A high-intensity, eight-week ‘Pickleballers’ class is being offered at Crunch Fitness gyms in NY, NY and LA this summer to capitalize on the surge in pickleball popularity; …
The finding by University of Basel researchers that physical exercises can prevent nerve damage from chemotherapy that cannot be treated with medication; …
Equinox offers a new $40,000 per year ‘Optimize’ longevity program with personalized exercise, nutrition and sleep coaching based on biodata collected by Function Health; and,
Soaring fitness tracker sales from $14 billion in 2017 to over $36 billion in 2020 had no impact on improving physical activity levels worldwide, as noted in Fast Company.
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References:
https://athletechnews.com/crunch-fitness-pickleball-workout-class-break-the-love/
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/07/well/live/equinox-40000-optimize-longevity-membership.html
https://www.fastcompany.com/91153079/fitness-tracker-sales-soared-for-years-without-boosting-physical-activity-analysis-shows
Shirley Eichenberger-Archer, JD, MA
Shirley Eichenberger-Archer, JD, MA, is an internationally acknowledged integrative health and mindfulness specialist, best-selling author of 16 fitness and wellness books translated into multiple languages and sold worldwide, award-winning health journalist, contributing editor to Fitness Journal, media spokesperson, and IDEA's 2008 Fitness Instructor of the Year. She's a 25-year industry veteran and former health and fitness educator at the Stanford Prevention Research Center, who has served on multiple industry committees and co-authored trade books and manuals for ACE, ACSM and YMCA of the USA. She has appeared on TV worldwide and was a featured trainer on America's Next Top Model.
