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This Week in Fitness: Jane Fonda in VR, Dry January & ABC Fitness, and ŌURA’s $200M Funding Round
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Welcome to This Week in Fitness, where we crunch the latest fitness business headlines in under five minutes. Here’s what’s making news:
Jane Fonda Goes Virtual: Jane Fonda partners with Supernatural on Meta Quest, bringing her retro fitness style to virtual reality with immersive workouts launching December 25.
Dry January Meets Fitness: ABC Fitness and Sunnyside team up to integrate mindful drinking tools into ABC Trainerize, reflecting growing lifestyle coaching trends.
ClassPass Fitness Boom: 2024 saw fitness bookings soar by 51%, with Pilates, low-impact training, and even ice skating leading the trends.
ŌURA Raises $200M: ŌURA completes a $200 million Series D funding round, valuing the company at $5.2 billion.
Xponential Fitness Leadership Shake-Up: Xponential Fitness announces the resignation of its president, Sarah Luna, marking a significant change in leadership for the global fitness brand.
Chapters:
00:00- Intro
00:14- Retro Fitness meets VR with Jane Fonda
00:37- ABC Fitness Dry January Collaboration
01:09- ClassPass Bookings Surge in 2024
01:44- OURA Series D Funding
02:11- Xponential Fitness Leadership Shakeup
02:41- Extro
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Chapters
1. Intro (00:00:00)
2. Retro Fitness meets VR with Jane Fonda (00:00:14)
3. ABC Fitness Dry January Collaboration (00:00:37)
4. ClassPass Bookings Surge in 2024 (00:01:09)
5. OURA Series D Funding (00:01:44)
6. Xponential Fitness Leadership Shakeup (00:02:11)
7. Extro (00:02:41)
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