NEXT Fitness

people enjoy being social - maybe clubs should focus more on community and less on being "mega"? http://tinyurl.com/c3es5vg

Updating the Message to Get Americans Moving If Americans know exercise is so good for them, why don't they take the message to heart? Maybe, some researchers say, the problem is the message.

10 Reasons Why You Are Not That Smart. How's your self-awareness?
http://tinyurl.com/a8vrtco

10 Reasons Why You Are Not That Smart Thankfully, the wisdom of the last 30 or so years of research into the human mind is now bubbling to the surface, and it has revealed some wonderful information that can finally flesh out the instruction manual for being a person.

Is this the NEXT FitBit? or Nike Fuelband? Simplicity can be truly beautiful. http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/14/shine-misfit-wearables/

Meet Shine: The Elegant Activity Tracker That Has A Neat Trick For Syncing With The iPhone | TechCr TechCrunch is a leading technology media property, dedicated to obsessively profiling startups, reviewing new Internet products, and breaking tech news.

NEXT tech: how can this / will this app be used by clubs, or trainers? http://www.expectlabs.com/mindmeld/

MindMeld - The smarter way to have conversations on your iPad. Check out MindMeld, an awesome new iPad app that understands your conversations and puts relevant information right at your finger tips.

will the smartphone also be your next fitness trainer? do you want it to be? http://gigaom.com/2012/09/30/your-phone-will-soon-be-your-new-doctor/

Your phone will soon be your new doctor Soon, your phone will know more about your health history and fitness goals than your doctor does. And according RunKeeper founder Jason Jacobs, when this plays out at scale, it will change the dynamic between you, your doctor and the traditional healthcare system.

Health clubs could learn a lot about making fitness fun & interesting by following the lead of this new startup: better, stronger, brighter, faster! notch.me is a fun way to visualize your health. http://tinyurl.com/9zaysr8

Notch - Visualize Your Health Notch is an exciting new way to visualize your health.

This is the 4th in a series I call, "the health club that could be....and sooner than you think" agree? disagree?
http://tinyurl.com/8u2o2cb

The Health Club that could be....and maybe sooner than you think. “Welcome to (insert club name here)! We’re thrilled to have you as a new member and I’m sure that you’ll love your time here” the member representative was genuinely happy to greet the new member. Impossibly perky, but an authentic believer in the health & fitness lifestyle and this particular c...

"Is that a personal trainer in your pocket"? A continuation of where I believe the industry could be headed.
http://tinyurl.com/95h228u

 “I have a personal trainer. I work with one of the very best trainers that money can buy. Why would I use yours?”

I'm starting a new blog series, making a few predictions of where I believe the fitness industry is headed. If I'm wrong, it's because I didn't go far enough! http://tinyurl.com/co9rgqn

The Health Club that could be....and maybe sooner than you think. For the last couple of years, I’ve been a member of a local health club and for the most part, I’ve been training with the same couple of guys. Sometimes only one of us shows, sometimes all three. We encourage each other, push each other and completely make fun of each other for devouring the occa...

Another reason to ditch your punishing treadmill workout: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/138136

The Treadmill’s Prison Origins - Mental Floss The Treadmill’s Prison Origins