FitView solution for personal trainers

Jul 12 2011

Professional fitness trainers and coaches got a leg up today with the release of a new suite of tools that fills a broadening gap between fitness trainer and trainee. Created to cost-effectively increase fitness program results and better engage fitness clientele, the FitView training system for the web, iPad and iPhone is already becoming a must-have for personal trainers who have completed successful pre-release trials. Built by former Apple product architects with deep expertise in mobile, tablet and web technology, FitView tightly integrates customizable applications for the web, iPad and iPhone into a sleek and sophisticated solution that dramatically improves training curriculum and progress monitoring over a client's lifetime.

FitView helps trainers in gym, CrossFit and bootcamp environments acquire and retain clients in new ways and ultimately saves coaches time and money while ensuring success for their trainees. A video demonstration of the FitView system is available at FitView, where coaches can get started with the system immediately and where anyone can quickly recommend FitView to their personal trainer or gym. Interested trainers and clients can also join the fast-growing FitView community on Facebook.

"We're on the cusp of a major disruption in the fitness industry, brought about by the ubiquity of mobile and tablet devices among fitness professionals. Until now, trainers were stuck piecing together training and tracking regimens based on paper logbooks, spreadsheets and other cumbersome tools," said Calin Pacurariu, founder and chief executive officer of FitView. "FitView changes all that with a smart solution for both trainers and their clients. Our apps ensure trainers can plan, run and grow their custom programs more effectively and efficiently and connect with clients like never before."

FitView investor and advisory board member Ed Colligan, former CEO of Palm, Inc., said, "The fitness industry is long overdue for this type of advanced, connected solution that has already revolutionized countless other industries. This first implementation of FitView's robust and proven system can also serve as the touchstone for moving well beyond fitness and exercise and into other large, underserved segments of the health industry. FitView has an accomplished team well prepared to do just that."

Chris Spealler, owner and trainer at CrossFit Park City, said, "FitView changes the game for trainers with a closed-loop system that is key to building communities for our trainers and clients. The more engaged clients are, the longer they stay with our program. Since I started using FitView, I've seen much greater engagement and significant improvement in client involvement with my classes. Switching back to the manual, disconnected way of managing my training is out of the question."

The FitView solution includes professional web & iPad apps, and member apps for the web, iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. The suite of applications provides a simple holistic view of disparate islands of program and progress data that today is labor-intensive to manage and ultimately not useful for coaches.

The professional web & iPad apps enable coaches to:

• Customize group member views
• Privately distribute news, results and updates to groups
• Program, schedule and share workouts and events
• Securely track attendees and performance
• Maintain all individual member information
• Securely message other group coaches and members
• Support multiple groups and unlimited members

The personalized member web, iPad, iPhone & iPod touch apps enable client members to:

• View their private personal news feed
• View and update personal workouts
• Track individual progress versus goals
• Read and reply to secure messages from their coach
• Engage with multiple groups