Bowflex
Product type | Fitness equipment |
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Owner | BowFlex, Inc. |
Country | United States |
Introduced | 1986 |
Website | bowflex |
BowFlex is the brand name for a series of fitness training equipment, marketed and sold by BowFlex Inc., formerly
History
The BowFlex grew out of a now-expired patent
BowFlex of America merged with Stratford Software Corporation, USA in 1993 and changed its name to BowFlex, Inc. It became a public company on the
The company changed its name from Nautilus, Inc. to BowFlex Inc.[8] and refreshed the BowFlex® brand identity[9] in 2023.
In March 2024, BowFlex declared
Recalls
On January 29, 2004, about 420,000 BowFlex machines were
In March 2006, about 17,000 BowFlex Ultimate 2's were recalled due to problems.[12] In December 2007 about 68,000 home gyms were recalled.[13] In March 2009, about 78,000 BowFlex Ultimate 2's were recalled due to problems with the horizontal seat rail.[14]
See also
- NASA spinoff technologies § Bowflex
External links
References
- ^ By Aaron Corvin, The Columbian."/ Nautilus rolls out new fitness products."September 10, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
- ^ By Staff, Portland Business Journal."/ Executive Profile - Bruce M. Cazenave."February 8, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Gotch, Nathan (May 20, 2013). "The Only Bowflex Review You Need". Street Articles. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ^ By Mark Barroso, Men's Fitness."/ Nautilus Launches New Fitness Products." September 13, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
- ^ By Mark Barroso, Men's Fitness."/ The At-Home Arm Workout." November 12, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
- ^ The Review Crew, Reviewboard Magazine."/ Bowflex Xtreme 2 Home Gym Review Archived 2014-04-15 at the Wayback Machine". April 15, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
- ^ "Schifferaw 1984" (PDF).
- ^ "Nautilus, Inc. Rebrands as BowFlex Inc". www.businesswire.com. 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "Nautilus, Inc. Relaunches BowFlex® Brand". www.businesswire.com. 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "BowFlex files for bankruptcy". CNN. March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ By N/A, Associated Press."Nearly 800,000 Bowflex machines recalled." November 16, 2004. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ^ By N/A, Consumer Product Safety Commission./ CPSC, Nautilus Inc. Announce Recall to Repair Bowflex Ultimate 2 Home Gyms." March 30, 2006. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ^ By Peter Hadzipetros, CBC. "/ Bowflex Ultimate 2 home gyms recalled from marketplace." December 6, 2007. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ^ By Ben Rooney, CNN Money."/ Nautilus recalls 78,000 Bowflex gyms." March 3, 2009. Retrieved April 22, 2014.