Jon Lipsey

Jon Lipsey is the founder of Unfiltered, a media platform covering health, fitness, technology and human performance. He is the former editor of Men's Fitness magazine and has spent more than 20 years reporting on the science and business of the health industry. He has interviewed leading figures across performance medicine, longevity science and sports business.

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HEALTH Investigation

Are peptides the next GLP-1? The market says yes. Science is less certain

Reviewed by Dr Dan Reardon, NHS A&E doctor with a specialist interest in metabolic health. Published 23rd April 2026. Most peptides being sold in the wellness market today have not been through the clinical trials required to prove they produce a meaningful effect in humans. A small number (most notably the GLP-1 class and the…

ByJon LipseyApril 23, 20260Comments

BUSINESS Vanguard

Rick Adams: the Olympic insider leading the Enhanced Games

If you had to design the person you'd want on your side if you were an athlete about to walk into the most scrutinised sporting arenas of the modern era, you'd probably end up with someone who looked a lot like Rick Adams. Six Olympic Games. Fourteen years inside the American Olympic machine. Former Chief…

ByJon LipseyApril 21, 20260Comments

GEAR

Google Prepares Screenless Fitbit Band To Compete With Whoop

Google is preparing to launch a new screenless wearable under its Fitbit brand, entering a category currently defined by Whoop. The device has been teased publicly through athlete partnerships, appearing as a minimalist wristband without a display. Early indications suggest it will follow a similar model to Whoop: continuous health tracking paired with app-based insights,…

ByJon LipseyApril 15, 20260Comments

HEALTH Vanguard

Life Biosciences Raises $80m To Advance Cell Reset Therapy

Life Biosciences has raised $80 million in a Series D round to fund the clinical development of its lead therapy, ER-100, and expand its broader platform targeting the biology of aging. The capital will support a Phase 1 human trial already underway in patients with optic neuropathies, including glaucoma and non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy.…

ByJon LipseyApril 15, 20260Comments

HEALTH Explainer

What is epigenetic reprogramming and why does it matter?

Epigenetic reprogramming is a biological process that modifies how genes are expressed without altering the underlying DNA sequence, with the goal of restoring cells to a more youthful functional state. At its core, the concept is simple but far-reaching: ageing is not only driven by genetic mutations, but by accumulated changes in how genes are…

ByJon LipseyApril 15, 20260Comments

BUSINESS Vanguard

The Enhanced Games Are Here. Sport Will Never Be the Same.

Five and a half weeks out from the inaugural Enhanced Games, world records are already being broken. Earlier this month Chilean weightlifter Arley Méndez Pérez snatched 182kg in training at 88kg bodyweight, 5kg heavier than the current official world record. That follows Greek Olympic swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev, who last year eclipsed the standing 50m freestyle…

ByJon LipseyApril 15, 20260Comments

BUSINESS

Nike exits boutique fitness with closure of Nike Studios

Nike has shut down all of its Nike Studios locations, ending a three-year experiment in branded boutique fitness. Launched in 2023 in partnership with FitLab, the concept combined HIIT, treadmill running, and strength training classes under the Nike brand. Locations operated in markets including West Hollywood and Austin. Rather than scaling the concept, Nike has…

ByJon LipseyApril 14, 20260Comments

BUSINESS

Marriott partners with Lefay to launch a dedicated wellness brand

Marriott International has entered a joint venture with Italian wellness brand Lefay, bringing the company into its global portfolio as its first brand dedicated exclusively to luxury wellness. The deal combines Lefay’s existing brand, intellectual property, and operating model with Marriott’s global scale, development infrastructure, and loyalty ecosystem. Lefay currently operates two resorts in Italy…

ByJon LipseyApril 13, 20260Comments

TECH

Function acquires Getlabs to expand at-home diagnostics

Function Health has acquired Getlabs, a mobile healthcare platform that dispatches licensed professionals to collect blood samples at a patient’s home, office, or other location. The integration introduces a new option for Function members: either visit one of more than 2,000 lab locations or schedule a home blood draw. The diagnostic process, lab panels, and…

ByJon LipseyApril 12, 20260Comments

TECH

Lume Health adds funding to build cortisol tracker for circadian health

Lume Health has secured fresh funding to advance a wrist-worn device designed to track cortisol and decode circadian health. According to reports, the company has now raised $2.5 million, built a waitlist of more than 5,200 people, and is using the capital to support pre-launch development and scientific validation. That matters because Lume is targeting…

ByJon LipseyApril 2, 20260Comments

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