Apple Watch can now sync up with your gym equipment during a workout

Want the exact same workout results on your smartwatch as your treadmill?

The Apple Watch‘s new feature, GymKit, allows users to connect their workouts with gym equipment, for more accurate data.

Apple’s now rolling out the feature as part of the watchOS 4 update, first announced in June 2017 at the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference.

Launching on Thursday, GymKit allows Apple Watch wearers the ability to pair their device directly to treadmills, stair steppers, ellipticals and indoor bikes with one tap of an in-built pad. The watch will sync only with machines from a handful of global manufacturers, such as Life Fitness and Technogym. Apple’s partners provide 80 percent of equipment used in gyms today, the company said.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Apple Watch can now sync up with your gym equipment during a workout