DARMSTADT, Germany NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On the expanding spectrum of wearable fitness-trackin...

1. GYMWATCH Launches the First Fitness Tracker to Measure
Both Strength and Motion and Offer Real-time Feedback on
Every Type of Exercise
DARMSTADT, Germany NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On the expanding spectrum of wearable
fitness-tracking devices, the new GYMWATCH
Sensor from Germany enters the market today to support individuals who
are already fitness-focused and want to take their fitness training to
the next level. Designed by an expert in sports science, the patented
GYMWATCH Sensor is the first and only fitness tracker that precisely
measures the full range of both motion and strength expended in every
type of exercise--more than 900 of them--and with its companion app,
offers real-time verbal and visual feedback to help users perform the
exercises properly and get the maximum results from their workouts.
"I noticed whenever I was working out at the gym, that people were
either performing their exercises too hectically and on the wrong motion
axes, which caused them to overexert themselves, or they were barely
breaking a sweat, which indicated to me that they were not working out
at an optimal intensity level. With the GYMWATCH Sensor, we're aiming to
help people hit the exact right target for their unique fitness ability
and goals. GYMWATCH can show them the correct execution of movements and
also determine the appropriate burden acting upon their body so that
they can achieve the results they want, whether they are die-hard or
aspiring fitness buffs," said sports-science expert Fabian Walke,
inventor of the GYMWATCH Sensor and co-founder and CEO of GYMWATCH GmbH.
Strapped around either the user's arm or leg muscles (or both with two
sensors), the GYMWATCH Sensor measures every strength component,

2. including starting strength, maximum strength, explosive strength and
speed strength, and also measures the precise motion amplitude in every
exercise. The sensor can differentiate between full and partial
repetitions and the time under tension of eccentric, concentric and
static muscle contractions in exercises using free-weights, machines or
the user's own body weight. GYMWATCH tracks all of this data and using
sports-science algorithms and mathematical modeling, factors it together
with the user's personal profile and fitness goals to design a
personalized training plan that helps the user avoid overloading or
under-loading their muscles and get the most benefit from their workout.
Added to GYMWATCH's unique ability to precisely measure both strength
and motion is its ability through a companion app to offer real-time
verbal and visual feedback so that users can immediately find out if
they are correctly performing any of the more than 900 exercises in the
GYMWATCH catalog. For example, GYMWATCH might detect a user doing bench
presses too quickly or doing squats too slowly for optimal benefit and
will offer suggestions both verbally and visually for how to modify the
exercise. The GYMWATCH app provides a figure illustration that
demonstrates the correct form and pace. GYMWATCH users can follow the
personalized training plan, or they can choose "Free-Mode" to perform
and track any combination of the 900 exercises. They can also choose the
"Routines-Mode" to design specific, repeatable routines that focus, for
example, on exercises to build abdominal muscles, or strengthen the back
or burn extra calories.
The GYMWATCH Sensor uses inertial sensors including an accelerometer,
gyroscope and magnetometer to record the course of limb movements on all

3. axes. It works with Bluetooth and Bluetooth Smart to communicate this
data to the GYMWATCH app (iOS and Android). Users can also connect the
sensor to their computers or other devices to view the training data and
receive real-time feedback on any screen at home or in the gym. The app
synchronizes with a web portal, which offers extensive
training-management functions that use scientific algorithms to help
users plan and analyze their training. An open API allows users to
connect GYMWATCH to other fitness or medical applications, and users can
also share their training results with other GYMWATCH users on social
networks.
GYMWATCH co-founder and CEO Fabian Walke began developing the GYMWATCH
Sensor in 2010 when he was working on his thesis in sports science and
informatics at the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany. Noting
at that time that the most sophisticated electronic fitness equipment
was available only on stationary equipment, he set out to develop a
sensor that could precisely track all relevant training data in every
type of exercise, and then based upon extensive model-based analyses,
provide users of all athletic abilities with real-time feedback. In
2013, Walke co-founded GYMWATCH with information technologist and CTO
Thorsten Kruse, and after patenting the sensor; garnering numerous
European design and innovation awards for it; securing funding support
from several European governmental agencies; and conducting a successful
crowdfunding campaign in 2014, the company is launching the GYMWATCH
Sensor today.
Pricing and availability

4. The GYMWATCH Sensor is available to purchase at www.gymwatch.com.
A single sensor is priced at $199 USD and a duo package is priced at
$389 USD. Personal trainers and gyms can order the sensor in larger
quantities to sell or rent to their clients.
Strength Exercises
About GYMWATCH GmbH
GYMWATCH GmbH develops advanced fitness technologies and devices. Based
in Darmstadt, Germany, near Frankfurt, the company's first product is
the patented GYMWATCH Sensor, which is the first and only wearable
fitness tracker that precisely measures both the motion and the strength
expended in every exercise, and with its companion app, provides
real-time feedback to help users perform exercises properly and get
maximum results from their workouts. GYMWATCH GmbH was founded in 2012
with funding from the innovation program EXIST of the Federal Ministry
of Economics and Technology, the European Union and the European Social
Fund for Germany. More information is available at https://www.gymwatch.com/
http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/growingstronger/exercises/index.html