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Connected Strength Training

“Living the Good Life” Tweetstorm

When we started ShapeLog, we had to determine what sort of company we wanted to become. So we immersed ourselves in industry events, media, videos, websites and books. Most of what we saw was really attractive people with no clothes on working out. The sexualized perfection that’s portrayed on many fitness company websites and media outlets…
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Meet Paul Lockington, ShapeLog’s New Business Development Advisor

We’re proud to welcome the great Paul Lockington – one of the most respected and well-liked members of the fitness technology community – to the ShapeLog team. He officially joins us this week as Business Development Advisor. Why Hire a Business Development Advisor? ShapeLog’s connected strength solution is disruptive, but disruptive technology is nothing new. ‘Connected…
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Meet Steve Krawczyk: Data Scientist and Machine Learning Thought Leader

We’d like to introduce the newest member of the ShapeLog team, Steve Krawczyk. Steve is a data scientist and machine learning thought leader who just happens to love strength training. He has already upped our game in the way we structure and analyze data. Without much effort, Steve has proven that he can analyze user…
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Meet ShapeLog at COMPUTEX Taipei 2017

ShapeLog is headed to Taiwan for COMPUTEX Taipei starting May 30th. COMPUTEX is a gigantic technology show, very similar to the Consumer Electronics Show in the U.S. Here’s how the organizers describe the event: Since 1981, COMPUTEX TAIPEI (also called COMPUTEX), has been the world’s leading B2B ICT/IoT (Internet of Things) trade show and developing…
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ShapeLog’s IP Portfolio Continues to Grow

U.S. Patent #9,616,292 “EXERCISE TRACKER” was issued on April 11, 2017. It represents ShapeLog’s latest effort to bring a new kind of fitness tracker to the market. ShapeLog’s patented fitness technology measures high-resolution workout data without asking users to carry or wear a wearable device by integrating with the fitness equipment they are already using.…
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What Peloton’s $1.2B Valuation Signals to Fitness Equipment Manufacturers

Peloton sells a connected spin bike for $1,995 and streaming classes for $39/mo. They are raising at a $1.2B valuation on $160M in annual sales, which is catching a lot of attention from fitness equipment manufacturers. The obvious question: How is it possible for any fitness equipment company to be valued at $1.2B when total industry…
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ShapeLog CEO Describes Future of Strength Training on the Fitness + Technology Podcast

This interview originally appeared on the Fitness + Technology Podcast website, and is available for free on iTunes. In case you don’t know the Fitness + Technology Podcast, here’s an introduction: The Fitness + Technology Podcast is the #1 trusted resource for the accelerating world of fitness technology for club owners, operators, and fitness professionals. Each week,…
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ShapeLog and Inspire Fitness Deliver “Connected Strength” Experience at IHRSA 2017

ShapeLog and Inspire Fitness are debuting a new “connected strength” solution this week at the IHRSA Conference in Los Angeles. Inspire Fitness is a leader in strength equipment for commercial and home use. The connected strength demo taking place on the IHRSA trade show floor this week combines Inspire strength equipment with ShapeLog strength tracking…
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Case Study: How Evidence-Based Strength Training Builds Stronger, Healthier Fitness Communities

The summary of results is below, but you can download the full report here: Case Study: Evidence-Based Strength Training  About This Report We all know exercise is important, but few of us know what the heck we’re doing at the gym. For twelve weeks, ShapeLog tracked the workouts of fifty normal people, and used the data…
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4 New Fitness Products from the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show

The fitness industry was out in full force at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show. We saw a steady stream of club owners, wearable technologies, apps, and traditional equipment manufacturers at our booth in Eureka Park. Here are some favorite new products we saw at the show: Actofit’s next generation fitness tracker Inspire’s FT2 Functional Trainer +…
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