{"id":266,"date":"2010-08-23T11:13:46","date_gmt":"2010-08-23T10:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/?p=266"},"modified":"2021-05-18T10:30:59","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T09:30:59","slug":"30-virtual-gym-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-100\/2010\/30-virtual-gym-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"30. Virtual Gym TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Founder:<\/strong> Richard Davis<br><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.virtualgym.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.virtualgym.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Launched in January 2008, Virtual Gym TV is a live broadcasting and on-demand online gym, offering an array of downloadable fitness exercise classes. 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