vibration-training category has been shaking up a whole lot of product, and in between the normal treadmills, home gyms, weight plates, ellipticals, yoga mats and stability balls, there was a smattering of other equipment and product that, depending on your opinion, was also worth looking at.
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