SMARTfit and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America- Seattle’s Story The SMARTfit team was deeply touched and inspired to receive this story from Ron Green, the Chief Executive Officer at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tar River Region in North Carolina. Ron recently shared a story with us about how SMARTfit had impacted the […]
SMARTfit Combats Childhood Obesity Fitness Games More kids than ever are becoming inactive and spending more time in front of television and playing video games. We are in the midst of a remarkable technological age, but the question is what to do with all the technology that we have before us. Kids need to take advantage […]
SMARTfit Cognitive Training & Exercise Games – A Fitness Solution for the Other 77% The figures are staggering. But not surprising. Only 23% of Americans utilized a health club in 2014, meaning 77% of the population has little access to the proper tools for exercise. Just 29% of high school students exercise 60 minutes per […]
SMARTfit physical education systems provide answers to educators across the country looking for solutions to the escalating physical education crisis in schools. K-12 physical education programs across the country are changing rapidly, as budget cuts force thousands of schools to shorten PE classes, and in some cases eliminate physical education altogether. While many may see these […]
This week we caught up with Eden, NC Boys and Girls Club Executive Director Amy Nalley and spoke to her about how she’s integrated her SMARTfit Multi-Station Trainer into her facility. In Eden, SMARTfit has been the perfect fit. “SMARTfit completely fits our model at Boys and Girls Clubs,” Amy said, ” We’re getting inquiries from clubs around […]
SMARTfit brain games offer the next level to Tetris. This week, the World Science Festival posted a video on YouTube focusing on one of our favorite words here with SMARTfit Brain Games, “Neuroplasticity.” Neuroplasticity is the process in which the neuro pathways within your brain can “rewire” based on behavioral, environmental, and neural changes. Simply put, the […]
SMARTfit Combating Inactivity and Obesity As discussed on this blog, just a couple weeks ago, September was National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. The team at SMARTfit believes that every month, not just September, the nation should squarely focused on defeating this “epidemic.” And while obesity is a major issue for youth across the country, it plagues […]
Over the last couple years, a number of studies have analyzed the benefits that “High Intensity Interval Training” (HIIT) can have on cardiovascular health, and have suggested that HIIT can actually be more impactful than traditional cardio exercise, such as steady jogging. Before we go any further, let’s talk about what HIIT is. HIIT is a series […]
SMARTfit Fitness Programs for Seniors Earlier this week, we shared some information relating to the impact that exercise can have on the brain, specifically in seniors. We hope you have been thinking (pun intended) about that a lot over the last few days. And if you are a senior that’s been putting it to practice, […]
Uhhh, yah. Big time. And all for the better. SMARTfit Functional Training SMARTfit™ CEO Cathi Lamberti developed SMARTfit™ technology so that users could experience benefits related to a wide-range of scientific studies focusing on brain plasticity and the effect that exercise has on not only the body, but the brain as well. The SMARTfit™ team are avid readers […]
