Once at the gym the key is inserted into
the Technogym equipment and it syncs
with CLOUD to upload all your movements
inside the gym.
G
et ready to revolutionise the way you connect to your gym, members and
equipment when Technogym launches its new Mywellness Cloud Solution
(CLOUD) on 15 September. It’s the first cloud computing technology in the fitness
industry, so is set to give you a powerful and unique tool to provide more cutting-edge
services to your members, as well as overhauling the way members manage their overall
wellness.
CLOUD revolves around mywellness.com working similarly to
Dropbox and Sky Drive, where the service is accessible from
any computer, tablet, iPhone, smartphone or from Technogym’s
equipment through VISIOweb. Clubs can choose from a series
of Wellness Apps (or modules) that best suit your business’ and
member’s needs.
In 2012 Technogym will reach a 20% market share of all
commercial clubs in Australia, 70% of which use VISIOweb
cardio equipment. Technogym National Sales and Marketing
Manager, Nick Aspinall says that the Australian market has
adopted the technology so well that ‘we have one of the
highest penetrations of VISIOweb technology in the world.’
Users don’t have to remember passwords and usernames, as
login is simply via a QR code (that takes you to their web page,
after being photographed by an iPhone or smartphone that is
loaded with the appropriate app). ‘Once you are logged in you
can customise your homepage and have your Facebook, local
weather, an internet website or whatever you decide to have as
your welcome screen,’ he says.
In addition, the Mywellness Key is now available to clubs, to help
members improve their wellness and fitness. The Mywellness Key
is a personal accelerometer that is worn on your waistband,
and an ideal addition to use with CLOUD. The Wellness Key
monitors and measures your movements, including the intensity
of the moves that you make, whether you are at home, work
or at the gym. ‘Once at the gym the key is inserted into the
Technogym equipment and it syncs with CLOUD to upload all
your movements inside the gym’.
As an added value service, with the use of the PRESCRIBE
or COACH app/module, club operators can offer wellness
coaching, so trainers can motivate and coach your members
both in and out of the gym, using the information stored on
CLOUD. It’s a new way for members, trainers and the club to
interact with each other, opening up a whole new paradigm in
health and fitness coaching.
For clubs looking to upgrade to CLOUD, it’s an easy software
update performed by a technician onsite. However, if your club
chooses to purchase any apps/modules for the CLOUD then
upgrades are included free of charge. CLOUD technology is not
attached to any one club either, so users can take their wellness.
com profile with them when they change clubs, making it ideal
for club members who travel, who move often and for clubs
who have more than one site.
Club owners using the ASSET app/module will have the
performance and circuitry of their equipment fully monitored by
Technogym to minimise any downtime or cost of repair. ‘We will
be constantly monitoring the cardio machines of our customers,
and we’ll know about a problem before they’ll know about it,’
says Nick.
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