Google Targets WHOOP, Hims Expands AI Care, Peloton Rebounds
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May 8, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes. Today's top stories: Google unveils Fitbit Air at $99 with premium subscription, screen-free tracker paired with Google Health Coach AI targeting Whoop and Oura Hims & Hers launches Labs AI analyzing 130+ biomarkers to interpret health trends across sleep, stress, hormones, and metabolic health with clinician-designed guardrails Peloton reports Q3 revenue growth and positive net income with 70% net debt reduction, expanding through Spotify partnership and commercial gym equipment Today's episode is brought...
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Women’s Sports Hit $3B, RFK Jr Targets Antidepressants, MOSH Adds Funding
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May 7, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes. Today's top stories: Deloitte projects global women's sports revenue will surpass $3B in 2026 up 25% year-over-year, with WNBA franchise values averaging $460M and Golden State Valkyries hitting $1B valuation MOSH co-founded by Maria Shriver and Patrick Schwarzenegger raises $13M to scale brain health protein bars into Target and national retail RFK Jr. announces initiatives reducing reliance on antidepressants including deprescribing reimbursement support, as one in six US adults currently use SSRIs Today's...
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Life Time Goes Big, London Marathon Demand Surges, Cancer Study Raises Concerns
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May 6, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes. Today's top stories: London Marathon receives record 1.33M applications for 2027 race up 18% year-over-year, with 40%+ first-time applicants as running expands beyond core athletes Study finds link between herbicides like glyphosate and picloram and early-onset colorectal cancer rising 3% annually, projected as leading cancer death cause under 50 by 2035 Life Time reports $788.7M Q1 revenue with in-center spend nearing $1K per member per quarter, raising full-year outlook on 838K memberships across 190...
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Life Time's Innovation Hub, George Clooney's NA Beer, PE's $1B Pickleball Bet
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May 5, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes. Today's top stories: Life Time launches Innovation Hub turning select clubs into testing environments for emerging wearables, recovery, nutrition, and AI products with path to network rollout Pickleball Inc. raises $225M at $750M valuation combining pro leagues and media, as pickleball hits 24M US players with tennis at 27.3M and padel 35M globally Crazy Mountain non-alcoholic beer founded by George Clooney raises $15M seed led by CAVU as alcohol consumption declines and NA alternatives gain traction Today's...
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337. Grey Nguyen, Co-Founder & CEO of Bevel
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Today, I'm joined by Grey Nguyen, co-founder and CEO of Bevel. Enabling consumer agency, Bevel’s AI-powered health platform connects data across wearables, blood tests, and lifestyle habits to provide personalized guidance. In this episode, we discuss building an AI-native Personal Health OS. We also cover: Bevel’s next-gen features A public lawsuit with WHOOP The shift to multi-device health tracking Subscribe to the podcast → Subscribe to our newsletter → Follow us on LinkedIn → Bevel’s Website: Download the...
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Garmin Wearables Surge, Parsley Expands Coverage, FDA Targets GLP-1s
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May 1, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes. Today's top stories: Parsley Health goes in-network nationwide covering up to 150M Americans, moving functional and longevity care into reimbursement at scale FDA proposes excluding semaglutide and tirzepatide from bulk compounding lists, limiting 503B pharmacies' ability to produce lower-cost GLP-1 alternatives Garmin reports $1.75B Q1 revenue up 14% with fitness segment hitting $547M up 42%, now accounting for 31% of total revenue as largest division More from Fitt: Fitt Insider breaks down the convergence...
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CrossFit’s New CEO, Zwift Buys Rouvy, Tally Health Gets Acquired
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April 30, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes. Today's top stories: CrossFit appoints Bruce Edwards as CEO, former COO bringing experience from barre3 and Planet Fitness to stabilize brand amid HYROX competition Zwift acquires Rouvy combining gamified training with real-world routes, consolidating cycling stack after raising $600M+ and expanding into hardware Infinite Epigenetics acquires Tally Health co-founded by David Sinclair, creating vertically integrated platform across epigenetic testing and consumer longevity More from Fitt: Fitt...
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Neutonic Raises $6M, Neurable Scales Brain Tech, Phone-Free Events Surge
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April 29, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes. Today's top stories: Neurable shifts to licensing model allowing hardware brands to embed AI-powered brain-sensing technology into headphones, glasses, and headwear Eventbrite reports phone-free event attendance jumped 567% last year with US participation up 900%+ as half of consumers say phones limit social connection Neutonic raises $6M at $60M valuation expanding UK and US retail after selling 7.5M cans, targeting $25M revenue through founder Chris Williamson's audience More from Fitt: Fitt Insider...
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Spotify Enters Fitness, Suja Life Eyes $1B Valuation, Loneliness Reshapes Behavior
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336. Anthony Geisler, Founder & CEO of Sequel Brands
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Today, I'm joined by Anthony Geisler, founder & CEO of Sequel Brands. A multi-brand fitness and wellness platform, Sequel Brands’ portfolio of concepts span Pilates, stretching, EMS, and longevity. In this episode, we discuss building futureproof franchises. We also cover: Sequel’s five-brand platform Scaling longevity-focused experiences Consumer behavior shifts across modalities Subscribe to the podcast → Subscribe to our newsletter → Follow us on LinkedIn → Website: www.sequelbrands.com Explore all...
info_outlineToday, 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
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Chapters:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:22) Megan's background
(02:17) Body image struggles
(03:16) Teaching NYC
(04:30) Why “Joyful” movement
(06:22) IRL teaching
(09:12) Motivating at-home workouts
(10:41) Commit to less, show up more
(12:14) 300K global members
(13:26) Building the team
(18:12) Post-pandemic equilibrium
(19:13) Two-bucket growth strategy
(20:17) Growing the brand
(23:38) Staying rooted in community connection
(25:01) Strength training launch
(26:20) Life stage programming expansion
(27:20) Nutrition launch
(29:15) Clear POV
(30:26) Equipment and activewear experiments
(31:23) 2022 activewear bust & 2024 sellout
(32:26) Profitable growth goals
(33:17) Best-in-class life stage platform vision
(33:51) Annual pop-up tours since 2021
(35:28) Where to learn more
(36:07) Conclusion