Workouts get smart, streamlined with tech-personalized routines
By Dorene Internicola NEW YORK (Reuters) – When 55-year-old Connie Antoniou visits her fitness studio, the leg press knows her name. “The machines are programmed for my body so they take the guesswork out and I’m not worried I’ll injure myself,” said Antoniou, an Illinois realtor. It just took too long.” An increasing number of gyms are using high-tech exercise equipment that can prompt, respond and adapt to individuals in what fitness experts say may signal a future that frees clients from trying to gauge how fast, how hard or how long to work out. Now her trainer at The Exercise Coach fitness studio punches a code into the fitness machine, her name pops up on a screen, and a session tailored to her personal goals and strengths begins.
