Technogym, the maker of connected fitness training equipment, software and content, announced its cardio equipment is compatible with Apple GymKit.
Apple Watch users can track their indoor exercise (at home or at their fitness center by tapping their Apple Watch to UNITY – the Technogym connected cardio products interface – and seamlessly pair with treadmills, ellipticals, indoor bikes and stair steppers.
“At Technogym we are committed to promoting a wellness lifestyle and to engage more and more people in regular physical exercise with our connected fitness equipment and unique ecosystem,” said Nerio Alessandri, Technogym founder and CEO. “We are very proud to introduce to the fitness and wellness industry this integrated and innovative experience with Apple Watch and excited to bring this to exercisers around the world.”
Life Time, Athletic at Sky in New York will be the first to introduce the Apple GymKit integration with Technogym treadmills, elliptical machines, indoor bikes and stair steppers, and see accurate metrics on both their Apple Watch and machine. Once connected, data will sync seamlessly, including active and total calories, distance, speed, floors climbed, incline and pace, resulting in the most accurate measurements possible. Now when Apple Watch users view metrics during their workout, the metrics on the Technogym equipment match what they see on their wrist.
