Precor has integrated its Preva online fitness platform with Movescount, the on sports community created by sister smart watch brand Suunto to enable users to access and record indoor cardio equipment-based workouts, as well as outdoor exercise in Preva after performing a one-time account sync.

Precor made the announcement during the IHRSA Show (International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association), which runs March 11-14 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

“We know that people don't train exclusively in the gym or outdoors; they do both,” said Kalle Laine, Suunto Digital Services Manager. “Knowing this, we wanted to give fitness enthusiasts a way to track their indoor and outdoor training effectively and help them follow their progress. By connecting Movescount and Preva, exercisers can work towards their fitness goals regardless of where they train.”

The linkage between Preva and Movescount creates a platform to help users track progress towards their fitness goals and become more engaged exercisers. At the gym, Preva automatically captures workouts on any networked Precor 880 line piece of cardio equipment and the Preva Mobile App can record strength and functional training. For workouts done outside of the gym, exercisers can sync to Preva via either Movescount.com or the Suunto Movescount Mobile App. For workout details, users can use a Suunto sports watch to track their outdoor sport activities and obtain detailed workout information including heart rate, speed, elevation and recovery rate.

“The ability to track exercise data is a win-win for exercisers and operators,” said Jeff Bartee, Precor Principle Product Manager for Networked Fitness. “Exercisers gain motivation and frequency of activity when they can monitor their progress towards a goal. From an operator's perspective, the more motivated and engaged an exerciser is, the more likely they'll continue to visit a facility on a regular basis.”

The integration is based on automatic data transfer between Movescount and Preva and will be available during the first half of 2015.

Precor designs and builds premium fitness equipment, including EFX Elliptical, Adaptive Motion Trainer “AMT” and Preva Networked Fitness.  Precor is a subsidiary of Amer Sports Corporation, the world's largest sports equipment company, with internationally recognized brands Wilson, Atomic, Suunto, Salomon, Arc'Teryx and Mavic.