Samsung S Band Announced, Looks To Compete With Other Fitness Trackers
That’s probably not surprising when you consider that Planet Fitness recently hit 5 million members and is now the fastest-growing gym chain p90X3 workouts in the U.S., according to co-founder and chief executive Chris Rondeau. What’s taken the company, which began in 1992 as a small operation in Dover, N.H., to a nationally dominant chain? Rondeau says its all about targeting the right audience. Most healthclubs, Rondeau explains, cater to the roughly 15% of Americans who consider themselves fitness nuts and love to work out.Planet Fitness’s goal, on the other hand, is to attract the much larger percentage of peoplewho want to be healthier but may only use the gym a few times a month.
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(March 17, 2014) – Retro Fitness, one of the nations leading low-cost, high-value fitness concepts, is opening its newest New Jersey location at 184 Columbia Turnpike in Florham Park, inside the Crescent Center. The 12,750 square-foot facility blends vibrant color schemes into a fun, energetic atmosphere where gym members can comfortably meet their fitness goals. With an affordable monthly membership of just $19.99, gym members have access to a full collection of top-of-the line strength equipment and cardio machines from industry leaders, complete with individual flat-screen television monitors, among several other amenities. We opened Retro Fitness to provide the community with a facility that will help them achieve their health and fitness goals at a fraction of the cost, but without skimping out on the necessities needed for a good workout, said Lorenzo Dibari, co-owner of the new Retro Fitness Florham Park, commenting on his decision to become a Retro Fitness franchisee. He added, Retro Fitness offers a clean and welcoming environment for every member to achieve http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/p90x3-reviews/sbwire-455028.htm success without feeling intimidated or overwhelmedno matter their fitness level.
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New Fitness Center with Low, Retro Price Opens Today in Florham Park
For whatever reason, Samsung wanted to wait until the right time. From CES 2014 forward, weve seen the role that wearables are playing in the minds of electronic manufacturers enough to make us see that, whether or not consumers want smartwatches and smart fitness bands, theyre gonna get em anyway. credit: Samsung via SamMobile So, with Sonys Smartwatch, Apples rumored iWatch, LGs new LifeBand Touch fitness band and the soon-to-arrive Google-LG smartwatch , Samsung thought it best to release the S Band after just announcing its Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo, and Gear Fit watches at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2014. According to SamMobile , new leaks show that Samsungs new S Band will provide call and message notifications by way of S Bands connection to Samsungs latest S-Health app (S Health 3.0) and track your calories burned, steps walked, distance run, and will provide what Samsung calls sleep quality monitoring features. Last but not least, Samsung provides loss protection, alerting you when your smartphone and S Band are more than 10 meters apart.
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