Sqwod Daily

In today's episode

1. 01
   Gear

   Garmin Just Bought TrainingPeaks — Here's What It Means for You

   Garmin has acquired TrainingPeaks, and if your athletes live and die by their training plans, this merger is worth watching. More hardware-software integration could be great — or it could mean your favorite platform gets the 'new owner' treatment.

2. 02
   Build

   €850M in H1: Raw Nutrition's Parent Is Not Playing Around

   The company behind Raw Nutrition just crossed €850 million in first-half revenue — a reminder that the supplement space isn't a side hustle anymore, and the brands your clients are already buying are getting very, very serious.

3. 03
   Signal

   Planet Fitness operator snagged by PE at $170m valuation

   A private equity firm has swooped on the Planet Fitness operator, slapping a $170m price tag on the deal. AFR has the details.

4. 04
   Move

   New London gym puts recovery and wellness at the centre

   London Post flags a fresh facility built around injury recovery and wellness — a signal that members are increasingly shopping for rehabilitation as much as reps, and operators who bake that into their offer from day one are ahead of the brief.

5. 05
   Signal

   Midtown Athletic Club Brings Free Tennis to Chicago's Underserved

   Midtown Athletic Club has teamed up with the USTA to launch the Alan G. Schwartz Community Tennis Program, putting rackets in the hands of Chicagoans who've never had access to the sport. For operators, it's a live case study in how club brands can build community equity — and a waiting list — well beyond their four walls.

6. 06
   Move

   1 move that 'saved my lower back,' per fitness coach Dan Go

   Sitting is the new smoking, and coach Dan Go says there's one exercise that undoes the damage — worth knowing if your clients (or you) spend more time in a chair than a squat rack.