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How To Find Better-Fit Donors Beyond Wealth Indicators
Wealth screening can help nonprofits identify people who may have the financial capacity to give, but capacity alone doesn't show whether a prospect is likely to care about an organization's mission or become an engaged donor. Looking at a broader…
The Sheffield cancer patient helping others return to fitness
A woman from Sheffield has set up an exercise class to help other cancer patients overcome the barriers to regaining their fitness. Joanne Graham was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2024 and, following a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery, also…
Oura's IPO Reset Shows the Strain of Crowded Fitness Market
This article is for subscribers only. Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg's journalists around the world. Today, Dana Wollman unpacks all of the things that could possibly go wrong for a…
Kennedy to roll out $10 million challenge to encourage Presidential Fitness Test in schools
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to announce a new nationwide competition for schools aimed at expanding participation in the Presidential Fitness Test, which President Donald Trump revived last year. The challenge will offer $7 million…
Pilates & Banda: Houston couple brings Latino culture into the conversation about fitness and wellness
Food, music, family and tradition are often part of the conversation during Hispanic Heritage Month. Ray Rodriguez and Juan Ollervides want health and wellness to be part of it, too. The Houston couple is behind DUO Social, a business organizing…
'Shoes should fit their feet as they are now': podiatrist explains exactly how much growing room children need in their shoes
Children's shoes can feel as though they are outgrown almost as soon as you have paid for them. So it is hardly surprising that many parents are tempted to buy the next size up, hoping to save money and avoid yet another trip to the shoe shop.
We Asked 4 Fitness Experts Whether Walking Counts as Exercise. They All Had the Same Answer.
DOES WALKING COUNT as exercise? There's a good chance this wasn't on your mind on your last evening walk. But if you thought of that walk as a workout (or even if you didn't), you were quietly taking a stance on a heated fitness discourse. The…
Google brings Fitbit Air, a Whoop-like screen-free fitness tracker, to India
4 min read New Delhi Make us preferred source on Google Google on Thursday launched the Fitbit Air in India, becoming the latest company to acknowledge the growing market for minimalist, screen-free fitness trackers like Whoop. The device will go…
Dubai Fitness Challenge opens registration for 2026 edition
Dubai is gearing up for a month of fitness and community activities as registration opens for the 10th edition of the Dubai Fitness Challenge (DFC), running from October 31 to November 29, 2026. The month-long initiative, which transforms Dubai…
Planet Fitness COO Dumps 23% of His Direct Equity Stake After the Stock Crashed
William Bode, Chief Operating Officer of Planet Fitness, Inc. (PLNT +3.63%), sold 7,000 shares of Class A Common Stock on September 14, 2026, as disclosed in a recent SEC Form 4 filing. MetricValueTransaction value$358,540Shares…
Beyond Yoga CMO on turning fitness classes into a retail opportunity
For Beyond Yoga, the future of activewear retail involves a little less scrolling and a little more “touch grass,” if you ask CMO Katie Babineau. The activewear brand, which Levi Strauss & Co acquired for ~$400 million in 2021…
Es Devlin at the Design Museum: A fitting spectacle
Es Devlin: Other Worlds | Design Museum | ★★★★★ As one of City AM's theatre critics, I've long been blown away by the work of Es Devlin, perhaps the most famous set designer in the land (although Bunny Christie…
'We needed a potentially infinite resource of party members so that we could then kill them:' Entropy dev James Wragg explains how you fit permadeath in a party RPG
Entropy is a very cool, very funky RPG you can play in early access right now. It's a turn-based ode to the likes of Final Fantasy 10 or Lost Odyssey, but it's also got some PC flair—lead developer James Wragg cites Fallout 1 and Games…
24 Hour Fitness Expands Back Into Las Vegas Valley
24 Hour Fitness is finally growing again in the Las Vegas Valley. Executive chairman Mark Mastrov has signed a lease for a new location set to open early next year, and he's already eyeing two or three more sites across the Valley — a…
Arsenal given Martin Odegaard fitness update ahead of Wales after scan results
Arsenal have been handed a positive Martin Odegaard fitness update ahead of Norway's Nations League clash with Wales after the Gunners captain was included in the 23-man squad for Thursday night's match at Cardiff City Stadium. Odegaard had been a…
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