A Fitness Startup Redefining Community Sweatpals, a fast-growing social-fitness startup founded in 2022, has secured a $12 million seed round led by Patron, a16z Speedrun, and HartBeat Ventures. The platform is built around one idea: fitness is more engaging when it’s social. According to Business Insider, Sweatpals now reaches more than 1 million monthly users, […]
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FTC Sues LA Fitness Over Difficult Cancellation Policies
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit against LA Fitness and its related brands, including Esporta Fitness, City Sports Club, and Club Studio. The complaint accuses the companies of creating unnecessary hurdles for customers trying to cancel memberships, leading to frustration, unwanted fees, and damaged trust. According to the FTC, the gyms required […]
Leadership Fitness: Integrating Bodybuilding Concepts into Business
Alan Jernigan is a Business & Marketing Expert energized by an unwavering commitment fitness & bodybuilding. As someone who’s all-in in everything from working out to increasing capital, Jernigan often combines the two worlds of business and bodybuilding in a way that works for him. Here are some of the concepts he brings from fitness […]