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August 26, 2020
Dick’s Sporting Goods Reports 194% Q2 Increase in Online Sales
A number of sporting goods retailers have reported major boosts to their sales, with people embracing fitness and outdoor activities, while other pastimes are inaccessible. Dick’s Sporting Goods’ digital sales skyrocketed in the quarter running April to June. Online sales, including curbside pickup, grew 194% year-over-year. The company reported that...
August 26, 2020
Exercise May Boost Your Vaccine Response
Athletes may gain greater immunity from a flu shot than people who are less active, according to two complementary and timely new studies of exercise and vaccinations. The studies suggest that intense training amplifies vaccine response, a finding with particular relevance now as the flu season looms and scientists work...
August 26, 2020
Runner-Friendly Face Coverings
Searching for runner-friendly face coverings? Here are 15 runner-friendly masks and neck gaiters that offer a variety of unique features to fit what is best for one’s particular preferences – particularly for running ease and comfort.
August 25, 2020
Run Specialty Still Eyes Slow Recovery Ahead
The Running Industry Association (RIA) found sales for the majority of respondents recovered in June, but sales slowed in July, returning to pre-COVID-19 levels. The August report found that in June most run specialty shops beat retailer’s expectations, but in June, only 34% of retailers projected that sales for the...
August 25, 2020
Only 30 per cent of gym goers have returned post-lockdown, study finds
A recent survey found that the vast majority of people have yet to go back to their gyms since they reopened. A staggering number of people have already cancelled their gym memberships, and those who still own memberships don’t plan on returning any time soon. The survey looked at several...
August 24, 2020
Here’s how the Tour de France will be broadcast in the era of COVID-19
Some of the Tour de France's biggest international broadcasters are staying at home this year due to the pandemic. Dozens of producers and on-air commentators must now do their jobs from thousands of miles away. So how do they make the Tour broadcast look and feel the same if they...
August 23, 2020
Teams unhappy with strict COVID protocol at Tour de France
Team managers will meet Tuesday via videoconference with Tour de France race officials to clarify health protocols ahead of the 107th edition, set to start August 29 in Nice. An 18-page document outlining health rules states that if teams reveal two positive cases of COVID-19 among staffers and riders from...
August 20, 2020
Big Sur Marathon 2021 latest casualty of COVID-19
The North American road running scene took a big blow when it was announced that the Big Sur International Marathon will not be run in 2021, with the race’s return date set for 2022. Read more on Canadian Running.
August 20, 2020
Teams with two COVID-19 cases will be removed from Tour de France
Complete teams will be removed from the Tour de France if two riders or staffers show serious symptoms or test positive for COVID-19. But will the entire Tour would be shut down if there is a confirmed case inside the peloton? Only individual riders or staffers or - if there...
August 20, 2020
Active Lifestyle All Over 2020 Inc. 5000 List
A number of companies in the active lifestyle space landed on the 2020 Inc. 5000. The magazine’s annual ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America, a snapshot of how well companies were performing. The companies on this year’s list represent an average three-year growth rate of 165%, an astounding...