FIBO 2008: Activio Day 4

Another day and the last day at FIBO 2008, the most intense day of them all but nevertheless carried by the same energy and enthusiasm both in the team and among the crowds. Some of the demo sessions was so packed with people curious about Activios sessions, that it was hard to move.

Daniel Magnergard, CEO of Activio, concluded the days at FIBO with the words; “everything has worked like a clockwork”. We can only agree. Everyone involved at FIBO has made a great contribution – thank you! And to each and everyone who payed us a visit – thank you very much. We have enjoyed each moment together with you. Let´s meet again next year, at FIBO 2009!

Until then, we will continue to feed this blog with great content from FIBO. We noticed from searches and visitors that pictures, images and information is in demand. So we would like to give you a short clip as a podcast. Please pass it on if you like. Just share it as a link or embed it on your own blog.

Our guest is the best! We will continue to bring more material during the coming week from FIBO. Just to try to sustain that good feeling and to give you more about Activio, if you have discovered us recently.

Feel the moment and the beat when Monika, Matt and the team puls off another of those great demo sessions at Activios stand D18 at FIBO.
FIBO 2008 – Activio Gearing Up

Stay tuned for more..

Activio / Anders

FIBO 2008: Activio Day 3

Experiencing FIBO 2008 is to have a tremendous amount of impressions. What will stay and be carried along with us is all the pictures of exhibits, people and things picked up during FIBO. So, lets dwell on all those pictures from Activio’s stand D18. And most of all the Team Activios amazing effort to put on a great show on the top of every hour during FIBO. With great speed and positive spirits they help to boost the audience impression of Activio’s heart rate measure system at work. To see and believe for you self how heart rate based group training works beats everything else. The audience gathered each time Team Activio launched a new demo and here are some great pictures to view and share with you.

Enjoy!

Team Activio at work

The audience is growing – some even took a “bike” to get here..

Speeding Up

Heart Rate Meters at Work

Team leader Monika Björn at work

Heart Rate Meters close to red – maximum!

The End – applause!

Tom by the esspresso machine – preparing for another meeting.

Activio / Anders

Activio at FitPro 2008

When the spotlight in Germany is on FIBO 2008, the attention in the UK will be on a different spot: this years edition of FitPro 2008. Activio will be present at both venues. Part of the Activio team will jump on an airline and go from Essen to english Loughbourough (if you say it fast it is easier to pronounce).

FitPro 2008 is hosted by Loughbourough University, the UK’s most prestigious sports science and health and fitness university. The exhibition will be located in Sir David Wallace Sports Hall.

So, what will happen at FitPro that draws the attention to Activio and our heart rate based group training system? You will be able to try that for yourself. During FitPro we will launch classes equipped with Activios heart rate meters. You can find the schedule for the sessions here. The classes will be lead by Swedish pro-trainer Monika Bjorn.

So why should you bring yourself all the way to FitPro 2008?

Here are some of the reasons that we found on the homepage of the event, that also works for ourselves.

* Never-seen-before research, theories and exercises
* Great networking and social opportunities
* Innovative presenters delivering cutting-edge sessions
* Open your mind and challenge yourself
* Leading products available for trial or purchase

You may also find some guidelines on who should attend.

We will be at FIBO and FitPro to meet and connect with you first and foremost, but this blog is a great spot to return to for news and reports from both events.

All in all, we hope that everyone would jump on that plane with us from FIBO to FitPro. But we understand the wishful thinking with that scenario. And maybe the pilot would disagree..

Best

Activio / Anders

* Picture source fitpro.com

Activio at FIBO 2008: Sneakpeak

This year we will build a really cool exhibit at FIBO. If you are interested in the look and feel, you might have a sneak peak down below.  Click on the picture two times to make it larger.

The space will provide live trials of our heart rate based group training system. As well as a special meeting space were you are able to listen to short presentations throughout the day. A a more relaxed corner with a bar makes coffee breaks possible and that important small talk, maybe about the latest from Activio.

And you are more than welcome to visit us at FIBO 2008 in booth D18 in Hall 3.

Activio / Anders

FIBO 2008: Visit Activios Exhibition

FIBO is the leading event for companies and people working with wellness and fitness. Each year hundreds of companies and thousands of visitors gathers to share and discover the latest trends, shows, innovations, knowledge and smiles. During FIBO 2008 more than 430 companies will present the latest fashion in fitness and the latest training and nutrition methods. As well as creative wellness trends.

Activio will participate in FIBO 2008 with a great exhibition. This year our exhibition is a place for hands-on discoveries and a meeting spot for more knowledge and insights. We can report that Activios heart rate based training system both gain in loyalty among members and revenue for facilitators. We have enhanced the system even more to meet the increased demand and needs. Simply put – feedback on physical exercise is here to stay.

We will be located in Hall 3 and booth D 18. You can find more information about Activios exhibit here.

Activio / Anders

Esporta U.K Picks Activio

The news is out! Esporta Health Club in the UK picks Activio. With fifty five clubs spread all over Great Brittain Esporta is one of the major centers for health, sports, fitness and wellness. Esporta provides exclusive choices to exercise your body and soul. Not only physical exercises are on the schedule for members. Esporta offers a “clubs-in-the club” concept that ranges everything from wine-, book- and dance clubs to financial investments- and yoga clubs. To learn more about Esportas Activio offer, check their homepage.We are both honored and excited that Esporta chooses to provide Activio’s group training system for heart rate based exercises to it’s members.
Anders / Activio

NIKE Convent 2008 – Stockholm

During the past weekend Stockholm were in focus for people in the fitnessbussiness. Coaches, trainers and others attended the NIKE Convention 2008 at the University of Stockholm campus only a few minutes outside the capital city. More than a thousand participants could gain knowledge, exercise and laughs together around the subject they love – fitness and wellness exercises. Activio was part of the game for the third year in a row. This time ninety participants could jump on a bike for a spinning experience with a Activio chestbelt strapped on to monitor the heart rate during the session. On big screens at the front of the stage, everyone could track their very own heart rate in real-time. One meter for each participant. Twelve such sessions were arranged during the weekend. Most of them packed to the last saddle.

On the Sunday morning Monika Björn from In-Cycle and Matthew Griffiths, EIS, took stage to kick of the day with a energetic and impressive group training spinning session. We want to provide you with a glimpse from their stretching after the session below. They did a great job as well as the participants. Enjoy.

Afterwords, Matt gave us a short interview about his take on what the Activio system has done for heart rate based group training. This time with the hood down as a champion finishing his match as a winner. He sure was worth it. Matt is a very pleasant person to meet with and we are very happy to have his kind words about the system. As a coach and training facilitator Matt has extensive experience and knowledge. We hope to get back with more moments with Matt about the nuts and bolts of heart rate based exercise.

We are happy if you want to send the clips forward or provide them on your own blog. It is easy, click on the word “embed” choose the right format for the link and put it in your own blog. However, we much appreciate if you link back to us and mention were the clips originate. If you are a frequent and serious blogger about fitness and heart rate based training, please drop us a note. We a really curious about the community of bloggers out there. Let’s link up! Enjoy!

Anders / Activio

Why Exercise With Heart rate Based Training?

We often get questions on how heart rate based exercise differs from “ordinary” training and what motivates to do heart rate based training.

Here are some of our most common answers:

- When you do exercise based on your heart rate you do it out of your own conditions and goals.

- Heart rate based exercise is one of the most effective ways to get feedback on your own training out of physical, mental and metabolic response in your body. That reflects the intensity of the exercise, a kind of receipt that provides feedback on your effectiveness.

- It is easier to design different types of training classes out of heart rate based measures. Th heart rate is a clear, factual and honest source of information on how hard you are really working out.

- For beginners, feedback on a regular basis is a fantastic way and help to find the right balance and level of the exercise. Also, it is a great helper to create understanding and knowledge on how the boy actually functions and how much you need to work. At the same time, for a more experienced person, heart rate based training works as a tool to set new goals and make sure that the exercise is done properly.

And at last but not least: It is plain great fun to get instant feedback on your exercise!

The Art of Maximum Heartrate – Begin Your Discovery

What is my Maximum Heart Rate? This is a common question that we get from people interested in the Activio system. Imagine that you can feel and see how your heart rate reacts and behave when you exercise. Well that is the core of Activio. We would like to take you on a discovery to provide you with more knowledge about the art of Maximum Heart Rate..

Indoor cycling is one way to use the Activio system. Have you thought about what heart rate based training means? It is training with your heart in the drivers seat. Activio have a world renowned system to give you feedback in real time on how your heart rate responds to your training.

The Activio staff