Apple
Watch can now
sync up
with your gym
equipment during a workout
/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fimage%2F652231%2F49005485-b0ed-4878-9db6-6c346dbeb3ab.jpg)
Want the exact same
workout results on
your smartwatch as
your treadmill?
The
Apple Watch's new feature, GymKit, allows users to connect their workouts
with gym equipment, for more accurate data.
SEE ALSO:
A fitness tracker designed to help runners perfect their stride
Apple's now rolling out the feature as part of the watchOS 4 update, first announced in June 2017 at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference.
Launching on Thursday, GymKit allows
Apple Watch wearers the ability to pair their device directly to treadmills, stair steppers, ellipticals and indoor bikes
with one tap of an in-built pad. The
Watch will
sync only
with machines from a handful of global manufacturers, such as Life Fitness and Technogym. Apple's partners provide 80 percent of
equipment used in gyms today, the company said.*
Read more...
More about
Apple,
Health,
Wearables,
Apple Watch, and
Working Out