PRODUCT NEWS
Want to stay up to date on the latest press releases and news about products in the running, cycling and triathlon industries? Scroll below to view all endurance sports product news.
November 20, 2024
Strava’s new privacy policy says goodbye to some of your favourite fitness apps
Major changes are coming to the world’s biggest fitness-tracking app, Strava, as the company updates its application programming interface (API) to enhance user privacy and control. Running Magazine
November 15, 2024
Turning the Tour de France into Formula 1: How Performance Engineers are Reshaping Pro Cycling
Pro cycling is an arms race of technology and equipment. A paddock full of aero experts and rocket scientists are bringing the Tour de France closer to Formula 1. “Performance Engineers” and “Innovation Departments” have become the fastest way to win at the highest level. Velo
November 14, 2024
Strava expands mapping tools with night and weekly heatmaps
Strava has confirmed the release of two new heatmaps: Night and Weekly Heatmaps. These new features help subscribers to make informed decisions related to their routes, and adapt their activities as the seasons change. Endurance.Biz
November 6, 2024
Meet The 17-Year-Old CEO Behind A $12M AI-Powered Nutrition App
Zach Yadegari, co-founder and CEO of Cal AI, has built a nutrition tracking app that's challenging legacy industry giants by leveraging AI and innovative marketing strategies. Forbes
November 1, 2024
ZIPP Owns The Wheel Count of Kona 2024
It’s that fun time of year again when we get to count up the results of the Kona count, share the data, and put our opinions next to it. Once again, Zipp owns the most significant piece of the wheel count pie. And they did it with very little help...
October 22, 2024
Makers of this AI powered bike claim you can get fit in under nine minutes a day — we put it to the test
The Carol bike looks very much like any other exercise bike you might find in a gym; it offers a lot of adjustability of position, a tablet for on-screen instructions and a rear wheel where the resistance is applied. Cycling Weekly
October 18, 2024
First AI-Powered Gym Launching in Early 2025
Santa Monica will soon be home to Fred Fitness, the first gym centered on AI-driven personalized workouts and powered by EGYM. “Most gyms offer equipment; we offer solutions,” Alfred Enzensberger said. Athletech News
October 15, 2024
Gatorade Unveils Custom AI-Imagined Squeeze Bottles
Gatorade is tapping into the power of generative AI in collaboration with Adobe Firefly, so athletes and fans of the sports performance brand can create personalized Gatorade Squeeze Bottles. Athletic News
October 7, 2024
For Future, AI Won’t Replace Personal Trainers, It’ll Make Them Better
In case any personal trainers were worried that AI might be coming for their jobs, Future has other plans. The digital personal training platform has released Assistant Coach, an artificial intelligence tool that helps fitness coaches create workout plans and send voice/text messages to their clients. Athletech News.
October 3, 2024
Is baking soda your next great fuelling tool?
It might sound like a kitchen hack gone wrong, but many endurance athletes swear by baking soda, this household staple for improving performance (and the hydrogel company Maurten created an expensive product around it). Here’s what you need to know to help you decide whether this idea is half-baked, or...