All Fitness articles – Page 19

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    Ball sports and fitness performed less well

    2019-02-19T00:00:00Z

    In terms of local currencies, quarterly sales increased by one percent in Amer’s Ball Sports division, led by Wilson, and by 9 percent in the Fitness division, led by Precor. In reported euros, the Ball Sports segment grew by just 3 percent to €167.7 million in the fourth quarter. It ...

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    Wolverine Worldwide has upgraded its campus, adding a new fitness...

    2019-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Wolverine Worldwide has upgraded its campus, adding a new fitness facility as well as day care and dog care services

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    The fitness division of Brunswick Corp., which includes Life Fitness,...

    2019-02-01T00:00:00Z

    The fitness division of Brunswick Corp., which includes Life Fitness, Cybex, Hammer Strength, Indoor Cycling and SciFit, reported flat sales of $1,038.3 million for the 2018 financial year, just as the group is gearing up to spin it off by the end of the present quarter, or soon thereafter. In ...

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    Runtastic, the mobile fitness company owned by Adidas, has announced...

    2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

    Runtastic, the mobile fitness company owned by Adidas, has announced that its co-founder and chief executive, Florian Gschwandtner, will withdraw from operational management and leave the company, effective Dec. 31, 2018. He has been with the start-up for nearly ten years. Alfred Luger and Christian Kaar, respectively chief financial officer ...

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    The second Fibo Global Fitness Africa fair, held in Johannesburg...

    2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

    The second Fibo Global Fitness Africa fair, held in Johannesburg on Oct. 26-27, hosted more than 100 exhibitors and welcomed about 5,600 visitors

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    Brunswick sees fitness margins shrink to 5.7%

    2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

    Brunswick Corporation continued to focus on stabilizing the operating performance of its fitness segment, which it wants to divest. It is also developing new initiatives in the digital space that are receiving growing acceptance, such as its recently announced technology-enhanced partnerships with Apple, Retro Fitness and Orangetheory Fitness.Mentioning steady market ...

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    Heinz Kettler, the leading German manufacturer of home fitness equipment...

    2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

    Heinz Kettler, the leading German manufacturer of home fitness equipment and other products, filed for self-managed insolvency in mid-July after the company's foundation declined to endorse a sale of the company to an investment firm, Altera Capital. According to German press reports, the foundation disagrees with certain clauses in the ...

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    Garmin’s fitness segment sees sales rocket

    2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

    Garmin's fitness segment had a stellar second quarter, with a 24 percent increase from the year-ago quarter to $225.1 million In contrast, sales in Garmin's so-called outdoor segment improved by 4 percent to $201.6 million with all product categories contributing to the growth. The gross margin in this segment declined ...

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    Spofact assumed the distribution of Nautilus' lines of Bowflex fitness...

    2018-07-25T00:00:00Z

    Spofact assumed the distribution of Nautilus' lines of Bowflex fitness equipment in Germany, starting on July 1, completing the range of Nautilus products in its portfolio. Previously, Nautilus was using a Swiss-based company, Trisport, for the distribution of the Bowflex Max Trainer in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It will work with ...

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    DW Fitness First has launched a summer campaign to promote...

    2018-07-25T00:00:00Z

    DW Fitness First has launched a summer campaign to promote family fitness in the U.K., called The School Run. The initiative is to encourage parents to get active with their kids. The company has also launched a new family fitness guide, with exercise routines specifically designed to keep children entertained ...

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    Intersport opened its first fitness park in Germany on June,...

    2018-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Intersport opened its first fitness park in Germany on June, 28. The German voluntary group opened it in Kiel in cooperation with Intersport Knudsen, the group's local retail partner, and with Puma and the city of Kiel. Other sponsors and partners are AOK NordWest, the German insurance company, and Kompan, ...

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    Life Fitness has appointed Judith Toland as vice president and...

    2018-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Life Fitness has appointed Judith Toland as vice president and chief marketing officer, and Alla K. Woodson as vice president of global customer experience and service. The company has also hired Royal Simmons to lead the planned spin-off of Brunswick Corporation's fitness division.

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    Garmin performs well in outdoor and fitness

    2018-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Driven by growth in the outdoor, fitness, aviation and marine segments, Garmin's sales for the first quarter were up by 11 percent from the year-ago quarter to $711 million. In particular, the outdoor and fitness segments delivered double-digit revenue growth, driven by their wearables.Sales in Garmin's so-called outdoor segment jumped ...

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    Brunswick’s fitness segment is boosted by international sales

    2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

    A few weeks after announcing its planned spin-off, which could take place early next year, Brunswick Corporation reported that its fitness division reached record sales of $244.4 million in the first quarter, an increase of 4 percent from the first quarter of 2017. The management said the segment's revenues ...

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    Brunswick spins off its fitness equipment segment

    2018-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Brunswick Corporation's board of directors has decided to spin off its fitness business, represented by Life Fitness, Cybex, Hammer Strength, the Indoor Cycling Group and Scifit. FitnessCo, a new public company whose name will be formally announced at a later date, will incorporate these brands and the Brunswick Billiards business. ...

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    Falling profits in Brunswick's fitness segment

    2018-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Well before announcing its spin-off, Brunswick Corporation had reported that its fitness division had an operating loss of $33.4 million for the fourth quarter, compared with operating earnings of $26.9 million in the year-ago period.The company blamed the loss on restructuring, exit, integration, and impairment charges of $16.7 million, primarily ...

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    Strong quarter for Amer in winter sports and fitness

    2018-02-10T00:00:00Z

    Amer Sports ended the year with a strong quarter for its winter sports, outdoor and fitness products, which made up for weakness in the ball sports business and enabled the Finnish group to report gains in sales for the full year.The group's turnover for the quarter moved up by 4 ...

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    Chris Clawson, former president of Life Fitness, has been re-elected...

    2017-12-29T00:00:00Z

    Chris Clawson, former president of Life Fitness, has been re-elected as chairman of the U.S. Sports & Fitnes Industry Association (SFIA)

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    Lower margins in Brunswick’s fitness segment

    2017-11-21T00:00:00Z

    The operating margin of Brunswick Corporation's fitness division, which is led by Life Fitness, fell to 8.0 percent in the third quarter ended Sept. 30 from 12.2 percent in the same period a year ago. It remained depressed also for the first nine months of the year, down to 7.7 ...

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    Icon Health & Fitness has accused Nautilus of infringing on...

    2017-10-31T00:00:00Z

    Icon Health & Fitness has accused Nautilus of infringing on its One Touch and Quick Speed trademarks through the buttons and the user manual of its TreadClimber. The lawsuit, filed in the Central District Court of Utah, also says that Nautilus has been making false claims about its Max Trainer, ...