How Tech Is Creating ‘Smart’ Fitness Facilities

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[Images courtesy Intel Corporation]
[Images courtesy Intel Corporation]

At this very moment, you likely carry a supercomputer in your pocket that possesses more processing power than the computers that got us to the moon. You may be tracking your steps using a tiny device you wear on your wrist. You’re reading these words on the internet, which is linked (in theory) to the entire depth of human knowledge.

Technology continues to weave itself into virtually every aspect of our daily lives — and it’s already beginning to impact commercial fitness consumers. Why does this matter, and what does it mean for the fitness industry? According to an Appheros report titled “How Mobile Technology is Creating New Opportunities for the Health Club Industry,” 72 percent of exercisers use technology to support their workouts. Fully 76 percent of respondents under 30 said that better access to tech could get them in the gym more frequently. Perhaps most importantly, 33 percent of gym members would be willing to switch gyms for better technology, if the price and location were similar.

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