eGym To Acquire Netpulse
Posted: March 22, 2018 in Suppliers
eGym and Netpulse
MUNICH, GERMANY and SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The German high-tech fitness company, eGym, based in Munich, announced that it will acquire the entire mobile application business of Netpulse Inc., based in San Francisco, a leading provider of customized apps for fitness facilities.
The current CEO of Netpulse, John Ford, will become the new CEO of eGym North America. The new CEO of Netpulse will be Alex Peacock, who has served as Chief Commercial Officer of the company up to this point. The Chairman and Co-Founder of Netpulse, Tom Proulx, will join the Board of Directors of eGym.The parties involved agreed not to disclose any details of the transaction.
eGym offers software-based, intelligent training solutions to several thousand gyms in Europe:
- 18 fully electronic strength machines for all major muscle groups;
- The eGym Trainer and Fitness Apps, which keep gym members highly motivated;
- eGym ONE, the open cloud platform, which intelligently networks studio equipment that currently remains isolated, in order to create a comprehensive training experience. Currently, eGym already connects devices from more than 50 industry partners, including Matrix, Precor, Polar and Runkeeper.
Netpulse is the largest provider of mobile apps for health clubs with thousands of customers globally, including Planet Fitness, Gold’s Gym, and 24 Hour Fitness as well as European heavy weights Virgin Active, Migros, DW Fitness First and INJOY.
