One of the reasons why people choose to use indoor exercise equipment rather than to, for instance, go for a jog or a cycle outside, is because the modern models are often enhanced with the technology to monitor your workouts. As a cutting-edge concept, this exercise bicycle by João Montenegro and Gregório Rodrigues features an interactive screen that does even more than show your speed, distance traveled and calories burned.
The spinning machine is equipped with sensors that gather data about your workout progress as well as your environmental performance. It's all made available to you on various pages of the built-in display. The same system includes a smartphone dock so that you can use your fitness apps and have access to your music collection for entertainment while you pedal.
Hi-Tech Exercise Bikes
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Trend Themes
1. Interactive Exercise Equipment - The integration of interactive displays and sensors in exercise equipment presents an opportunity for fitness companies to differentiate themselves and increase engagement with customers.
2. Environmental Performance Tracking - The inclusion of sensors that track environmental performance during workouts can create new opportunities for sustainability-focused fitness products and services.
3. Smartphone-integrated Fitness - Integrating exercise equipment with smartphone apps can create an opportunity for fitness companies to offer an immersive, connected workout experience and reach new tech-savvy customers.
Industry Implications
1. Fitness Equipment Manufacturing - Exercise equipment manufacturers can explore integrating interactive displays and environmental performance tracking to create innovative, high-tech products for fitness enthusiasts.
2. Fitness App Development - Fitness app developers can work with equipment manufacturers to create connected workout experiences that track environmental impact, providing value to customers who want to monitor their carbon footprint.
3. Sustainable Fitness - Companies that focus on sustainable and eco-friendly fitness products and services can explore incorporating environmental performance tracking into their offerings to attract environmentally conscious customers.