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Cardio Fitness
The following supplier article has been provided to Fitness Business Canada courtesy of Precor
Networked fitness can help facilities manage their infrastructures, understand equipment preferences, attract new members and drive revenues.
BY BRENT BROOKS
nication platform as they exercise to help stay motivated, set goals and keep their exercise programs on track. Clubs are discovering that net-
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worked cardio provides two key benefits:
40 Fitness Business Canada November/December 2013
t seems everyone’s talking about networked cardiovascular fitness. Members at clubs that have up- graded to this latest technology can connect to a wireless commu-
1. When they sign in to their per-
sonal page, members can track, store and compare data – like calories burned, average heart rate, average speed and distance travelled – from their workouts. They can also create personal music playlists, read the club newsletter and book a tennis court or group exercise class – all while they’re on the treadmill or elliptical. The result is more motivated and
more satisfied members. As mem- bers come to rely on the networked
Did you know?
• Research shows that exercisers who set weekly goals with a networked fitness solution work out an average of one day more per week than those that don’t.
• Goalsetters tend to exercise longer and use a combination of treadmills, elliptical cross-trainers and bicycles to reach their distance, duration or calorie burning objectives.
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