Peloton abandons Apple's GymKit health data sharing platform
Exercise firm Peloton has told its users that will no longer support Apple's GymKit health data sharing service on Apple Watch, and instead will move them to its own app.
Exercise firm Peloton has told its users that will no longer support Apple's GymKit health data sharing service on Apple Watch, and instead will move them to its own app.
Apple unveiled GymKit in 2017 which allows users to connect an Apple Watch to gym equipment directly for better metrics on both sides. After a strong debut, it's faded into near-obscurity.
GymKit syncs Apple Watch and exercise equipment metrics during a workout, a system Peloton did not use correctly for Bike+ Bootcamp.
Peloton, the maker of remote-workout integrated exercise equipment, has just announced the all-new Peloton Bike+, which will easily pair with Apple Watch through GymKit.
With the Apple Watch Connected program, gyms and other fitness facilities are partnering with Apple to utilize the Apple Watch in tracking workouts, earning rewards, and buying products or services.
You may have heard of Apple's GymKit for the Apple Watch — but what is it exactly, and how can you actually take advantage?
Apple's rollout of GymKit continued this week with the launch of compatible machines at an Equinox facility in Toronto, Canada, the first club in the country to receive support for the Apple Watch syncing technology.
Apple's slow GymKit rollout continued this month with new integrations in Hong Kong and Japan, where Apple Watch users can now share workout data with cardio equipment made by Life Fitness.
Equipment maker Technogym said on Tuesday that it now has over 5,000 GymKit-ready cardio machines deployed worldwide, just months after its equipment became the first with the platform in a real-world gym.
GymKit — Apple's platform for two-way sync between an Apple Watch and cardio equipment — is now available at a lone gym in New York City, having previously grabbed toeholds in Australia and England.
GymKit — the technology that allows two-way sync between an Apple Watch and compatible cardio machines — made its London debut this week at a Virgin Active gym near Mansion House, where Apple's director of fitness for health technologies, Jay Blahnik, was on hand for a press demonstration.
Apple's director of Fitness and Health technologies, Jay Blahnik, was on hand in Sydney this week to showcase the first gym equipped for GymKit, a technology introduced alongside watchOS 4.1.
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