Nerio Alessandri met developers, hospitality executives and healthcare leaders to discuss opportunities across India’s fitness, hospitality and healthcare sectors.
Technogym is looking to strengthen its presence in India, with founder and CEO Nerio Alessandri visiting the country for discussions with representatives from the public and private sectors. The meetings focused on potential partnerships across real estate, hospitality, healthcare and institutional infrastructure.
The Italian fitness company has been present in India for more than 20 years, supplying equipment and solutions to luxury hotels, sports and social clubs, and private home gyms. Alessandri’s visit comes amid increased investment in hospitality, premium residential developments and healthcare infrastructure, as well as growing interest in preventive healthcare and physical fitness.
Founded in 1983, Technogym began as a small venture started by Alessandri in a garage in Cesena, Italy. What began with the development of a fitness machine has since grown into a global business spanning equipment, digital health and fitness technology. The company has also served as the official training equipment supplier to 10 consecutive Olympic Games.
Its digital platform connects more than 40 million active users worldwide. The company also uses artificial intelligence and data analytics in solutions such as Technogym Checkup to develop personalised training programmes. According to company data, these interventions can improve physical and cognitive baseline results by up to 30% compared with traditional, unmonitored training programmes over the same period.
Alessandri’s approach to fitness goes beyond physical appearance and muscle development. He advocates integrating regular physical activity, balanced nutrition and mental well-being into everyday life, with the aim of improving long-term health.
Technogym has invested in digital fitness solutions over the years. It developed its first fitness software in 1996 and moved to a cloud-based platform in 2012, bringing its equipment, services and digital tools into a connected system.
During his India visit, Alessandri highlighted the potential to incorporate fitness and health technology into corporate workplaces, residential developments and public health infrastructure. He believes that measuring and improving population health could become an important factor in economic productivity as countries face the growing burden of lifestyle-related health conditions.
