In March, Nike and Apple announced they were working to integrate their Nike + iPod system with cardio equipment. The idea being that you could hop on a treadmill, elliptical, stair stepper, or stationary bike, track, and record your workouts in the same way that the Nike+ Sports Kit for the iPod works. The largest chain of gyms in the US, 24-Hour Fitness, just announced that in July, they'll be the first to offer this new Nike+ iPod compatible gym equipment. You'll see them in gyms located in New York, San Francisco, Miami, Denver, Portland, and Salt Lake City.
This is great news for people who love to mix up their cardio routines and want to know exactly how many miles they've gone and and how many calories they've burned. They'll be able to upload their data to the NikePlus.com website to keep track of all their workouts. Hopefully, in the near future other gyms will offer these NIke+ iPod compatible cardio machines, too.
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Tomas Maier
Hooooooray! I love my Nike+ for running, and I can't wait to use it for other things too. I almost left 24 Hour Fitness a few months back, but this just might make me glad I stayed.
1I'm very excited!! I guess 24-Hour isn't so bad after all.
2i guess that's cool, but i don't have nike shoes or an ipod. i don't think my gym will be getting the new machines since they just got a bunch of new treadmills & stepmills. i'll just keep tracking the old fashioned way.
3I love it. I see this type of highly interactive, technology driven approach as the wave of the future in fitness. Of course we need the usual inner motivation to succeed, but this stuff really helps.
4YAY!!
FINALLY.. they're giving back some of their ridiculous profit to the customers...
5Awww, not sure if they'll be doing this in San Jose. Boooo.
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