An Australian start-up called Gymsight is developing a fitness-tracking platform that can help gym-goers keep track of their performance and to find ways to improve and attain their fitness goals. Gymsight uses a portable device called a Transfitter that can be hooked up to weight room equipment and can beam data about work-out performance to equipment users’ smartphones.
Are you a scrawny gym noob looking to build some bulging biceps? Gymsight can help with that as it can count how many repetitions you’re able to do on a dumbbell curl exercise for example, and scrutinize your form and technique.
It can also store your work-out plan and keep track of what exercises you’ve been doing.
Gymsight also motivates you to work towards those bragging rights by letting you compare your numbers to those of your friends. But if you’re having trouble keeping up with your friends and are thinking of creeping their workout plan, Gymsight lets you do that too!
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Fitness-tracking Platforms
- Opportunity for developing innovative fitness-tracking platforms that provide real-time data and analysis to gym-goers.
- Portable Gym Performance Trackers
- Opportunity to create portable devices that can be easily attached to gym equipment to track and analyze workout performance.
- Social Comparison in Fitness Tracking
- Opportunity to build social comparison features in fitness-tracking platforms, allowing users to compare their workout performance with friends and find motivation.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Fitness Technology
- Fitness technology companies can explore the development of portable gym performance trackers and fitness-tracking platforms.
- Wearable Technology
- Wearable technology industry can focus on creating innovative devices for tracking and analyzing workout performance.
- Mobile App Development
- Opportunity for mobile app developers to create interactive fitness-tracking apps with features such as social comparison and workout plan storage.
