Atlas: A Fitness Tracker That Counts Reps and IDs Exercises
Ever lose count of reps mid-set, or blank on what exercises you did while recording your exercise? Atlas, a new best fitness tracker presently being moneyed on Indiegogo, guarantees to solve both of those problems plus numerous more. Whereas other tracking devices concentrate on day-to-day measurements like total steps and hours of activity, Atlas aims to obtain up close and individual with your exercises, tracking sets, reps and heart rate for a comprehensive take a look at your active way of life.
The device's basic mode procedures steps and activity levels, no different than many fitness tracking devices. These stats are shown in three different places for ease of testimonial-- on the gadget's touchscreen monitor, the mobile app and the browser interface. And when it's time to hit the hay, sleep mode permits users to measure motion throughout the night and get feedback on total time slept and quality of sleep (i.e. how much or little you turned and tossed).
Follower mode, however, is what seeks to separate Atlas from other fitness trackers. Put on Atlas on your wrist throughout your workout, and it can tell what exercise you're doing and the number of reps you've completed. To achieve this task, the Atlas group has spent the last few years working with individual trainers, fitness professionals and athletes to record the motions connected with 100 or so workouts using inertial sensing units that track motion in the X-, Y- and Z-axes. By mapping each motion, they set Atlas to recognize the special finger print of each exercise, from push-ups to deadliest-- and what optimal type ought to resemble. Yes, the gadget will certainly not just inform you the number of squats you did, however if your kind got sloppy midway through.
According to the manufacturers, the gadget even recognizes the distinction in between closely-related exercises like chin-ups and wide-grip pull-ups or rotating bicep curls and the two-arm variation. In follower mode, representatives and sets are also incorporated with heart rate information, drawned from optimal sensing units at the wrist, to provide a more comprehensive look at your workout.
And what about those following a certain exercise routine or dealing with a remote coach or fitness instructor? The tracker's 4th setting, leader mode, allows users to set the session ahead of time (via the mobile or web app), so you can move through the whole workout exercise by exercise. Find yourself resting too much between sets? Because Atlas can also track your heart rate, rest times can be based on heart rate recovery. Whenever your heart rate gets back to a specific value, Atlas lets you know it's time toquit the chit-chat and struck the next set.
What if Atlas does not acknowledge the exercise you're doing, even if it's something as typical as a lunge? Even if the move hasn't been catalogued, Atlas can learn it.
Atlas can be a practical friend outside the fitness center too. Because the gadget is presently water resistant approximately one meter, swimmers can take it to the pool (the gadget understands popular swimming strokes, too). Bear in mind, however, that Atlas doesn't have a GPS part, so it can not track precise distance traveled. It can instead estimate distance through combining stride length and stride rate. While the tracker does not support sport-specific workouts just yet (dribbling or shooting a basketball for example), Atlas prepares to develop added innovation for various sports down the line.
Currently, Atlas is integrated with MapMyFitness and Fitocracy, so workout information can be right away synced with those 2 apps, as well as the Atlas app itself. The tracker will also integrate with another platform identified by voting from existing backers of the crowd-funded project. Atlas is likewise established making use of an open API, meaning software application designers can develop their own combinations with the device.
Measuring both your workouts and your daily activity isn't a completely brand-new idea (the Nike+ FuelBand SE made a move to do both with it's intro of "sessions"), however Atlas aims to dig deeper into those activity stats, allowing for more comprehensive analysis.
While Atlas has far exceeded the $125,000 objective ($397,762 and counting), each added contribution makes it possible to develop extra features like an increased water-proof rating and vibration motors for alarms and alerts.
4 Modes, One Goal-- Quantify Your Movement
The device's basic mode procedures steps and activity levels, no different than many fitness tracking devices. These stats are shown in three different places for ease of testimonial-- on the gadget's touchscreen monitor, the mobile app and the browser interface. And when it's time to hit the hay, sleep mode permits users to measure motion throughout the night and get feedback on total time slept and quality of sleep (i.e. how much or little you turned and tossed).
According to the manufacturers, the gadget even recognizes the distinction in between closely-related exercises like chin-ups and wide-grip pull-ups or rotating bicep curls and the two-arm variation. In follower mode, representatives and sets are also incorporated with heart rate information, drawned from optimal sensing units at the wrist, to provide a more comprehensive look at your workout.
And what about those following a certain exercise routine or dealing with a remote coach or fitness instructor? The tracker's 4th setting, leader mode, allows users to set the session ahead of time (via the mobile or web app), so you can move through the whole workout exercise by exercise. Find yourself resting too much between sets? Because Atlas can also track your heart rate, rest times can be based on heart rate recovery. Whenever your heart rate gets back to a specific value, Atlas lets you know it's time toquit the chit-chat and struck the next set.
Making Moves, Taking Numbers
What if Atlas does not acknowledge the exercise you're doing, even if it's something as typical as a lunge? Even if the move hasn't been catalogued, Atlas can learn it.
Atlas can be a practical friend outside the fitness center too. Because the gadget is presently water resistant approximately one meter, swimmers can take it to the pool (the gadget understands popular swimming strokes, too). Bear in mind, however, that Atlas doesn't have a GPS part, so it can not track precise distance traveled. It can instead estimate distance through combining stride length and stride rate. While the tracker does not support sport-specific workouts just yet (dribbling or shooting a basketball for example), Atlas prepares to develop added innovation for various sports down the line.
Currently, Atlas is integrated with MapMyFitness and Fitocracy, so workout information can be right away synced with those 2 apps, as well as the Atlas app itself. The tracker will also integrate with another platform identified by voting from existing backers of the crowd-funded project. Atlas is likewise established making use of an open API, meaning software application designers can develop their own combinations with the device.
With the Band?
Measuring both your workouts and your daily activity isn't a completely brand-new idea (the Nike+ FuelBand SE made a move to do both with it's intro of "sessions"), however Atlas aims to dig deeper into those activity stats, allowing for more comprehensive analysis.
While Atlas has far exceeded the $125,000 objective ($397,762 and counting), each added contribution makes it possible to develop extra features like an increased water-proof rating and vibration motors for alarms and alerts.
