Seattle, WA – March 2018.  Celebrating the 500 millionth workout for Preva™ networked fitness, Precor leads the way, continuing to improve its offering and provide operators with access to the latest fitness technology with ongoing, automatic software updates free of charge.

RunTV, by partner VO2 Media, will be the latest interactive feature to hit the Precor console screens.  A revolution in immersive exercise, RunTV offers exercisers multiple channels, presenting inspiring human-powered short films, training tips and expert coaching from fitness professionals, as well as stunning interactive trails.  In short, RunTV has something for everyone. 

From thrill seeking extreme environments to challenging runs, rides and climbs in some of the world’s most iconic and stunning locations, all networked Precor cardio equipment will sync effortlessly with RunTV.  Software-driven adjustments for resistance and incline mimic the real-life fitness experience possible in the chosen location, while actual video footage brings races and locations to life giving exercisers added incentive and motivation to accomplish the terrain.  

Refreshed monthly, RunTV will entertain and motivate exercisers with endless new ways to enjoy cardio workouts.

Jeff Bartee Principal Product Manager at Precor comments: “Precor continually strives to improve the exerciser experience, offering choice and personalization.  The RunTV release will be offered free of charge and will bring the exerciser experience on Precor cardio equipment to life.”

Kevin Hewitt, President of VO2 Media states: “We wanted people to feel they can escape to the gym.  RunTV was born to deliver on this, with a mission to upgrade the gym experience with its vast range of rich, curated and immersive multimedia programming.  It will keep exercisers engaged, motivated and coming back for more.  We’re thrilled to be releasing RunTV with Precor.”

“As the National Audio/Visual Director for Midtown Athletic Clubs, my focus is to help set our clubs apart from others by creating the best audio and video experience possible, no matter how big or small the club may be. The networked Precor cardio equipment with Preva is a key component.

“With Bluetooth audio, mobile phone sign in, RunTV interactive workouts, and single sign-on that automatically connects exercisers to all their entertainment apps when they sign into Preva, we are able to create a branded member experience they don’t get anywhere else. It puts our Precor cardio equipment in a league of its own.” 

Greg Porcaro, Director of Audio/Visual, Midtown Athletic Clubs, Chicago.

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Julie Fisher at Big Fish Public Relations
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Editor’s notes:

Precor, headquartered in Greater Seattle, WA, designs and manufactures premium end-to-end commercial and at-home fitness solutions. Precor delivers the personalized products, service experiences and resources operators need to grow their businesses, and the tools exercisers need to reach their fitness and lifestyle goals. Since 1980, Precor has been a pioneer in creating innovative fitness solutions for customers, including the EFX® Elliptical, Adaptive Motion Trainer® AMT® and Preva® Networked Fitness.  In 2015 Precor added Queenax™ functional training to its product portfolio and announced its partnership with Spinning®, the world leader in indoor cycling.  Six new Spinner® bikes were launched in 2016.  Precor is part of Amer Sports Corporation, one of the world’s largest sports equipment companies, with internationally recognized sister brands that include Wilson, Atomic, Suunto, Salomon, Arc’teryx and Mavic.

VO2 Media, founded in London, England, delivers video-led experiences to tens of millions of gym-going consumers around the world. VO2 Media is at the forefront of exertainment innovation, combining the latest technology with awesome, engaging content to transform the indoor workout experience and grow its audience. 

Seattle, WA - March 2018 - Responding to customer demand from across the globe and providing operators with a cohesive choice across the range, leading fitness supplier and manufacturer Precor has updated the colorways of its cardiovascular products. The bold, new look embodies sleek and sophistication, replacing the traditional Pacific Blue covers with dark Tungsten, and the frame in either contemporary Gloss Metallic Silver (GMS) or chic Black Pearl (BP).

Doug Durnford, Senior Product Manager responsible for Commercial Cardio for Precor, comments: “The key driving force behind the frame color changes is our customers. Over the last five years, 80% that requested a custom-made piece chose either silver or black. We listened to what they are asking for and responded with stylish changes. The new frames are bolder, and the neutrality of the colorways means they will blend into any gym environment.”

The two new colors, GMS and BP, featured on both the Experience Series 800 and 700 cardiovascular lines offers a neutral palette. Working cohesively with the current Precor strength range, which already features GMS as a standard color, the new CV frame colorways provide a clean, unified look across the gym floor.

Choosing new colors:

The Precor Industrial Design team, responsible for the fit, finish and next generation of colors used on Precor equipment, assessed various properties when choosing the new scheme such as the tone when used in conjunction with the new Tungsten accent color, color trends, and how the colors matched at intersection joint points. The new elegant colors give operators a refined, consistent choice that works across all Precor equipment. 

For operators that prefer a more traditional look, Gloss Metallic Silver provides the perfect option, whereas those looking for a modern bold image, Black Pearl provides the answer.

Precor strength kit also benefits with the addition of new upholstery colors Hunter Green, Blue Jay and New Purple upholstery. Peter Borchert, Senior Product Manager at Precor, comments: “New colorways have been introduced in line with customer requests, with the three new ones working well within the education sector.  Customization is extremely popular at the moment, and while educational institutions generally require custom colors, we are now also seeing more enquiries from budget gyms and in particular boutique operators, who are looking for specific colors.”  

The new color design delivers versatility of choice across the brand.  Along with interchangeable P82, P62 and P30 consoles, Precor provides operators with the flexibility to mix and match across the different CV lines, while now delivering a cohesive look across the whole range, with a vast array of choices to suit a variety of business models.

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For further information and images, please contact:

Julie Fisher at Big Fish Public Relations
Tel: +1 949 305 5671   
Email: Julie@bigfishpublicrelations.co.uk

Editor’s notes:

Precor, headquartered in Greater Seattle, WA, designs and manufactures premium end-to-end commercial and at-home fitness solutions. Precor delivers the personalized products, service experiences and resources operators need to grow their businesses, and the tools exercisers need to reach their fitness and lifestyle goals. Since 1980, Precor has been a pioneer in creating innovative fitness solutions for customers, including the EFX® Elliptical, Adaptive Motion Trainer® AMT® and Preva® Networked Fitness.  In 2015 Precor added Queenax™ functional training to its product portfolio and announced its partnership with Spinning®, the world leader in indoor cycling.  Six new Spinner® bikes were launched in 2016.  Precor is part of Amer Sports Corporation, one of the world’s largest sports equipment companies, with internationally recognized sister brands that include Wilson, Atomic, Suunto, Salomon, Arc’teryx and Mavic.

Woodinville, WA - AUGUST 2017. The latest global software release from Precor, Preva OS 7.0, is bringing popular audio and video entertainment options and further advances to networked consoles featured on Precor cardio equipment across 82 countries.

With over 62,000 Preva networked consoles worldwide, Precor leads the way in fitness technology and continues to improve its offering for operators and exercisers through ongoing automatic and seamless software updates. This update targets Precor cardio equipment featuring the latest touch screen consoles, the P82 (15-inch screen) and P62 (10-inch screen).

Along with delivering on its promise of ‘fitness made personal’ by enabling exercisers to access their personal audio and video entertainment app accounts via networked Precor consoles, this software release brings tools and services to enable facilities to deliver on their business model through the Precor console. 

“We have expanded the capabilities of the MyUI™ suite of tools with a new feature called ‘Manage Apps’, which allows operators to select which media and entertainment sources they want to make available on the networked Precor consoles,” explains Jeff Bartee, Principle Product Manager at Precor. “Our customers want control over how they deliver their brand experience and reach optimal business health.”

In addition, the 7.0 software release enables Single Sign On (SSO) relieving exercisers of the need to enter a login and password for each entertainment app, allowing them to access their workout more quickly.  Now, with a single touch, exercisers need only input their account credentials once in the Preva operating system, giving them instant access to their personal audio and video entertainment apps.

“Precor continually strives to personalize the exerciser experience. Enabling single-touch access and using as much of the console screen as possible to display an exerciser’s preferred video service were crucial requirements to delivering a compelling experience within the context of a workout,” comments Bartee.

With personalization comes the need for privacy. The MyProfile app also debuts in this release to allow exercisers to be in control of their information and easily manage their Preva account information and third party app login credentials.

The Preva 7.0 release enables a new option, the media adapter, for P82 and P62 customers.  The media adapter supports the Pro:Idiom™ encryption needs of hotels and connection to a DIRECTV^® set-top-box for access to hundreds of High Definition (HD) channels.

Bartee concludes, “Exercisers compare our digital experience to what they have on their phones. The Preva 7.0 release meet that threshold by enabling a single touch launch of apps, providing the ability to personalize the layout of the home screen, and delivering curated, compelling, and fresh content on a regular basis. No one else does that.”

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For further information and images, please contact:
Julie Fisher at Big Fish Public Relations
Tel: +1 949 201 9885
Email:  julie@bigfishpublicrelations.co.uk

Editor’s notes:

Precor, headquartered in Woodinville, WA, designs and manufactures premium end-to-end commercial and at-home fitness solutions. Precor delivers the personalized products, service experiences and resources operators need to grow their businesses, and the tools exercisers need to reach their fitness and lifestyle goals. Since 1980, Precor has been a pioneer in creating innovative fitness solutions for customers, including the EFX® Elliptical, Adaptive Motion Trainer® AMT® and Preva® Networked Fitness.  In 2015 Precor added Queenax™ functional training to its product portfolio and announced its partnership with Spinning®, the world leader in indoor cycling.  Six new Spinner® bikes were launched in 2016.   Precor is part of Amer Sports Corporation, one of the world’s largest sports equipment companies, with internationally recognized sister brands that include Wilson, Atomic, Suunto, Salomon, Arc’teryx and Mavic.