3 Inspirational Poker Players Who Prioritise Mental & Physical Fitness
3 Inspirational Poker Players Who Prioritise Mental & Physical Fitness. Poker is not the most physically demanding of sports, but fitness still plays a crucial role. Biofit gym consultants and fitness experts explore this hot topic. Read on for more!
rowing trends in gym design and equipment
As gym consultants working with hotel groups, resorts and real estate developers, we keep a close eye on the latest gym industry trends, from equipment to software and design. One area that appears especially dynamic at the moment is indoor rowing. Here we look at the latest rowing machines, rowing studios and rowing trainer software solutions catching our eye.
Best Sustainable Yoga Studio Mats UK: Gym Designers + Fitness Consultants
Biofit sustainable gym consultants review some of the best yoga mats made by UK brands focused on being climate neutral, using eco friendly materials, avoiding plastic, using recyclable packaging and more.
Best Sustainable Gym Equipment Brands | Biofit — wellness designers + gym consultants
Biofit gym consultants review some of the top gym equipment brands with a sustainability policy. Some companies may only just be starting out on the right path, while other like Intenza and Eleiko have gone further than any others to show what is possible in terms of sustainability in gym equipment manufacturing.
Music for physical performance in gyms fitness clubs
what is the role of music in physical performance? Do certain tracks affect endurance training more than say a HITT workout? This is our perspective as gym consultants on a theme that will always be relevant as long as group fitness classes are alive in studios, gyms and hotels around the world. By Biofit.
Best Sustainable Gym Flooring Brands
What makes for a sustainable gym flooring solution? What other factors needs to be considered when choosing a floor tile or roll for a gym, fitness studio or health club? Here we give you a gym consultant’s perspective - covering materials, sustainability, cleaning, durability and Circular Economy principles.
Best sustainable yoga mats USA for gym equipment selection
Our gym consultant perspective on the best sustainable yoga mats in the USA right now, covering Sugamats, Jade Yoga mats and Yoloha yoga mats. We consider their use of healthy, sustainable materials, the location of the factory (where known) and functionality of the mats themselves. Biofit gym consultants and fitness studio design.
The role of music in physical performance at gyms and studios
As gym consultants and advisors to fitness studios, we recognise that music can provide a range of benefits for our physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. Specifically, music can boost motivation and performance on a variety of different tasks by utilizing several different intrinsic processes. In this article we explore some of the scientific research behind this phenomenon in order to leverage its full benefits in gyms, health clubs and fitness studios in future.
Biophilic Gym: Examples of Wellness Zones with Biophilic Design Interiors — Wellness Designers + Gym Consultants
From residential gym design to commercial gym and health club design, biophilic design brings with it a range of mental and physical health benefits. Here we, as gym consultants, review three of the more striking examples out there at the moment - a residential development in Barcelona, a health club in Toronto and a members club gym design in London, UK.
Best Examples of Sustainable Gyms: Industry Sustainability Reports UK — Gym Designers + Fitness Consultants
The Biofit Gym Consultancy team review three gym brand sustainability reports by The Gym Group (UK), Pure Gym (UK) and David Lloyd (UK) with a side note on what Technogym are doing in the sustainability space as well. energy efficiency, water efficiency and waste management combined with community health and wellness initiatives currently dominate the focus of these gym sustainability plans.
Technogym - a sustainability laggard with strong health promotion credentials?
Technogym are big on wellness and human health but have been slow off the mark when it comes to reducing their carbon emissions, energy consumption, waste and water use as part of a wider, comprehsnvie sustainability strategy. Challenger brands such as Intenza Fitness, Eleiko and Nohrd are now leading from the front, so what lies ahead for the Italian stallion of exercise equipment?
Sustainable Gyms: ESG Sustainability Planet Fitness — Gym Designers + Fitness Consultants
We review the Planet Fitness sustainability plan, their inscription to the WELL health & safety rating, their sustainable materials policy, their energy efficiency measures, water management solutions and waste management / recycling plans.
Sustainable Gyms: LEED Certified Sports Complexes and Leisure Centres — Gym Designers + Fitness Consultants
Our review of several of the best LEED sustainability certified gyms, sports complexes and spa resorts that integrate sustainable building and interior concepts such as energy efficiency, water efficiency, sustainable materials, indoor environmental quality and so on. Biofit gym consultants.
3 RESET Air certified gyms with purified indoor air
Examples of RESET Air certified gyms, health clubs and sports complexes with high indoor air quality standards. We review the UFC gym in Shanghai, Space Fitness Centre in Hong Kong and the highlands Sports Complex in West Virginia, USA. Text by Biofit gym consultants, certified RESET Air professional - Matt Morley.
Best Yoga Mat Brands for a Sustainable Gym — gym designers + fitness consultants
A review of sustainable yoga mats ideal for use in sustainable gyms or eco-conscious yoga studios, from the Biofit gym design consultant team. We review Atha (Spain), Noveme (UK) and HejHej (Germany), looking at the sustainability of their eco materials and reviewing the final product quality.
Gold's Gym - A New Model for Sustainable Gym Development?
Who are Gold’s Gym and are they a sustainable gym brand? USGBC LEED certification for gyms. What is sustainable about the interiors of gold’s gym Berlin headquarters? Biophilia in gym interiors. Energy efficiency and clean energy at gold’s gym. A lack of sustainable gym equipment - but who’s fault is it? Indoor air quality in Gold’s Gym Berlin and Milano. Outdoor gym design.
A gym designer review of the Theragun Elite percussion therapy device
Our unbiased gym designer perspective on the Theragun Elite smart massage gun, from build quality to the in-app integrations, smart technology, mobility training and recovery equipment, as well as its place in home gym and hotel gym equipment set-ups.
Natural Fitness Equipment by Noveme
Natural fitness equipment by Noveme - an eco-friendly, luxury yoga mat for home gyms, personal training studios and upscale yoga studios. This Biofit review covers its healthy materials, sustainability credentials, and more.
Nature Fitness, Ancestral Health & Vitamin D Exposure
Vitamin D exposure for natural fitness benefits, an evolution friendly perspective inspired by ancestral health principles.
What is green exercise and what are its health benefits?
What is green exercise and what are its health benefits? How can we integrate biophilia and biophilic design into gyms and health clubs for additional mental wellbeing benefits?