TechnoGym made the announcement that it would be the first gear provider in the world to launch over 5,000 pieces of hardware that are enabled with Apple GymKit. This includes elliptical trainers, stair steppers, stationary bikes, treadmills, and other tools for working out.
In the fall of 2017, GymKit became available along with the WatchOS4 release. It makes it possible for the Apple Watch to communicate with fitness machines using NFC. Consumers are allowed to connect their devices immediately to cardio machines such as staircase steppers, elliptical machines, treadmills, and indoor bicycles with only the push of a button. This ensures that data like heart rate, speed, distance, and incline are synchronized in a seamless manner, resulting in more precise measurements on both ends.
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The functionality was initially introduced to the market by Technogym. This past fall, in Sydney, Australia, the world’s very first fitness club to provide Apple GymKit interoperability on Technogym gear made its debut as the world’s very first fitness club. Not long after this, Virgin Active opened its doors in London not long after.
“At Technogym, we are committed to encouraging health and wellbeing as a lifestyle and to engaging greater and greater numbers of individuals in regular physical exercise. Huge kudos to our linked exercise equipment and unique ecosystem,” said Nerio Alessandri, Founder and CEO of Technogym. “Thanks to our linked workout equipment and distinctive environment, we are capable of engaging more and more individuals in regular physical exercise.”
“We are incredibly proud to introduce this integrated and creative experience with Apple Watch to the health and Fitness market, and we are excited to deliver this to exercisers all around the world.”
Apple has also formed partnerships with other industry-leading firms to work on the technology. The brands LifeFitness, Matrix, Cyber, StairMaster, and Schwinn are included in this category.
