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November 17, 2021
300 Minutes a Week of Moderate Exercise May Help Ward Off Cancer
More than 46,000 cancer cases in the United States might be prevented each year if almost all of us walked for about 45 minutes a day, according to an eye-opening new study of inactivity, exercise and malignancies. The study, which analyzed cancer incidence and the physical activity habits of nearly 600,000...
November 17, 2021
Should Road Races Separate the Pros from the Masses?
While the benefit to giving elite women their own race seems obvious, the question of giving male marathoners a separate start is more contentious. Earlier this month, for the first time in its 50-year history, the New York City Marathon had a separate start time for the men’s elite field,...
November 17, 2021
Peloton Sues Rivals Over Alleged Patent Infringement
Peloton has filed lawsuits against rivals Echelon and iFit over alleged patent infringement related to the company’s on-demand fitness classes. Known for its at-home bikes and treadmills, Peloton is seeking compensation and a court order that would prevent Echelon and iFit from selling their alleged patent-violating products until the patents...
November 16, 2021
Peloton Soars After Stock Offering Attracts Major Investors
Peloton Interactive Inc. jumped as much as 15% after a $1 billion stock offering drew the interest of major investors, a sign Wall Street is ready to look past a grim forecast earlier this month. The shares rose as high as $54.45, marking the biggest intraday gain since March. The...
November 16, 2021
Inside The Call: Beachbody’s Q3 Misses Plan On Weakening At-Home Fitness Demand
The Beachbody Company, which recently went public in an IPO, reported sales dropped 17 percent in the third quarter in part because new subscribers to its fitness content weakened amid a softening in at-home fitness demand. Looking ahead, Beachbody lowered its expectations for sales for 2021 to a range between...
November 15, 2021
Beachbody Q3 Revenues Decline 17 Percent
The Beachbody Company, Inc.'s sales declined 17% due to a drop in new health and wellness subscriptions. Total revenue was $208.1 million, a 17% decrease compared to 2020 and a 6% increase compared to 2019. Net loss was $39.9 million, compared to net income of $13.8 million in 2020 and...
November 15, 2021
New Balances’ CEO Eyes Strong Bounce Back In 2021
At SFIA’s Trends & Insights conference, Joe Preston, New Balance’s CEO and president, said his company’s sales are on a path to climb “about 30 percent this year” and move past 2019 levels as it strongly recovers from the pandemic. The brand also continues to pack momentum in the future....
November 12, 2021
Saucony Appoints Sr. VP
Saucony, a division of Wolverine Worldwide Inc., and global performance running and lifestyle brand, announced the appointment of industry veteran Brian Moore to senior vice president of global product. Moore began his athletic footwear career at Saucony 25 years ago where he served as vice president of product marketing and...
November 11, 2021
Shanghai Marathon postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19
China is battling a fresh Delta-driven outbreak that has spread across the country and sparked tough new measures to stamp out the virus before the Beijing Winter Olympics in February. Organizers of the Beijing and Wuhan marathons both announced last month that those races were also postponed due to the...
November 11, 2021
Richard Branson, 71, shows off gruesome injuries from ‘colossal cycling crash’ and reveals his helmet saved his life after his brakes failed during British Virgin Islands charity bike ride
Sir Richard Branson has suffered a 'colossal' bicycle crash after his brakes failed while taking part in an endurance charity race across the British Virgin Islands this week. The 71-year-old billionaire feared he had broken his back after colliding with another rider during day two of the Strive BVI event...
