Posts byAnthony Vennare

May 23, 2023

Issue No. 235: Over-optimized

Health optimization is making us less healthy.

May 16, 2023

Issue No. 234: Social Fitness

We’re more connected than ever but struggling to make meaningful connections.

May 9, 2023

Issue No. 233: Trading Places

For better or worse, fitness brands are breaking a sweat.

May 2, 2023

Issue No. 232: Health x AI

As AI accelerates, Apple wants to put a health coach in your pocket.

April 25, 2023

Issue No. 231: Food Fight

Big Food has a big problem with the word “healthy.”

April 18, 2023

Issue No. 230: On Your Mark

Fitness racing may be coming to a gym near you.

April 11, 2023

Issue No. 229: Glow Up

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and so is wellness.

April 4, 2023

Issue No. 228: Game On

As the pickleball craze continues, padel wants in on the action.

March 28, 2023

Issue No. 227: Trend Watch

Wrapping up Q1, we’re exploring what’s trending in health and fitness so far this year.

March 21, 2023

Issue No. 226: Buzz Kill

Choosing health over happy hour, more people are abstaining from alcohol.

March 14, 2023

Issue No. 225: Everywhere Care

From wellness clinics to doctor visits, retailers are all-in on healthcare.

March 7, 2023

Issue No. 224: Social Dilemma

Our collective mental health is suffering, but teens might be hurting the most.

February 28, 2023

Issue No. 223: Apple’s Metabolic Health Moonshot

Apple is pursuing a metabolic health moonshot.

February 21, 2023

Issue No. 222: Living Well

Beyond hotels or homes, wellness living is reimagining communities — and cities are next.

February 14, 2023

Issue No. 221: Hard Gains

Burning cash amid slowing demand, another connected fitness company is rethinking its post-pandemic playbook.

February 7, 2023

Issue No. 220: Gut Care

Leveraging new insights into the gut-brain axis, startups are using food to boost mental health.

January 31, 2023

Issue No. 219: Rebundling the Gym

Putting the pandemic behind it, the future of brick-and-mortar fitness is taking shape.

January 24, 2023

Issue No. 218: The Obesity Cure

A new generation of weight loss drugs promises to end obesity… but not its root causes.

January 17, 2023

Issue No. 217: Closing the Gap

As digital health investment slows, women’s health funding is plateauing, threatening to worsen the gender care gap.

January 10, 2023

Issue No. 216: CES Healthtech Rundown

The future of healthtech has arrived, and the industry’s hype machine is in overdrive.

December 28, 2022

Issue No. 215: That’s a Wrap

Wrapping up 2022 and looking ahead to the new year.

December 20, 2022

Issue No. 214: Investor Insights, Vol. IV

Exploring key learnings and emerging opportunities with investors across fitness & wellness.

December 13, 2022

Issue No. 213: Year-End Review

Reflecting on the industry-defining shifts impacting fitness and wellness.

December 6, 2022

Issue No. 212: Going Primal

Rejecting creature comforts, proponents of “rewilding” want to live like our prehistoric ancestors.