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Cardio Fitness Brings Life Fitness Hybrid Technology
By siliconindia
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Wednesday, 14 September 2011, 21:58 IST |
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Bangalore: As part of its ongoing pledge to lighten the company's global footprint, Life Fitness has created a "Green to go" initiative to develop products and processes that respects the Earth's resources and creates sustainable solutions. In coordination with that program, Life Fitness announces a new hybrid energy-saving feature, which will work in conjunction with the Elevation Series Engage Cross-Trainers and Lifecycles. Products with this feature will be introduced at the International Health Racquet & Sports club Association (IHRSA) trade show beginning March 17, 2011.
"We lead the industry in reducing energy usage by making our products more efficient and by finding new ways to let people power their own workout experiences," said Chris Clawson, president, Life Fitness.
The new hybrid products will switch automatically from electric to self-generated power when a user reaches a certain intensity level in the workout, lowering the energy draw from the console by more than 75 percent. When a person is working at a high enough resistance level and revolutions per minute (RPM), a green hybrid icon will appear, telling the user he is helping to power the machine. The machine's workout summary will also show users how much energy was saved during their workout.
"We are extremely delighted to have partnered with Cardio Fitness to sell our products in India & Sub-Continent. Cardio fitness has a strong portfolio; a great reputation in the industry, high end technical expertise and an aggressive team committed to ensure the best customer support in the region?, said Mr. Steve Holtz, Business Development Manager, India emerging Markets Life Fitness.
Life Fitness also offers energy-saving options on its consumer products as well. The just-introduced F1 Smart consumer treadmill offers an energy-saving feature which automatically puts the treadmill into energy-saver mode after workouts, lowering energy use by 90 percent.