WNiF Magazine - Autumn 2013 Edition | Page 80

WHAT’S NEW IN TECHNOLOGY WHAT’S NEW IN TECHNOLOGY FITBIT ONE ™ GYMBRAND Get fit. Sleep better. All in the One™ Mobile Apps for your Fitness Business More and more people are using their mobiles in place of PC’s and most small businesses are just starting to think about Smartphone apps. Put your club ahead of the rest and offer your members a custom designed, self-editable App for Android and iPhones. Your App will have the features you want for a fantastic price. Features like push notifications, newsletters, loyalty coupons, timetables, directions, social media integration and many more will impress you and your club members. Having an App can help promote your club and engage your members. Monitor your day with the One™. This tracker’s aim is to empower and encourage you by delivering real-time feedback that helps you be more active. Powered by Fitbit’s leading-edge accelerometer and altimeter, the One™ accurately captures all-day activity that old-school pedometers can’t handle. It bases calculations like calories burned on your personal profile – reflecting your stats, not any average Joe’s. Your app will have a customised look for your brand and no ads for other companies or products. It’s easy for you to edit and update your app yourself and most content can be added or removed at any time. There are no lock in contracts and no hidden fees for push notifications or support for your app. 1300 802 377 [email protected] www.gymbrand.com.au The One™ doesn’t nap, even when you do. Slip it into your wristband at night, and it’ll measure your sleep cycle. Once the data syncs, graphs on your dashboard will reveal how long you slept and the number of times you woke up, giving you a sleep quality score. Over WORKOUTCONNECT time, you can apply what you learn to help you sleep more soundly. The One™ also has a silent wake alarm that gently vibrates to wake you at your desired time, without disturbing your partner. You can even challenge and compete with friends and family. In addition to rooting for one another, you can compare stats and see how your progress stacks up. The One™ automatically syncs your data to PCs, Macs, the iPhone 4S, 5, the 3rd generation iPad, iPod touch, and select Android phones. Just sign up for your free account on Fitbit.com and register your device. After that, your stats will sync on their own, giving you real-time access to all that outstanding data on your Fitbit dashboard. www.fitbit.com/au/one You Are Mobile And So Is WorkOutConnect Works on the Web, iOS and Android. Increase your current training revenue by providing remote training to your current clients. Gyms can now offer digital training to all members, regardless of their availability or ability to afford a personal trainer. For example, charge members a fee to meet with a trainer and get a month’s worth of workouts, monitored by the training staff. WorkOutConnect enables you to retain clients by tracking and showing clear progress through on screen, shared and printed graphs & reports. Add to your current training revenue by charging clients for digital workouts, for them to perform and for you to monitor when completed. Access the world’s largest library of exercises or add your own, to build interactive workouts. The first month is free so why not give it a go. 1300 802 377 [email protected] www.workoutconnect.com.au WorkOutConnect WHAT’S NEW IN FITNESS WHAT’S NEW IN FITNESS PT ESSENTIALS SPREE SPORTS One Device – Innumerable Metrics Spree is a headband that measures 3 distinct body clues to tell us what is working and what is not. By studying these pieces we can find where your body burns the most calories, what effectively strengthens your muscles, and the pace that gives you better endurance. when you hit your goals in each area of activity. The device then streams the information to an app you can use to help enhance your body’s performance. Spree is designed to bring valuable insights to your workout with a simple head device and easy to use app that displays a variety of data. +1-214-468-0000 www.spreesports.com Using temperature measurement, Spree can tell you more than any fitness device has ever before. Movement tracking and heart rate monitoring not only tells you how far you go but also how much energy your body is using to get there. This data works together to let you know more about your &