I was recently reading an article on the Wall Street Journal Blog about a new piece of technology that is supposed to provide a much needed distraction from your workout to help you get through the agony.
The article is entitled
“Making Dreaded Trips to the Gym More Bearable is Start Up’s Aim”.
Here’s a briefing of the article:
“The average user is on [gym] equipment for 20 to 30 minutes and most are looking for a distraction from working out,” said Bryan Arp, chief executive of start-up Netpulse Inc., which has just raised a $3.1 million Series A round led by Javelin Venture Partners and including DFJ Frontier.
The company plans to launch an entertainment platform designed for integration into fitness equipment. The Netpulse platform gives fitness club members access to live high-definition television, on-demand videos and music, iPod and iPhone connectivity, personalized workout data and connection to social media – all via interactive platforms and personal viewing screens built right into fitness equipment and cardio equipment.
It plans to generate revenue through licensing the platform to equipment manufacturers, as well as advertising through content partners on the screens.”
It's a brilliant idea if your lazy - basically, it caters to the fact that MOST people who workout at gyms do so at such a low-intensity that it’s super boring and they need whatever entertainment they can get to burn wasted time.
The general population is basically just going the gym to listen to music, watch TV, etc.- not to get results…sadly most people at the gym workout at such a low-intensity they are not getting results plus they're bored and thus need the above as a distraction
Instead of treating boredom (from their crappy workout) with TV, perhaps they need to make their workout better.
Cardio-Core Bootcampers agree that they NEVER get bored with their workouts - plus time passes quickly so they don't have the opportunity to get bored and in a rut!
Long, slow, boring cardio sucks and intervals rock if your goal is to get maximal results in minimal time and that’s the bottom line!
If you get bored during high-intensity interval training workouts that last 20 minutes or less than you simply are not challenging yourself enough.
If you are actually pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone during your workouts, I know you sure as hell can’t read an article online or watch TV because you’re too busy catching your breath and trying to slip on your own sweat.
Don't buy into the endless gimmicks that keep coming out that cater to LAZY PEOPLE - it is not the solution.
Hey, I’m not hating on this company because they are simply providing a cool product based on what the market actually wants… WORKOUTS THAT ARE SO EASY IT’S LIKE SITTING ON THE COUCH WATCHING TV OR SITTING AT YOUR COMPUTER SURFING THE WEB! Just don't get mad when your dress size gets larger.
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