WNiF Magazine - Spring 2015 Edition | Page 36

WHAT’S NEW IN PODCASTS AND TECHNOLOGY MISFIT SHINE ACTIVE MANAGEMENT THE FITNESS BUSINESS PODCAST Active Management launched a worldwide fitness industry first with the release of a weekly Fitness Business Podcast. The benefit of a podcast for owners and managers is they can listen when it suits them. Video is an amazing platform, but you have to watch and listen. Blogs need to be read. Podcasts are audio only, which means our fans and clients can ‘consume’ the content while they WHAT’S NEW IN PODCASTS AND TECHNOLOGY are working out, driving, walking, preparing or undertaking any other activity. Chantal Brodrick is the compere of the Fitness Business Podcast and the principal personal training business coach for Active Management. She has also hosted the last two years of podcasts and says, “Listeners will be amazed with the information our guests share. The real business tips on this free platform makes this a great option for professional development for all fitness business owners and managers.” www.FitnessBusinessPodcast.com Shine Inspires Shaking Things Up Misfit Shine is an elegant fitness and sleep tracker that will inspire you to be more active. Following the success of MOOV’s launch in 2014, selling out within two weeks; MOOV will be shaking things up with the introduction of the new and improved device, MOOV NOW. Durable and engineered to last a lifetime, Shine never requires charging, is waterproof to 50 meters, and can be worn any occasion with a variety of stylish accessories. Double tap your Shine throughout the day and a halo of lights will show your progress. Once all twelve twinkle you’ve reached your goal. Available from Apple, Move, Dick Smith, Officeworks and online for $89.95. Leather bands are also available for $59.95 or hand polished stainless steel Bloom necklace. VFP MOOV NOW Launched in the US in 2014 by exApple alumni, MOOV, is the first and pioneering fitness wearable product that goes beyond step tracking. It is ‘an outlier’ differentiating itself in both the cutting edge 3D precision sensing device and the real time coaching software providing actionable feedback to improve your workout, making the passive stepcounting fitness trackers woefully underpowered. The ultimate multi-sport cross-trainer is the first wearable dubbed the ‘Siri of sweat’; fast becoming the most successful crowdfunded fitness wearable product on the market generating US$1M worth of fund raising in a short 2 weeks, breaking records. Whether users are after coaching advice and guidance for running, walking, swimming, cycling or cardio boxing, for example, MOOV will adapt to the user’s chosen sport and provide coaching tips and techniques to improve the user’s performance whilst keeping you engaged. www.welcome.moov.cc 03 9336 7336 www.pica.com.au/misfit THE VISUAL FITNESS PLANNER The Visual Fitness Planner is a highly innovative, cutting-edge software program designed specifically for health clubs to use as a presentation tool that will boost your sales, increase your conversions and enhance your reactivations. The Visual Fitness Planner enables you to show your potential and current members what they will look like, after they achieve their health and fitness goals. The power of visualisation is one thing, but the ability to produce an on-screen, 3D render of what your members’ physique AFTER they achieve their goals is a whole new level of compelling. FEATURED PRODUCTS FEATURED PRODUCTS The Visual Fitness Planner also conducts a Health Risk and Health Age assessment on your client. 0404 884 321 myvfp.com.au W.O.W COLLECTIVE THE W.O.W COLLECTIVE PODCAST Nardia Norman, Australian Fitness Network’s 2014 Personal Trainer Of The Year is releasing a podcast with real WOW factor. The W.O.W Collective is an inspiring, empowering and edu-taining podcast