Xponential Fitness, the largest curator of boutique fitness brands in the world, announced that Michael Abramson has been appointed chief operating officer.

GuardLab Inc., a New York-based maker of mouthguards utilizing 3D scanning technology, collaborated Bauer Hockey to supply a new line of Bauer APEX and APEX Lite Mouthguards.

The National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) announced four more retailers and dealers in the sports industry who have achieved Verified Independent Dealer status. The four are: AMgC Sports (North Attleboro, MA), California Pro Sports (Palos Verdes, CA), Capitol Varsity Sports (Oxford, OH) and KoSports Hockey Source For Sports (Canonsburg, PA)

Specialist performance nutrition firm Science in Sport (SiS) announced the appointment of James Simpson as chief financial officer. He joins Science in Sport from ASOS, the fashion e-tailer.

XFit Inc. announced an equity crowdfunding offering through MicroVenture Marketplace. Offering proceeds will be used to accelerate growth of XFit’s Nexersys line through its direct to consumer sales efforts and to enhance its interactive content.

Shipments of wrist-worn wearables, inclusive of smartwatches, basic watches, and wrist bands, reached 34.2 million units, up 28.8 percent year over year during the second quarter of 2019 (2Q19), according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. The top 5 companies – Xiaomi, Apple, Huawei, Fitbit, and Samsung – collectively captured 65.7 percent of the market, an almost 12-point gain from last year.

Ballogy Inc., the software company helping youth and amateur athletes prepare for their sports, announced they are teaming with Texas Top 100 (TT100), a leading NCAA-certified recruiting and rankings service for Texas high school players.

True Diamond Science announced the formation of its Advisory Panel with former major leaguers Mark McGwire, Edgar Renteria, Eric Byrnes and seven others as founding members. The division of True Sports, Inc. aims to disrupt the youth baseball industry with its bat fitting process and wide range of sizing options.

Self Esteem Brands, the parent company of Anytime Fitness, has purchased The Bar Method – a popular, low-impact fitness franchise with 123 studios across 30 states and Canada.

Celsius Holdings Inc., maker of the leading global fitness drink based in Boca Raton, FL, plans to acquire Func Food, a Finnish corporation. Func Food makes beverages, protein bars, supplements and superfoods under the brands Celsius, FAST Sports Nutrition, CocoVi and FitFarm.

Peloton Interactive Inc, the Indoor cycling startup, is seeking raise as much as $1.16 billion in its IPO, according to an updated filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.