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Dawn Tuckwell looks at ways in which operators can track their members’ progress outside the four walls of their facilities
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very fitness professional appreciates the importance of motivation, but also the challenges associated with
inspiring gym users to achieve their goals – particularly when you consider that most of those goals cannot rely solely on exercise done in the gym. Activity levels during ‘free living’ time, diet and other lifestyle choices can greatly influence the effectiveness of a fitness programme. So how can clubs and trainers help
users integrate the advice and guidance offered within the gym into the outside world, while still being centred around the club? And how can data be captured both inside and outside the centre for use as a monitor and motivator? We take a look at some of the options available to help get the most out of every membership…
The medically-certifi ed Ki armband is worn by members outside the gym, giving a 24/7 log of their activity
KI Ki is a hi-tech tool that’s able to measure
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exactly what your body is doing 24/7. The medically-certified armband records calories burned, intensity and duration of physical activity, steps taken and even sleep quality and duration – information that can then be uploaded to the Online Activity Manager. This interactive website is also used as an intelligent food diary that calculates calories consumed and nutritional values, like a balance sheet for your body. By measuring motion, galvanic skin response (sweating), temperature, heat flux and steps, sensors in the armband give a minute-by-minute record of daily activity to inform the user and help guide them to a fitness goal. As well as enabling gym workouts to
be reviewed objectively – to evaluate time effi ciency of a workout or pinpoint the most effective exercises for calorie burn, for example – the Ki technology gives fi tness professionals a window into members’ lives outside the centre and an opportunity to assess all the contributing factors to goal realisation. The data from the armband can be shared, so a trainer can consult and guide while the user is away from the gym, and that knowledge can then be applied to maximise use of facilities in a workout programme. The accountability afforded by the
nutritional diary opens a unique channel for communicating nutrition advice and
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evaluating lifestyle. Ki Lifestyle Solutions offers gyms the option to package the armband within a weight-loss programme, to measure and improve effectiveness of the programme. The weight-loss package can be used as a secondary revenue channel among members and non-members alike.
POLAR FT40 The Polar FT40 comprises a heart rate
monitor belt and a training computer worn on the wrist. Customisable heart rate target zones motivate the user to optimise training intensity, while the EnergyPointer feature automatically calculates an individual point where the main effect of training turns from fat burning into cardio fitness improvement. A Polar FlowLink data transfer unit
(available to buy as an accessory with this model) is needed to connect to a computer. The exerciser’s workout information can then be uploaded and used in conjunction with the online Polar Personal Trainer, in which personalised training programmes can be designed.
The Polar FT40 can be used to assess training intensity, and allows PT plans to be better tailored
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