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  • Motosumo sponsors the world’s largest fitness-education convention, SCW Live Stream MANIA®

    Motosumo has been announced as a sponsor of this year's SCW convention, which, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will be held entirely online for the first time ever.
    This enormous digital event is powered by Zoom and runs from Friday, May 29 to Sunday, May 31. It brings together thousands of fitness professionals and business owners for a weekend packed full of seminars and live training sessions

  • Motosumo launches first browser-based 3D game for indoor cycling

    Danish group fitness app Motosumo has just announced the release of a new 3D game in its latest update.
    The game is designed for indoor cycling workouts and can be launched from the app by users with instructor rights. It divides participants into two teams and pits them against each other in a pedal-pounding race through a lush 3D landscape.
    The game screen is accessed through a web browse

  • ​Motosumo releases algorithm that could make high-tech indoor bikes obsolete

    Motosumo uses the sensors inside your smartphone to track fitness data during indoor cycling workouts. One of the metrics it can measure is cadence, i.e., how fast a rider is pedaling. Normally, you could only get this kind of data from an indoor bike with integrated software. Now, thanks to the new algorithm, all you need is a smartphone.
    The algorithm is the work of Motosumo’s tech team, a mo

  • ​Motosumo secures its first gym partnership in South Africa

    The revolutionary group fitness app has partnered up with Viva Gym, a fitness chain with studios in seven locations around the country.
    After a successful trial run with 120 members at their Sunningdale studio, near Cape Town, Viva is now rolling out Motosumo in Walmer, Port Elizabeth, with plans to implement it across their entire nationwide chain by the end of 2020.
    Karin Hesse, manager at

  • ​Motosumo lands partnership with French group fitness innovators

    Motosumo, the cutting-edge group fitness app, has announced a partnership with Genae Fitness Club. The French fitness chain is one of the country’s leaders in group fitness, with over 5,000 members and a thriving indoor cycling community.
    For years Genae has been making a name for itself as an innovator in the industry. “On several occasions we’ve been the first operator to embrace new technolo

  • Motosumo announces Nick Coutts as new chairman of the board

    Revolutionary group fitness app Motosumo is thrilled to announce the appointment of its new chairman of the board, Nick Coutts. Nick will replace his predecessor, Nana Bule, CEO of Microsoft Denmark, who has been on the board since 2016.
    “Naturally, we’re sad to see Nana leave,” said Motosumo CEO, Kresten Juel Jensen. “She has been a crucial part of our growth and success. Under her direction,

  • Motosumo announces “Train for Trees” - a worldwide competition to burn calories for #TeamTrees

    From 23 November to 1 December, competing gyms using the Motosumo group fitness app will have their calories converted into real-life trees planted by the Arbor Day Foundation.
    Trees are pretty remarkable. And some scientists believe they could be a major weapon in the fight against global warming. Not only do they absorb CO2 and pump out oxygen, they also provide habitats for wildlife, minimiz

  • ​Motosumo announces new Strava integration

    Motosumo, the revolutionary group fitness app, has just released a long-awaited Strava integration. Motosumo users now can send data from their indoor cycling classes or group fitness workouts straight to Strava. Great news for anyone who loves sharing and visualizing fitness data, comparing stats, and getting kudos and comments from their friends and family.
    The new integration is the solution

  • Medley and Motosumo team up to bring the group fitness revolution to Sweden


    Medley, Sweden's largest privately owned operator of municipal swimming pools and fitness centers, has announced that they will be using Motosumo for group fitness activities in 10 locations around the country. 
    Medley has been looking for a solution like Motosumo for some time. They have a unique problem: 17 gyms around the country, all with different equipment. Each gym offering an extens

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