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January 7, 2022
Trek buys up another U.S. bike shop chain
Trek Bicycles has continued its spending spree of U.S. bike shops, adding to its portfolio Baltimore’s seven location Race Pace Bicycles. The acquisition of the store chain builds on a 2021 that saw repeated headlines hit on U.S. trade site BR∈ the first in January, relating to the buyout of...
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January 6, 2022
Cam Levins is leaving Hoka
After spending three and a half years with Hoka, the Canadian marathon record holder Cam Levins announced on his Instagram that he has left the brand. Canadian Running
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January 6, 2022
Dorel completes bicycle operation sale to Pon Holdings for US$810m
Dorel Industries has completed the previously-announced sale of Dorel Sports, its bicycle segment, to Pon Holdings, the Dutch mobility group, for US$810 million. The transaction consisted of the sale by Dorel of 100% of the shares of its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary companies comprising Dorel Sports as well as certain related...
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January 6, 2022
Lululemon Names New CEO Of Mirror
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. announced the appointment of Michael Aragon as CEO of Mirror and Lululemon Digital Fitness, effective January 17, 2022. In this role, Aragon will oversee the development and expansion of the Mirror in-home digital platform and will report directly to CEO, Calvin McDonald. SGB Media
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January 5, 2022
No Retreat: Business Bootcamp: New CNBC Series Takes Companies to the Next Level (Watch)
No Retreat: Business Bootcamp is coming to CNBC, and the cable channel has released a trailer. In the new business reality series, Joe De Sena, Spartan founder and CEO, will work with companies and help them take their business to the next level. TV Series Finale
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January 5, 2022
VeloNews magazine merges with Peloton magazine
VeloNews and Peloton have been under the Outside umbrella since January of 2021. Now, in January of 2022, VeloNews magazine is merging into Peloton magazine. Further, authors and photographers from sister brand CyclingTips are also now contributing to the new Peloton magazine. VeloNews
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January 5, 2022
Nike sues Lululemon over Mirror Home Gym, apps
Nike Inc on Wednesday filed a lawsuit accusing Lululemon Athletica Inc of patent infringement for making and selling the Mirror Home Gym and related mobile apps without authorization. In a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, Nike accused Lululemon of having “summarily” rejected its demand that it stop infringing...
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January 5, 2022
How ‘Muscle Memory’ May Help Us Get in Shape
Muscles develop a lasting molecular “memory” of past resistance exercises that helps them bounce back from long periods of inactivity. NY Times (paywall)
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January 4, 2022
Nike and Adidas are Losing Momentum in China to These Native Footwear Brands
Consumers in China increasingly prefer their own homegrown brands as opposed to international brands like Nike and Adidas, according to a December report from The NPD Group, which analyzed the Chinese footwear market in Q3 of 2021. According to the data, six of the top ten footwear brands in China in Q3...
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January 4, 2022
Fox and SRAM end costly chainring and axle legal feuds
Fox and SRAM have kicked off the New Year with the settling of long-running legal quarrels dating back as far as 2015 and relating to patent disputes. The high profile saga drew to a close with both parties registering documents in Colorado and Illinois last week, each dropping their claims and...
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January 4, 2022
Active Lifestyle Stocks Churn Out Robust Gains in 2021
With many companies seeing benefits from changed behaviors due to the pandemic, the vast majority of active lifestyle stocks soared to new heights in 2021. Of the 79 stocks in the active lifestyle space tracked by SGB Executive, only 14 showed declines, marking the third strongest year for the sector after several...
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December 31, 2021
Saucony President Anne Cavassa on How the Supply Chain Backlog Will Impact 2022 and Maintaining the Brand’s Momentum in the New Year
When parent company Wolverine World Wide Inc. revealed its first-quarter 2021 earnings in May, it stated sales at Saucony surged close to 60% for the three months ended April 3. And most recently, Saucony continued to prove it is a standout brand for Wolverine in Q3. For the three months ended Oct. 2, it...
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December 31, 2021
How the Apple Watch could turn you into a serious cyclist in 2022
Apple gave its smartwatches some cool new cycling features in this year's WatchOS 8 update, and you don't have to buy an Apple Watch Series 7 to try them. The new features, which include automatic cycling detection, fall detection and better calorie tracking when you're riding an electric bike, could make it easier...
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December 30, 2021
Beijing Olympics Sponsors Find No Easy Choices as Games Approach
Guest columnist Rick Burton of Syracuse University attempts to explain how the world’s sponsors sell products or services in almost every country, and how one country’s attempt to stage the Olympics runs the risk of having the host country or its parochial population turn on the global sponsor. Sportico
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December 29, 2021
Peloton Plunges in Google Search Trends
U.S. search trends for Peloton show a 30% year-over-year drop in the fourth quarter of this year. U.K. and Germany showed an even larger year-over-year decline. The brand’s U.S. search trends are up 10% from last quarter, less than last year’s 15% increase from Q3 to Q4. Peloton searches in the U.K. and Germany...
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December 29, 2021
New Anti-Doping Rules Take Effect in 2022: What Athletes Need to Know
Beginning Jan. 1, 2022, updates to anti-doping rules for triathletes will take effect in line with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code changes. For 2022, the WADA prohibited list includes several changes to substances and treatments, including commonly-prescribed medications for asthma. Athletes should be aware of these changes to ensure...
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December 29, 2021
Wearable Technology Named Top Fitness Trend For 2022
ACSM released the survey results in the article “Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends for 2022,” published in the January/February issue of ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal. In its 16th year the survey assessed 43 potential trends. Of note, home exercise gyms debuted at No. 2, and outdoor exercise moved to No....
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December 29, 2021
The Year in Fitness: Shorter Workouts, Greater Clarity, Longer Lives
In a year filled with Covid-related hopes, setbacks, advances and losses, the most vital exercise science of 2021 provided a reminder that for many of us, our bodies and minds can strengthen, endure and flourish, no matter our circumstances. If we move our bodies in the right ways, a growing...
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December 28, 2021
As Olympics Near, China Tightens Rules and Athletes Invent Their Own
Athletes and sports officials around the world have for months been viewing the approaching Winter Olympics in Beijing, set to take place in February amid a still-raging pandemic, with a mixture of apprehension and weariness. Now, a global surge of cases tied to the highly contagious Omicron variant has given...
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December 28, 2021
On launches new Kenya-based trail running team
Swiss running company On has tapped into a new market with the launch of The Milimani Runners, an elite trail running team based out of Iten, Kenya. Kenyan runners are among the elites at most major international road races, but the story isn’t the same at trail races. Trail running...
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December 28, 2021
A Few Minutes of High-Intensity Exercise Per Day Can Reduce Your Risk of Liver Disease, New Research Shows
Whether you enjoy a daily walk or prefer high-intensity sprints, it's well known that exercising regularly can improve your overall health. No matter how you choose get a sweat session in, a new study conducted by researchers from Western Sydney University found that working out daily can prevent liver disease....
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December 28, 2021
COVID Surge May Stall Gym Industry’s Comeback
The Omicron spike in COVID cases could spoil a pre-pandemic certainty for the gym industry: members flooding in to start on fitness-related New Year’s resolutions. The seven-day moving average of COVID cases cataloged by the CDC is at its highest point since January 2021. Business tracking firm Placer.ai said gym visits...
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December 28, 2021
Tokyo Olympics Cost $1.8B Less Than Previous Estimates
The Tokyo Olympics faced a raft of problems related to the global pandemic, but the final bill came in well under previous estimates. The Summer Games cost organizers an estimated $13.6 billion, $1.8 billion below a prior prediction of $15.4 billion. Front Office Sports
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December 23, 2021
World Athletics approves new rules and regulations for shoes in competition
It was announced today that World Athletics has approved new shoe rules and regulations for competition. The new rules have brought a major update to the future of the sport, as athletes will not be allowed to wear shoes that have over a 20mm stack height during competition. This rule...
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December 23, 2021
Salazar’s Lifetime Ban Upheld By Safesport Center
The U.S. Center for SafeSport on Wednesday upheld its permanent ban of former Nike Oregon Project coach Alberto Salazar, The ruling affirmed a July decision by SafeSport, an independent nonprofit organization based in Denver, CO that responds to reports of misconduct within the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic sports, to permanently...