Nutrabolt Eyes IPO, PLL Raises $100M, Gymshark's Founder Buys Back In
Release Date: 07/07/2026
Crosscourt Raises $2M, Crunch Goes Premium, EoS Bets on HYROX
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August 21, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes. Today's top stories: Crunch Fitness relaunches Crunch Select with boutique studios and premium amenities, using its franchise network to reach higher-value members EoS Fitness partners with HYROX to bring official race training into 25 gyms, giving its 225-location network a built-in path to competition Crosscourt raises $2M, bringing total funding to $4M, to expand its premium basketball club with backing from Scottie Barnes and Equinox leaders More from Fitt: Fitt Insider breaks down the convergence of...
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Target Taps Wellness, AI Personalizes Food, Sports Become AI-Proof
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August 20, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes. Today's top stories: Target adds 4,600 new food items in a grocery overhaul leaning into discovery and emerging brands, targeting over $2B in growth over the next few years SUMMITS and Hyphen combine nutrition software with automated makelines to personalize institutional food service using wearable and sleep data Josh Kushner and Bob Iger buy the Lakers for a record $12.5B as sports and wellness merge into a shared identity economy for Gen Z More from Fitt: Fitt Insider breaks down the convergence of...
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Neko Expands, Happy Health Raises, Sequel Taps WNBA Star
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August 19, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes. Today's top stories: Neko Health opens its first US clinic in SoHo on September 24 after building a 25,000-person waitlist, following a $700M raise and Amazon Health hire Happy Health raises $75M to expand its FDA-cleared smart ring beyond sleep diagnostics into physician-guided care for obesity and hypertension WNBA star Aliyah Boston takes equity in menstrual care startup Sequel, marking her first active equity partnership after becoming a customer herself More from Fitt: Fitt Insider breaks down the...
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Purely Elizabeth Get Acquired, Women’s Sports Surge, Gen Z Stays In
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August 18, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes. Today's top stories: Ferrero Group acquires Purely Elizabeth, the wellness food brand that more than doubled sales in two years, following its $3.1B WK Kellogg deal Women's sports viewership hits 28.6B minutes in H1 2026, up 18%, as ad spend rises 120% and sponsor valuations surge across the WNBA, NWSL, and LPGA Harris Poll finds 74% of Gen Z spend weekends at home, with 65% feeling more connected in wellness settings than traditional nightlife More from Fitt: Fitt Insider breaks down the convergence of...
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352. Chris Kiple, CEO of Solius Labs
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Today, I'm joined by Chris Kiple, CEO of Solius Labs. A decade in development, Solius’s FDA-cleared UVB light therapy device personalizes dosage by skin type, aiming to replicate the benefits of sunlight while minimizing carcinogenic risk. In this episode, we discuss sunlight as a foundational pillar of health and longevity. We also cover: Why sun avoidance is deadlier than smoking Designing a skin scanner for personalized UVB dosing Moving UVB therapy from clinical dermatology to consumer health Subscribe to the podcast → Subscribe to our...
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Healthcare Costs Rise, Regenerative Food Grows, Lilly Cracks Down
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August 14, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes. Today's top stories: JG Wentworth survey finds 92% of US adults have delayed or abandoned medical care due to cost, creating an opening for lower-cost consumer health models Regenerative farming products hit $2B in annual US retail sales as 40 global food companies sign onto an initiative tying sourcing to soil health Eli Lilly files six lawsuits against sellers of unapproved retatrutide as CBP intercepts nearly 90,000 illicit GLP-1 vials in July alone Today's episode is brought to you by AIIR — a...
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Oura Signs Tennis Stars, Viome Acquires Circulate, Clair Partners with Mayo Clinic
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August 13, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes. Today's top stories: Viome acquires Circulate Health, launching Viome Pro and adding treatment capability to its diagnostics and nutrition platform across 200+ clinics Clair Health partners with Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate to clinically validate its continuous hormone and symptom monitoring wearable, launching in November Oura signs tennis stars Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz as brand ambassadors ahead of the US Open, adding to partnerships with soccer stars Harry Kane and Declan Rice Today's episode is...
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Hims Preps Peptides, Abbott Syncs with Google, Amazon Targets Pharma
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August 12, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes. Today's top stories: Hims CEO Andrew Dudum says the company plans to offer approved peptides by year-end, leveraging 19% subscriber growth to 2.9 million as a distribution channel Abbott's Lingo glucose data integrates with Google Health's AI Coach, joining Abbott's Whoop investment and Lilly's Oura stake in the race to connect health data AWS becomes Novo Nordisk's strategic AI partner, launching a joint hub as Amazon's Bio Discovery platform accelerates drug development alongside NVIDIA and OpenAI Today's...
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AI Hacks a Gym, AG1 Launches Gummies, Avocado Oil Gets Exposed
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August 11, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes. Today's top stories: An AI agent booking a gym class found a vulnerability and bypassed the system unprompted, signaling wellness platforms need to build for AI agents alongside humans AG1 launches Essentials Gummies packing 50 vitamins and minerals, diversifying beyond greens powder as it hunts for its next breakout SKU UC Davis finds 89% of tested products labeled avocado oil actually contain other oils, raising transparency concerns as consumers pay a premium to eat healthier Today's episode is brought to...
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351. Miranda Nover, Co-founder & CEO of Fort
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Today, I'm joined by Miranda Nover, co-founder & CEO of Fort. The first wearable designed specifically for strength training, Fort uses motion and optical sensors to detect exercises, track physiological impact, and provide recovery insights. In this episode, we discuss scaling strength intelligence. We also cover: Fort’s 12–24-month roadmap Why nobody has solved strength training Early EMG and near-infrared experiments Subscribe to the podcast → Subscribe to our newsletter → Follow us on LinkedIn → Website: Instagram:...
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Today's top stories:
- Premier Lacrosse League closes $100M Series E, the largest raise in pro lacrosse history, planning independently owned franchises by 2028
- Gymshark founder Ben Francis in talks to buy back part of General Atlantic's stake, betting on founder-led control over institutional
- Nutrabolt explores IPO that could raise up to $1B as C4 Energy grows into a top-five energy drink
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