Health First Magazine April Edition Leading Fitness Trends Spring is always the busiest season for fitness centers as individuals prepare to get in shape for the coming summer months. And gym owners hoping to have a competitive edge over other facilities will be pleased to know that popular health equipment manufacturer RockTech has recently launched a new line of fitness equipment with some impressive features. The head of product design for RockTech, Nancy Flores, said that the new equipment is sleek in appearance and incorporates the latest technological advances. The RockRunner treadmill, for instance, automatically adjusts settings, such as speed and incline, in correspondence with satellite map routes to give users the experience of jogging in real terrain. Furthermore, Ms. Flores noted that RockTech will soon release a new line of weight training equipment. The machines will include highly sophisticated, newly developed calorie counters that can be synchronized with wearable fitness trackers. The machines will also include calorie counters. "People focused on burning calories can easily see their progress," Ms. Flores explained. She also stated that RockTech plans to have this feature on all newly released products. These and other products are available on the company's Web site, www.rocktech.com, but they are presently only sold to gyms and health clubs. |