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Fitness buffs who love their techy gadgets have a slew of slick, wearable fitness trackers to choose from, such as Fitbit and Jawbone. But now companies are starting to put sensors inside clothing to gauge workouts -- and US university students have devised their own contender, the Squid fitness shirt.

Last year, major fitness retailer Under Armour introduced the E39 compression shirt, with 2GB of storage built inside to monitor heart rate and breathing. Also, last October, AT&T announced its own plans to offer apparel to track GPS routes, heart rate, and other vital stats, according to Forbes magazine.

Now students at Northeastern University in the US may have upped the ante with Squid, which incorporates a smartphone app and exercise tracking internet portal along with a compression shirt loaded with built-in sensors.

The EMG sensors (or “tentacles”) track muscle activity, recording the number of repetitions of a resistance exercise. Squid also monitors heart rate activity so you can get a complete overview of your weight-lifting workouts. All the data syncs with the smartphone app, which also syncs with the internet site.

Details on when consumers can get their hands on the Squid are not yet available -- but in recent days, gadget and health bloggers have been abuzz about the new device.

"Unlike other tech that ends with monitoring heart rate and tracking GPS coordinates, Squid can actually gauge muscle activity and count reps so you don't have to," writes blogger Engadget.

"It does have some limitations, such as it cannot tell the difference between types of exercise you do," adds blogger Geeky Gadgets. "Nonetheless, if you’re a fitness buff who is also a tech junkie, this system seems to hit home."

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On Feb 13, Zumba fitness dancing returns to XBox Kinect with Zumba Fitness Rush, bringing with it the craze that launched classes, clothing lines and, yes, even conventions all over the world.

My wife, Amanda, recently fell in love with the trend, attending daily classes this summer and helping me with my review of 2011's Zumba title for Wii. I enlisted her again last week to give me a sense of how well Zumba Fitness Rush used the Kinect's motion-sensor cameras, especially compared to the first Zumba Kinect title, which did not fare so well with gamers. Would the new game live up to an in-studio Zumba workout?

We danced to a few songs at a first-look event, and Amanda came away absolutely loving the game. To be fair, she had been waiting for it to come out since playing the Wii version and was excited to begin with. The Wii incarnation of the game workS by strapping a Wiimote to the hip, which did little to score players correctly for things like arm movement. From what we saw, the game's transition to Kinect has done a fine job of providing motion-tracking that scores accurately based on a full body range of movement and timing.

While I found some of the moves repetitive compared to other dance games, Amanda appreciated that the game focused less on quickly throwing complicated dance steps one's way and more on moving to the rhythm of the music. Don't expect to interpret the lyrics with your body or do the robot; instead, you'll get an aerobic workout with flares of salsa and reggaeton. Because Zumba Fitness Rush's dance moves are sustained for longer than in other games, indicators for upcoming moves are not constantly in one's face. They pop up sparingly, and the game is more aesthetically pleasing for it.

The songs and moves were lifted directly out of a Zumba class and the soundtrack included all of the staples from the Wii version of the game, with plenty of additional tracks. Each song has only one level of difficulty, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. In Zumba Fitness Rush, the tempo and length of the music inform the difficulty of the workout, meaning the slower-paced "easy" songs are not shoehorned into difficult mode by adding complicated moves that don't fit the rhythm.

I was very happy to find that the game had done away with Kinect conventions like constantly taking your photo or freestyle dance segments. These annoyances plague so many other games on the system and lost their novelty very fast with me. I've never looked great in the photos that Kinect takes -- they always seem to squish my body -- and it's depressing to have a snapshot taken of you when you're playing alone. I'm just as annoyed when games force freestyle dance challenges into every song. It kills my highly choreographed groove!

Zumba Fitness Rush could be the ideal game for those looking to learn how to dance, Zumba style. There's a tutorial mode to teach the ropes with step-by-step instructions. Kinect does a far better job scoring, based on full-body movement, than Wii does, so you're more likely to pull off your moves correctly. Essentially, the game will train you into a Zumba dancing machine.

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Fitness Revolution, a fitness franchising organization, has been named a finalist for 3 Business Excellence Awards at the 2012 Business Excellence Forum.

Elizabethtown, KY (PRWEB) February 11, 2012

Fitness Revolution, a fitness franchising organization, has been named a Finalist for 3 different Business Excellence Awards. The awards were given out at the Business Excellence Forum, which took place January 13 and 14 in Memphis.

The ceremony is put on annually by Action Coach, a business coaching firm. Attending on behalf of Fitness Revolution was VP of Operations Timothy J. Ward, who remarked, “It has been an amazing first year for Fitness Revolution. It is a great honor that the business world is taking notice.”

Fitness Revolution, founded in December of 2010, began offering its first territories in January of 2011. By the end of the year, it had sold 94 different franchises and had been registered in over 40 different states, most recently Illinois.

In recognition of its outstanding first year growth, Fitness Revolution was named a Finalist for the Business Excellence Award of Best Startup. It also nabbed Finalist recognition for Fastest Growing Company (Fewer than 10 Employees) and Most Innovative Company.

Fitness Revolution has positioned itself away from the model of health clubs. Instead, it seeks to provide successful business systems to passionate fitness professionals. The goal is to create results-driven, sustainable businesses.

In its first year of operation, Fitness Revolution has provided a number of benefits to franchisees: preferred pricing from vendors, payment processing software, training equipment, SEO, and deals for nutrition and supplements.

If Fitness Revolution's first year is any indication, they are succeeding. “We knew immediately that we offered the tools to create profitable fitness franchises,” said co-founder Pat Rigsby. “But even we're a little surprised at how quickly word has gotten out about Fitness Revolution.”

Fitness Revolution's success comes as no shock to business insiders who appreciate the company's client-centered approach. In fact, the awards serve to validate the company's strategy of meeting individual needs within its successful business models.

“We had such an amazing 2011,” Rigsby continued. “But I think we have even bigger things planned for 2012.”

About Pat Rigsby: Pat Rigsby is the co-owner of Fitness Consulting Group, a leading business development consulting firm within the fitness industry. Fitness Consulting Group is the parent company to Fitness Revolution, and a number of other fitness businesses.

Fitness Revolution is a member of the Fitness Consulting Group family of companies. Fitness Revolution franchises focus on providing clients with the best fitness coaching available today, using a training staff made up of nationally certified fitness professionals.

To learn more about acquiring a Fitness Revolution franchise, visit: http://www.fitnessrevolutionfranchise.com/franchise/

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16-01-2012 09:20 http://www.empoweryourbody.com On this episode Alycia talks about Negative Resistance Weight Training and Accentuate the Negative, Fitness Nutrition wellness and workouts

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06-02-2012 00:48 Vadodara, a city which hosts a marathon every year has seen over 41000 entrants in the event this time around.

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Achieve 24 Fitness adopts new EZ Coach system to provide health coaching to its current members and offers specialty programs for those with health conditions. Read below.

Elmwood Park, NJ (PRWEB) February 07, 2012

Co-owner's Mike Malone and Ben Krymis of Achieve 24 Fitness Centers in Elmwood Park and Hackettstown New Jersey have recently enhanced their business model to adopt the new EZ Coach health-coaching system. This new health-coaching model allows the Achieve 24 Fitness members to capitalize on getting the "fitness programming” necessary to reaching their goals following the initial sign-up procedure. Malone states, “For us, our member's tenure is tied to how well we take care of them after the sale. I want to make certain each member of our facility gets the most out of their membership. With EZ Coach I know they are getting a plan that ensures their fitness success.”

The EZ Coach system also makes health coaching affordable to every person who wishes to make positive changes in their health. Rocco Boulay, exercise physiologist and EZ Coach creator says, “The EZ Coach program addresses the 7-components of health that make a person optimally healthy. These components are strength, cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, body composition, meal planning, nutritional supplementation and the mind/body connection.”

EZ Coach’s unique scientific approach measure each participant’s current fitness levels then employs a series of complex mathematical algorithms that develop a very precise exercise prescription. Once the prescription is created, the fitness club member can log onto the EZ Coach website to learn how to execute the exercise plan.

Rocco adds, “The challenge many health and fitness centers face today are competitors who offer low priced memberships that only provide "equipment rental” and not the planning necessary to get people fit. People join these membership only facilities year after year only to be disappointed with their lack of results that lead to dropout.” Ben Krymis of Achieve 24 says, “If a member can get fit all on their own that’s great. But if there is a member who is struggling in the club and they cannot afford personal training, I want to be sure that they get enough direction to get results they seek. This is the member we hope to service with the EZ Coach program.”

John McCarthy, former Executive Director of the International Health & Racquet Sports Association (IHRSA) states, “Today, new members are not only harder to find, but they are also more expensive to acquire. More and more clubs will be placing a greater emphasis on membership retention, i.e., on keeping the members they already have. Ultimately, this will be good for the industry. It will also be good for individual clubs and individual club members.” The EZ Coach system allows club owner to provide every member in the club the instructions necessary to see results that lead to member retention and greater profitability.

The EZ Coach software application is compatible on both PC and Macintosh platforms. It also utilizes Apple’s I-Pad to collect data from the member during an exercise test that immediately syncs the data into the software that generates an 8-week fitness plan. This efficient protocol eliminates hours of labor while providing members with their own fitness plan.

For more information please contact us at http://www.myezcoach.com or http://www.achieve24fitness.com

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