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Congratulations! BitGym Wins 2014 Auggie Award for Best Startup at Augmented World Expo!

Ori Inbar — Sat, 31 May 2014 16:00:34 +0000

BitGym! the interactive fitness app that turns cardio exercise into an engaging and personalized experience, is the winner for Best Startup in 2014 at this years’ highly attended Augmented World Expo conference. Each year, AWE assembles top innovators from the hottest startups to Fortune 500 to showcase and compete for the best solution to the world. BitGym edged out the competition by showing how its personalized and cutting-edge immersive program can truly enhance people’s health and happiness.

The 2000+ attendees and judges at AWE witnessed the exclusive release of BitGym’s updated fitness platform that provides users an element of surprise and motivation with its augmented reality features, including the live one-to-one virtual fitness mentor and incentive-based rewards to their mobile app built for iOS and Android.

The next generation of BitGym, available to customers end of June this year, builds upon its revolutionary forward-motion video technology and patented tracking solution which immerse fitness users into over forty worldwide panoramic tours, all filmed in 4K Ultra-HD with high-fidelity sound. The new release will take fitness engagement to the next level, while you exercise through iconic riding routes and scenic destinations.

BitGym is used in front of any treadmill, bike, elliptical, or stepper. It only requires the use of the mobile device’s camera, without needing to connect using Bluetooth, WiFi, or the use of any additional hardware.

About BitGym: BitGym is an interactive fitness company that uses mobile technology to transform indoor cardio workouts into the best part of each and every day. BitGym absorbs the user into an exciting and fun fitness journey that takes them around the world, increasing motivation and dedication to the fitness routine. Available on iPad, iPhone, Android devices, and the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX device. For more information, visit us at www.bitgym.com.

BitGym App Transforms Cardio Exercise Into An Interactive, Engaging, Personalized Journey

Ori Inbar — Tue, 27 May 2014 16:27:31 +0000

BERKELEY, Calif. — BitGym, the interactive fitness app that turns your cardio exercise into an engaging and personalized experience, announced a preview of live one-to-one virtual fitness mentor and incentive-based rewards to their mobile app built for iOS and Android.

The next generation of BitGym builds upon its revolutionary forward-motion video technology and patented tracking solution which immerse fitness users into over forty worldwide panoramic tours, all filmed in 4K Ultra-HD with high-fidelity sound. The new release will take fitness engagement to the next level, while you exercise through iconic riding routes and scenic destinations.

“We believe cardio-exercising should be fun, engaging and personalized. Everyone should enjoy it.” says BitGym CEO Jean-Michel Fournier,“With BitGym, we’ve created the first platform to lead the transformation of cardio fitness from being boring to exciting.”

The new incentive-based rewards provide fitness users an element of surprise and motivation. Each reward encourages you to dynamically change the pace of your cadence and remain captivated in your exercise. With the use of BitGym’s live one-to-one fitness mentor, you can further optimize and personalize your experience. BitGym connects you live to your own personal fitness instructor and allows your personal coach to monitor your performance real-time. Your personal coach will have the ability to give you instructions, customizing each session to enhance your physical activity.

“We’re always working to change the way people think about daily exercise as something to look forward to everyday. With the next release, our dynamic game elements will have users sprinting after a reward one moment or surprising them with a virtual partner interaction, next.” says Product Development Lead, Keerthik Omanakuttan.

The next generation BitGym platform will be released to customers by the end of June this year.

About BitGym: BitGym is an interactive fitness company that uses mobile technology to transform indoor cardio workouts into the best part of each and every day. BitGym absorbs the user into an exciting and fun fitness journey that takes them around the world, increasing motivation and dedication to the fitness routine. Available on iPad, iPhone, Android devices, and the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX device.

For more information, visit us at www.bitgym.com.

Contact: Jean-Michel Fournier Email: contact@bitgym.com Phone: +1 (408) 306-1569

Jean-Michel Fournier

Ori Inbar — Mon, 05 May 2014 16:26:33 +0000

Jean-Michel Fournier is CEO & Co-Founder of BitGym! A revolutionary fitness & wellness digital platform. Passionate about fitness & wellness, Jean-Michel helps people to focus on a healthier life style starting with exercising. Prior to BitGym!, Jean-Michel was the COO of Janalent – A premier technology solutions provider and several time winner of Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner of the Year Award. He was also Senior Vice President for UnitedHealth Group/Optum – leading Strategic technology Alliances to improve people life.

Jean-Michel is an advisor of several start-ups in the Silicon Valley, California and France. He is also an active member of the Harvard Angels group.

Born in France, Jean-Michel holds an Electronic Engineering degree from France, and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School.