Bryan O'Rourke and Dave Johnson explore how networked fitness is chaning the industry and more importantly how the Fitness Industry Technology Council's working group will create interoperability standards that can grow the industry.

1. Technology Working Group
Success Through Collaboration
Why Is Networked Fitness Important ?
Bryan O’Rourke, Dave Johnson
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Why Is Network Fitness Important For The Industry ?
What Should Equipment Manufacturers, Device Makers and Developers Do?
The Fitness Industry Technology Council’s Working Group Has Answers.

2. Technology Working Group
Success Through Collaboration
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What Is Networked Fitness?
The Internet Of Things Is Here
Why Is Networked Fitness Important ?
Consumer Dependence On Technology Has Evolved
Opportunities Networked Fitness Creates For Suppliers
Pursuing Solo Strategies Creates Great Risks
Why The FITC Technology Working Group Matters
Outcomes and Benefits To Manufacturers and Developers
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“When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people: those
who let it happen, those who make it happen, and those who
wonder what happened.” - John Richardson

4. What Is Networked Fitness ?
The Internet Of Things Is Creating XX Devices By 2016.
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What Is Networked Fitness ?

5. What Is Networked Fitness ?
The Seamless Connection Of Equipment,
Sensors, Applications and Devices That
Provide Enhanced Customer Experience
And Facility Management
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6. 6 Why ? Consumer Experience Is The New Marketing

7. 7 Consumer Connectivity Via Smartphones Continues To Grow

8. Why Is Networked Fitness Important ?
A Surge of New Consumer Devices
This means a growing marketplace
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9. Why Is Networked Fitness Important ?
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The FUTURE Of WELLNESS
IS CONNECTED HEALTH
Consumer Expectations Regarding Convenience
Are Rising. Banking, Shopping, Health.

10. 10 Apps Are A Big Part Of The Smartphone Environment

11. Why Is Networked Fitness Important ?
Creates A Better Customer Experience Inside & Outside Clubs
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12. Opportunities Networked Fitness
Creates For Suppliers & The Industry
A Clearer Path Drives Innovation And
Adoption At Lower Costs With Less Risk
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13. Opportunities Networked Fitness
Creates For Suppliers & The Industry
Other Industries Prove Interoperability Grows The Market
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14. Opportunity: Risk Mitigation For Equipment
Manufacturers Through Asset Management
Documented Maintenance & Warranty Periods
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15. Why Is Networked Fitness Important ?
15 Market Fragged Inside & Outside

16. Opportunities Networked Fitness
Creates For Suppliers & The Industry
The Fitness Industry Technology Council Will Establish
Interoperability Standards To Enable Easier And
More Seamless Integration For Suppliers.
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17. Solving The Fitness Industry Problem
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A Standardized Solution To Solve The Data
Gathering Problem Is Needed

18. Working Group Objectives
TOOLS AVAILABLE
FOR PARTICIPANTS
1. Reliable Data Communications Among Brands and
Between High-End And Low-End Equipment
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19. Solving The Fitness Industry Problem
Initially Cardio
Then Group, Strength & Other
A Standardized Solution To Solve
API Challenges Is Needed
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20. Working Group Objectives
2. A Global Standard Fitness API
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21. Pooling Of Resources
What Will This Allow ? Better Innovations For Market
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Engineering Experience From Across Industry
Software Experience From Across Industry
Stakeholder Input From Across Industry – Not Just A Subset
Cost Reductions
Input from Valuable 3rd Parties And Stakeholders
Valuable End User Input For Desired Outcomes

22. Upcoming Agenda
Working Session Webinars
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11/11/14 – Networked Systems and API’s Presenters Phil Rankine (ECOFIT) and
Chuck Freedman (Mashery)
12/09/15 - ANT+ and Bluetooth Presenter Paul Lockington (Garmin)
01/13/15 - Asset Management Presenters Phil Rankine (ECOFIT) & Tom
Strickland (Fitness EMS) Session
02/10/15 - Health Apps and Wearable devices Presenters Brent Drake
(MapMyFitness) and Mike Leveque (My Zone)
03/3/15 - The Diamond Field Project (open standard premium fitness console)
Presenter Michael Haedrich (Intel) The Internet of Things and Fitness.

23. Upcoming Agenda
IHRSA Meeting 2015 - Discussion Of Outcomes & Path Forward
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FIT-C Meeting With Industry Leaders AT IHRSA
First Global FITC Summit September 2015

24. Join Us
Become A
Member
Success through
collaboration
marketing@fittechcouncil.org
Bryan O’Rourke
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@bryankorourke
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