Sam Brusco, Associate Editor02.02.22
Home connected health company Withings has acquired 8fit, a health, fitness, and wellness app. It offers workouts, customized meal plans, and self-care guidance to develop personalized programs to help modify behavior.
Withings intends to spend over $30 million over the next three years to accelerate development.
The news follows last month’s acquisition of Impeto Medical, which specializes in R&D, manufacturing, and medical device distribution. Both further the company’s aim to improve health through data from connected health devices paired with insightful expert advice.
"In recent years, users have shown a growing need for solutions to help them (re)gain control over their health,” Mathieu Letombe, CEO of Withings told the press. Not only do people seek to understand their health by monitoring key health metrics, they also need to be supported, engaged and motivated throughout their journey to better health. We now feel it's key to enter the era of the "product-service-data", combining personal health data with personalised wellness plans, and further deliver on our mission to empower anyone to be healthier in the long-run. With the acquisition of 8fit, we are well placed to deliver a strategy that combines elegantly designed health devices, enhanced health data and experienced advice that is simple to adopt and designed specifically for our customers.”
8fit was launched in 2014 and promotes a healthy lifestyle through personalized nutrition, physical activity, and mindfulness programs. Thousands of supervised, customizable workouts like HIIT, boxing, Pilates, yoga, and meditation are included, as well as hundreds of recipes.
"From the services we offer, it's clear that Withings and 8fit are aligned to help users achieve their health goals. We are excited to combine Withings' expertise in connected health devices that collect accurate, quality data with our fitness and nutrition plans. Together, we will provide our users with a more holistic health offering to help them lead healthier, happier lives," said Lisette Fabian, CEO of 8fit.
Withings intends to spend over $30 million over the next three years to accelerate development.
The news follows last month’s acquisition of Impeto Medical, which specializes in R&D, manufacturing, and medical device distribution. Both further the company’s aim to improve health through data from connected health devices paired with insightful expert advice.
"In recent years, users have shown a growing need for solutions to help them (re)gain control over their health,” Mathieu Letombe, CEO of Withings told the press. Not only do people seek to understand their health by monitoring key health metrics, they also need to be supported, engaged and motivated throughout their journey to better health. We now feel it's key to enter the era of the "product-service-data", combining personal health data with personalised wellness plans, and further deliver on our mission to empower anyone to be healthier in the long-run. With the acquisition of 8fit, we are well placed to deliver a strategy that combines elegantly designed health devices, enhanced health data and experienced advice that is simple to adopt and designed specifically for our customers.”
8fit was launched in 2014 and promotes a healthy lifestyle through personalized nutrition, physical activity, and mindfulness programs. Thousands of supervised, customizable workouts like HIIT, boxing, Pilates, yoga, and meditation are included, as well as hundreds of recipes.
"From the services we offer, it's clear that Withings and 8fit are aligned to help users achieve their health goals. We are excited to combine Withings' expertise in connected health devices that collect accurate, quality data with our fitness and nutrition plans. Together, we will provide our users with a more holistic health offering to help them lead healthier, happier lives," said Lisette Fabian, CEO of 8fit.