You could be bombarded here with information because our industry is riding the wave of fitness technology not only through fitness equipment such as the commercial cardio equipment lines that are available, but through fitness apps and fitness wearable technology and group fitness effort and measurement software and programs such as MYZONE or Polar 2.0. All linked back to the all important ‘member expereince’, you can see why fitness technology is an extremely relevant and popular area for you to look through.
Colette McShane, a Scottish born Aussie dynamo, fitness fanatic and busy mum has now created an app that will totally change the way you look at personal training. PT IN MY POCKET is an audio driven fitness app giving you workouts that require no equipment or gym visits. The original music is incredible, like having […]
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With the heavily anticipated release of the Apple Watch earlier this month, experts weighed in on the future of fitness trackers. Two extreme viewpoints quickly appeared. With the heavily anticipated release of the Apple Watch earlier this month, experts weighed in on the future of fitness trackers. Two extreme viewpoints quickly appeared. Mashable came out
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On 1st October 2014, adidas will be releasing the latest addition to its growing miCoach digital fitness ecosystem with the introduction of FIT SMART; a workout intensity training device that measures heart rate, calories, pace, distance and stride rate, all from the wrist. Designed for running, training and fitness, FITSMART is unlike many of the
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Life Fitness is the world’s leading manufacturer in Commercial and Corporate fitness equipment with our head manufacturing plant in Chicago, Illinois. Life Fitness delivers the highest quality and most reliable fitness equipment available, sold in over 125 countries, Life Fitness is widely regarded as the global leader in Commercial fitness equipment. The expansion of Life
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For three days (15 to 18 August 2014) the city of Perth went fitness crazy, with Active Management’s FitnessBiz Brunch, Australian Fitness Network WAFIC event and The Fitness Show, organised by Diversified Exhibitions Australia. The fitness weekend started on the Friday with a mix of business and pre-convention workshops. For the business people, they could
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How cool is this for a concept? Treadmills with an off-road surface? The example you see in the image is a custom order by WOODWAY Treadmills; in fact, it’s a Rock Treadmill, which was made for use by the military and tactical forces in the USA. It’s, literally, taking the off-road training indoors. Very cool.
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A smarter UP®. A fitter you. The UP by Jawbone wearable activity tracker has just released an update to it’s app. And they’re good! When you update your app you’ll get all-new tools to help you eat better and manage your weight. (Note: Some features available on iOS only). New Interface A new, more intuitive
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Let your club members say hello to the benefits of heart rate training with Polar Flow for clubs – the only group glass where every heartbeat counts. Participants share the joy of reaching goals together, with everyone seeing their live heart rate on a big screen. It inspires and guides the group towards achieving individual
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The fitness industry survey asked members across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong, “Do you track your health or fitness progress with a mobile app?” Fitness club members surveyed answered yes they do with 25% using a FREE app and 5% using a PAID app. Mobile health and fitness apps are becoming popular
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This year, we see Facebook celebrate their 10th birthday. A platform designed for people to find out what their friends are reading, wearing, doing, eating, listening to, their values, where they are going and more! And yet fitness centres, gyms, health clubs and personal trainers seek to use the platform to sell their services, Justin
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Unless you have been living under a rock, you will have heard of the game-changing Google Glass that was unveiled last year. One of the coolest technologies to hit the scene, the sci-fi looking specs that are collecting apps by the minute is about to be launched in 2014. The Glass is basically a head
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Mobile Payments for the Mobile Trainer. The way personal trainers accept payments from clients is about to be revolutionised with the imminent release of the world’s first fully automated, paperless, simple-to-use direct debit payment system specifically designed for use by personal trainers on their mobile devices. PT.Transact, in partnership with IntegraPay, one of Australia’s leading
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