Garmin Health, ActiGraph Collaborate On Wearable Solutions For Clinical Trials

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. on Wednesday announced a collaboration with ActiGraph to explore creation of innovative health and activity monitoring solutions that would utilize Garmin wearables and ActiGraph‘s CentrePoint data analytics platform for academic research, clinical trials, and remote patient monitoring.

China Sports Culture Expo & China Sports Tourism Expo 2018 Open in Guangzhou

On December 11, China Sports Culture Expo & China Sports Tourism Expo 2018 opened in Guangzhou. Li Yingchuan, Deputy Director of the General Administration of Sport of China (GAS); Huang Ningsheng, Vice Governor of Guangdong Province; and Wen Guohui, Mayor of the Guangzhou attended and gave addresses at the opening ceremony.

2019 Colorado Classic Becomes Women’s-Only Pro Cycling Race

The 2019 Colorado Classic will become the only women’s stand-alone stage race in the Western Hemisphere on the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) calendar and USA Cycling’s Pro Road Tour, organizers of the race announced Tuesday, while raising the bar for pro women’s cycling around the world. 

IOC Takes Leadership Role In The UN Sports For Climate Action Initiative

As world leaders at the UN Climate Change Summit in Poland (COP24) prepare to implement the Paris Agreement to limit the rise of global temperatures to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has taken on a leadership role in the new UN Sports for Climate Action Initiative, which aims to drive climate action across the sports community.

Imports Set Another Record In October

Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports have set another new record, reaching 2 million containers in a single month for the first time as retailers continued to bring merchandise into the country ahead of a now-postponed increase in tariffs on goods from China, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report.

ACSM Survey: Wearable Technology Top Fitness Trend For 2019

According to the 13th annual Fitness Trends survey from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), wearable technology is forecast to stand out as next year’s most popular trend, climbing from 3 the prior year. Group Training and High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) are expected to remain in high demand. Programs seeing notable expansion included Fitness Programs for Older Adults, Mobile Exercise Apps and Workplace Well-Being Programs

Report: Under Armour Ousts Ryan Kuehl And Walker Jones

Ryan Kuehl, Under Armour’s SVP of global sports marketing, and Walker Jones, the brand’s senior director of sports marketing, both left the company last week following an internal review of their department’s spending, according to the Wall Street Journal. The exits come after reports of a past practice of letting employees expense strip club visits.

Blink Fitness Partners With Precor

Blink Fitness has partnered with Precor in a deal that will allow both companies to continue redefining the fitness industry. Beginning with the grand opening of Blink Burbank in late December, all new Blink Fitness gyms will be exclusively outfitted with state-of-the-art Precor equipment that includes cardio, strength, functional fitness equipment, and connected solutions.