# Connected Workout Devices 'Stealth' is a Core Trainer That Connects to Consumers' Smartphones By Joey Haar | Published 2016-11-07 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stealth References: [digitaltrends](http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/stealth-fitness-trainer-kickstarter/) & [kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/98545945/stealth-get-ripped-abs-by-playing-games-on-your-sm) Stealth is a workout device that uses a smartphone app to trick its user into breezing through intense workouts. The system consists of a platform for actually conducting the exercise and an accompanying game to makes that exercise fun. Stealth's hardware consists of a trapezoidal platform that exercisers rest their forearms against while doing the plank (a difficult but effective core exercise in which one holds herself up in an augmented push-up position.) The trapezoid has a space in the center for a smartphone. After users have downloaded the Stealth app, they place their phones in the slot during workouts and play the game. Stealth offers more than a simple distraction; users have to work hard to pass challenges in the Stealth game. By leaning the platform in different directions, exercisers move a crosshair onto targets around the screen, adding a new dimension to a traditional workout. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.0/10 - Popularity: 63% | Activity: 79% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Health](https://www.trendhunter.com/health) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Connected Workout Devices:** Devices that integrate with smartphone apps to turn workouts into fun, interactive experiences. - **Gamification of Fitness:** Innovations that use game elements to motivate and engage people in physical activity. - **Hidden Fitness:** Products that incorporate exercise into daily activities in non-obvious ways. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Fitness Industry:** Fitness equipment manufacturers and gyms can incorporate gamification and technology to improve user experience and engagement. - **Mobile App Industry:** Developers can create fitness apps that add a game-like element to workouts to make them more fun and engaging. - **Wearable Technology Industry:** Wearable technology like smartwatches or VR headsets can integrate with workout devices and apps to provide a more immersive fitness experience. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Game-Powered Core Training Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hero-core-trainer.md) - [Planking Workout Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/core-training-system.md) - [Entertaining Micro Workout Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smartphone-workout-game.md) - [Gamified Strength Training Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/virtuagym-connect.md) - [AI-Powered Minimalist Fitness Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/minimalist-fitness-device.md) - [Connected Smart Steppers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-stepper.md) - [Interactive Tandem Workout Consoles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/workout-console.md) - [Plug-and-Play Workout Equipment](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pocket-gym.md) - [Virtual Fitness Tracking](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/steptastic.md)