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Technology Working Group Success Through Collaboration 1 Why Is Networked Fitness Important ? Bryan O’Rourke, Dave Johnson PLEASE MUTE YOUR PHONE OR MICROPHONE RECORDING OF WEBINAR WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON FITTECHCOUNCIL.ORG fittechcouncil.org 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.

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Technology Working Group Success Through Collaboration

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Why Is Networked Fitness Important ?Bryan O’Rourke, Dave JohnsonPLEASE MUTE YOUR PHONE OR MICROPHONERECORDING OF WEBINAR WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON FITTECHCOUNCIL.ORG

fittechcouncil.org 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.

Technology Working Group Success Through Collaborationfittechcouncil.org | @fitetechcouncil

NOT TOO LATE TO REGISTER AND JOIN THE WORKING GROUP MANY BENEFITS TO FITC MEMBERSHIP

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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

Why The FITC Technology Working Group Matters Outcomes and Benefits To Manufacturers and Developers

Opportunities Networked Fitness Creates For Suppliers Pursuing Solo Strategies Creates Great Risks

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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

What Is Networked Fitness ?

The Internet Of Things Is Creating XX Devices By 2016.

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What Is Networked Fitness ?

What Is Networked Fitness ?

The Seamless Connection Of Equipment, Sensors, Applications and Devices That Provide Enhanced Customer Experience

And Facility Management 5

6Why ? Consumer Experience Is The New Marketing

7Consumer Connectivity Via Smartphones Continues To Grow

Why Is Networked Fitness Important ?

A Surge of New Consumer Devices This means a growing marketplace

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Why Is Networked Fitness Important ?

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Consumer Expectations Regarding Convenience Are Rising. Banking, Shopping, Health.

The FUTURE Of WELLNESSIS CONNECTED HEALTH

10Apps Are A Big Part Of The Smartphone Environment

Why Is Networked Fitness Important ?

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Creates A Better Customer Experience Inside & Outside Clubs

Opportunities Networked Fitness Creates For Suppliers & The Industry

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A Clearer Path Drives Innovation And Adoption At Lower Costs With Less Risk

Opportunities Networked Fitness Creates For Suppliers & The Industry

13Other Industries Prove Interoperability Grows The Market

Opportunity: Risk Mitigation For Equipment Manufacturers Through Asset Management

14Documented Maintenance & Warranty Periods

Why Is Networked Fitness Important ?

15Market Fragged Inside & Outside

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. 16

Solving The Fitness Industry Problem

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A Standardized Solution To Solve The Data Gathering Problem Is Needed

Working Group Objectives

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1. Reliable Data Communications Among Brands and Between High-End And Low-End Equipment

TOOLS AVAILABLEFOR PARTICIPANTS

Solving The Fitness Industry Problem

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A Standardized Solution To Solve API Challenges Is Needed

Initially CardioThen Group, Strength & Other

Working Group Objectives

202. A Global Standard Fitness API

Pooling Of Resources

21What Will This Allow ? Better Innovations For Market

Engineering Experience From Across IndustrySoftware Experience From Across Industry

Stakeholder Input From Across Industry – Not Just A SubsetCost Reductions

Input from Valuable 3rd Parties And StakeholdersValuable End User Input For Desired Outcomes

Upcoming Agenda

22Working Session Webinars

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.

Upcoming Agenda

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IHRSA Meeting 2015 - Discussion Of Outcomes & Path Forward

FIT-C Meeting With Industry Leaders AT IHRSAFirst Global FITC Summit September 2015

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