Activio users wear chest belts that wirelessly and anonymously transmit data to a screen at the front of the class
WATTBIKE Another exciting new product is Wattbike’s new Power Cycling software. To call it a heart rate monitor is something of an understatement, although this is one of its functions. Where the system differs from other heart rate monitors – other than being integral to the bike as opposed to something one wears – is that it combines heart rates with other metrics, such as power, to get maximum results in the shortest possible time. “Heart rate training is more useful
when combined with power. People then know when they are training at the right
intensity to bring about physiological changes in the least possible time,” says Wattbike’s managing director Ian Wilson. “Wattbike collects data 100 times a second, including heart rate, average heart rate and power. It’s a very accurate and reliable training tool.” Launched at Leisure Industry Week in
September 2011, Power Cycling offers a new approach to indoor group cycling, whereby an individual can exercise in a group at his/her own optimum fi tness level, based on highly accurate real-time data: power, heart rate and cadence. Data from participating Wattbikes can be displayed on large screens in the gym. Wattbike believes Power Cycling will
open up a new market for the health and fi tness sector, as it offers an authentic indoor cycle training concept for the competition cycling and triathlon sector – people who have previously always trained outdoors (see triathlon feature, p50). Wilson says of the concept: “For
Power Cycling offers users highly accurate real-time data
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the fi rst time, gyms and personal trainers will be able to offer clients an individualised and structured path to fi tness in a group environment.”
ACTIVIO Launched in 2004, Activio is a group exercise solution. Participants wear chest belts that wirelessly transmit heart rate data, in real time, to a large screen at the front of the class. The dials are shown like a car speedometer, so are easy to understand, but are anonymous to save embarrassment. The system has been embraced by most of the UK Premier League football clubs and more than 400 health clubs. “All of the health and fi tness clubs
report an increased number of participants during the Activio workout sessions, because the feedback is highly motivating and it’s clear to members that they’re getting a more qualitative workout,” says Activio’s founder and marketing director Tom Magnergård. He continues: “Heart rate is one of
the most objective and reliable factors to indicate work intensity. A great value of heart rate training is to educate participants on how they should train to obtain different goals.” Software has also been introduced that allows instructors to highlight
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