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Dick’s Sporting Goods Scales Up, F45 Gets Competitive, Insurgent Wellness Brands Rise

Release Date: 03/18/2026

Nike Exits Boutique Fitness, Whoop Sues Bevel, Enhanced Games Enter Telehealth

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April 7, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes. Today's top stories: Enhanced Games launches performance medicine platform offering peptides, testosterone, and hormone therapies to consumers ahead of May event Whoop files trade dress infringement lawsuit against AI health startup Bevel over UI design shortly after raising $575M at $10.1B valuation Nike closes all Nike Studios locations including West Hollywood and Austin sites, exiting boutique fitness as some reopen under FitLab brands Today's episode is brought to you by AIIR — a modern...

333. Megan Roup, Founder & CEO of The Sculpt Society

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Today, I'm joined by Megan Roup, founder & CEO of The Sculpt Society. A digital women’s fitness platform, The Sculpt Society delivers joyful, sustainable, and time-efficient workouts to 300K global members. In this episode, we discuss designing life stage-specific exercise programs. We also cover: “Commit to less, show up more” philosophy Experimenting with ancillary product launches Centering community and executing pop-up tours Subscribe to the podcast → Subscribe to our newsletter → Follow us on LinkedIn → ...

NFL Expands Mental Health Support, Protein Mania Grows, Basecamp Changes Hands

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April 3, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes. Today's top stories: The New Consumer reports 66% of Gen Z and millennials actively eating more protein, with 76% viewing protein-fortified products as healthy even when ultra-processed NFL owners approve mandate requiring every team to employ full-time mental health clinician in facilities, shifting from part-time to proactive embedded support Extraordinary Brands acquires Basecamp Fitness adding HIIT concept to portfolio including CycleBar, Rumble, Row House, and Neighborhood barre More from Fitt: Fitt...

Noom Bets on Peptides, Google’s Next Wearable, Mars Men Adds $27M

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April 2, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes. Today's top stories: Google is developing a screenless Fitbit band with subscription model targeting Whoop and Oura, planning launch later this year with AI-powered health coach Mars Men raises $27.5M Series A led by L Catterton after hitting $100M run rate profitably in 18 months, serving 400K+ customers with men's wellness products Noom acquires Tailor Made Compounding pharmacy operating in 46 states, expanding into peptide therapies and NAD+ for preventive care model More from Fitt: Fitt Insider...

WHOOP Hits $10B, Samsung Adds Blood Pressure, Lucille Targets Senior Nutrition

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April 1, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes. Today's top stories: Samsung launches blood pressure tracking on select Galaxy Watches in U.S., requiring calibration with traditional cuff to monitor hypertension affecting half of U.S. adults Lucille Health launches high-protein shake for seniors targeting $6.2B meal replacement market as 20% of Americans will be over 65 by 2030 Whoop raises $575M at $10B valuation backed by Abbott and Mayo Clinic, hitting 2.5M+ members and $1.1B run rate with 103% sales growth More from Fitt: Fitt Insider breaks down...

Create Scores $20M, Eli Lilly Bets on AI Drugs, Landmark Social Media Verdict

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March 31, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes. Today's top stories: Eli Lilly signs $2.75B deal with Insilico Medicine for AI drug discovery, expanding on $1B Nvidia co-innovation lab to turn GLP-1 profits into next-gen pipeline California jury finds Meta and Google liable for youth social media harms, awarding $6M in damages focused on product design like infinite scroll and autoplay Create Wellness raises $20M Series B after selling 100M+ creatine gummies and growing 4x last year, expanding beyond athletes into everyday well-being More from Fitt:...

332. Fritz Lanman, CEO of Playlist

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Today, I'm joined by Fritz Lanman, CEO of Playlist. Operator of ClassPass and Mindbody, Playlist’s recent merger with EGYM forms a $7.5B company spanning AI, hardware, and software, with a mission to modernize booking, corporate wellness, and membership management. In this episode, we discuss building the wellness industry’s full-stack operating system. We also cover: Raising $785M from Vista, Temasek, and L Catterton Setting the platform’s boundaries and roadmap The anti-tech tech company philosophy Subscribe to the podcast → Subscribe...

Tom Brady’s GLP-1 Bet, Longevity Hotels Rise, Supplement Stacks Surge

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Here's the podcast description for March 27, 2026: March 27, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes. Today's top stories: WSJ reports consumers now take 20+ supplements daily spending $1K+ monthly, with SuppCo data showing average user spends $168/month but half of 500+ products fail label claims Longevity hotel market expected to grow from $7.6B in 2026 to $11.7B by 2030 as properties shift from wellness amenities to core health platforms eMed raises $200M at $2B+ valuation with Tom Brady as investor and Chief Wellness Officer, helping employers manage...

Women’s Health Hits $600B, On Enters a New Phase, Small Changes Drive Big Health Gains

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March 26, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes. Today's top stories: Study of 53K+ adults finds small lifestyle changes—11 minutes sleep, 4.5 minutes activity, modest diet improvements—reduce cardiovascular risk by 10%, jumping to 57% when combined On names co-founders David Allemann and Caspar Coppetti as co-CEOs after revenue surpasses $3.8B up 30%, but guides to slower growth ahead PwC projects global women's health market will surpass $600B by 2030, expanding beyond fertility to include chronic conditions and diseases affecting women...

Huberman’s Health Stack, Technogym Tops €1B, Gen Z’s Social Reset

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March 25, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes. Today's top stories: World Happiness Report finds youth well-being declined in English-speaking countries with heavy social media use emerging as major factor, particularly on algorithmic platforms Technogym reports €1B+ in 2025 revenue up 13%, with commercial business rising 15% driven by demand for healthy longevity and strength training for GLP-1 users Andrew Huberman predicts GLP-1 use could expand dramatically over next five years as consumer health shifts from tracking to intervention with...

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March 18, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes.

Today's top stories:

F45 launches PEAK500 with Red Bull, a 30-minute in-studio competition with global leaderboard as brand creates its own fitness racing format
Bain report finds 113 insurgent wellness brands drove 36% of CPG growth, with 44% promoting better-for-you claims and growing 10x faster than category average
Dick's Sporting Goods doubles down on $40B youth sports market where average family spending rose 46% to $1K+ annually since 2019

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