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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Weight Loss, Weight Management, and Nutrition |
| Founded | Chicago, Illinois, 2011[1] |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Jeff Hyman Founder[3] & CEO[4] |
Number of employees | 80[5] |
| Website | www |
Retrofit is a weight loss company for business professionals based in Chicago, Illinois.[6] It is known for its use of technology to help people with weight loss and track their progress. Technologies used include Skype (for clients to speak with program advisers and wellness experts), Wi-Fi scales, and Fitbit.[4][7] Wellness experts include a registered dietitian, exercise physiologist, and behavior coach to cover the core subject matter areas of nutrition, fitness, and behavior change.[4][7]
Retrofit uses the measure of percent of body weight lost at the end of one year as their primary metric[8] and claims a greater than 90% rate of weight loss for their active client base.[9]
- ^ Reid, Kelly (14 August 2012). "Healthcare Startups Are Hot, And Chicago's Retrofit Is Blazing The Trail". Forbes Magazine. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ Pletz, John (28 January 2013). "The New Diet Aid: Startup Retrofit". Crain’s Chicago Business. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ Shontell, Alyson (14 December 2012). "Tech Finally Tackles The Fat Problem". The Business Insider. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ a b c Jeff Hyman (16 May 2013). Retrofit Uses Technology For Weight Loss Goals (Television). Fox Business.
- ^ "Weight Loss Startup Retrofit Nets $8 Million, Launches Contest". Chicago Business Journal. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ Grant, Rebecca (13 November 2012). "Big Data Is The New Atkins: Retrofit's Approach To Weight Loss Helps Users Slim Down". Venture Beat. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ a b Kolodny, Lora (13 November 2012). "New Weight-Loss Tech Helping Companies Curb Health-Care Costs". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ Hyman, Jeff (14 September 2012). "A New Metric For Wellness: Percent Body Weight Lost and Kept Off Through One Year". Sustainable Brands. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ^ The Fitness Show (Television). Windy City Live. 19 June 2013.