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Study links mushroom extract to improved aerobic measures in male athletes
A small, uncontrolled study associated 40 days of mushroom-extract supplementation with improved aerobic measures in 50 male athletes. The authors said the preliminary results could not establish cause and effect.
FASTer Way adds Lumi AI guide to its fitness and nutrition app
FASTer Way launched Lumi, an AI guide in its fitness and nutrition app that uses member activity and food logs to suggest workouts and meals, track progress and simplify meal logging. The company positioned it as a complement to its coaches.
LA Fitness opens 30,000-square-foot Tampa club with Reformer Pilates studio
LA Fitness opened its 30,000-square-foot Tampa E. Fowler club on Oct. 27, with a Reformer Pilates studio and expanded strength, functional-training and coaching amenities.
Wild Nutrition launches women-focused Creatine Complex powder
Wild Nutrition entered the creatine category with a women-focused daily powder. The product combines a 5 g creatine monohydrate dose with magnesium, vitamin C and AstraGin.
Frontiers review reports lower average and fasting blood glucose with exercise in youth with type 1 diabetes
A Frontiers in Nutrition meta-analysis of 14 trials involving 543 young people with type 1 diabetes found exercise significantly reduced glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), a measure of average blood glucose, and fasting blood glucose. The authors said more high-quality studies are needed to clarify dose-response relationships and longer-term outcomes.
PureGym sought approval for two 24-hour Dublin gyms
PureGym lodged applications for two 24-hour Dublin gyms, at Parnell Centre and College Square, and said it hoped to open them in the first half of 2027. Both sites remained subject to planning approval.
gyms & studios.
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Store Closure Watch tracked 19 LA Fitness closure events, including 16 store closures, as of October 24
Four Lights Analytics Store Closure Watch tracked 19 LA Fitness closure-related events across the U.S. as of October 24, 2026, including 16 recorded store closures. Yahoo Finance reported that Florida was hardest hit with 11 LA Fitness closures.
Mark Mastrov to be inducted into Health & Fitness Association Hall of Fame on March 10
Mark Mastrov will be inducted into the Health & Fitness Association (HFA) Hall of Fame on March 10 during the opening night of The HFA Show 2027 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, the association said. The association said Mastrov is the founder of 24 Hour Fitness.
fitness tech.
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CONDITN Training launches app for personalised group fitness programming
CONDITN Training launched an app combining personalised strength prescriptions, testing and performance tracking with studio-wide leaderboards. The report said the platform was also designed to give coaches visibility into members’ progress and support consistent measurement across its network.
ABC Fitness and Your Reformer add on-demand Pilates integrations to Glofox and Ignite
ABC Fitness and Your Reformer launched integrations connecting connected reformers with Glofox and Ignite. The integration allows members to book and access reformers in their existing app and gives operators scheduling and access-management tools within ABC software.
GLP-1 & fitness.
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Bild Health launches an app to track muscle-related measures for GLP-1 users
Bild Health launched an app for GLP-1 users with lean-mass-based protein targets and tracking for food, workouts, and body composition. Its free app syncs with health platforms, while a paid tier adds meal estimation and reporting features.
The Guardian reported runners faced fueling challenges on GLP-1 drugs
The Guardian reported that GLP-1 side effects, including nausea and appetite suppression, could complicate fueling during distance-running training. Experts quoted in the story differed on whether athletes should train on the drugs, and the article said research was limited.
events & competition.
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HYROX announced its first Vietnam race in Hanoi for March 2027
HYROX Vietnam announced its first Vietnam race, AIA HYROX Hanoi, for March 6–7, 2027, with Open/Pro, Doubles, Relay and adaptive options.
ADS launched Golden 9 Race in Kuala Lumpur
ADS launched the Golden 9 Race 2026 at KL Wellness City Gallery on Oct. 26. The Dec. 19–20 competition was described as a running and functional-fitness race with individual and team divisions.
CrossFit adds in-person Team Qualifiers for 2027, running March 22 to June 13, with no online qualifier
CrossFit said teams will advance from the CrossFit Open to in-person Team Qualifiers before the CrossFit Games in 2027, and that there will be no online qualifier this season. CrossFit said the Team Qualifiers run from March 22 to June 13, 2027.
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