First look and unboxing of the Activ5. A gym in your pocket. #Fitness #Health #Tech #Activ5

A fitness innovation ideal for everyone from working professionals who sit all day, to travellers, over 60s, busy mums or simply those who find it challenging to fit in daily activity, Activ5 by Activbody allows anyone with a smartphone to exercise anywhere while coaching, tracking and entertaining them. We will be testing this out over the coming weeks and if you have any questions feel free to ask.

Isometric exercise is a type of low-impact strength training where the angle of the joints and muscle length do not change during contraction – for example a plank. Scientific research has proven that isometric exercise is one of the fastest and most efficient ways to build strength, accelerate fat burning and tone the body, in fact, five minutes of isometric exercise can be equivalent to 25 minutes of gym-machine exercises.

Studies show the benefits of isometrics include: increased energy, lowered blood pressure, weight loss, boosted endurance, reduced pain, as well as bad habit relief (such as smoking), among others. Medical studies have further revealed that fractionalised exercise can deliver all the results of longer workouts while contributing to heart health, overall well-being and reducing the risk of disease, such as diabetes.

Available on the Apple store Ireland and UK

Activ5 Smart Fitness Device Now Available in UK Apple Stores & apple.ie #Activ5 #Fitness #Apple

Activbody, Inc., a health and fitness product innovator, is excited to announce that their flagship product, a portable isometric strength-training device Activ5, is now available at apple.com and in select UK Apple Stores. This is also  available to Irish customers HERE

The Activ5 is unique because, with its companion training app, users are able to access and track their activity from over a hundred personalised 5-minute strength-training workouts and exercises that can be performed anywhere.

Activ5 recently announced an Apple Watch app and the adoption of HealthKit. The app includes exercise and heart rate tracking and calculates energy burned. With HealthKit, users will be able to see the data tracked on Apple Watch in the Apple Health app on iPhone.

“We are experiencing phenomenal interest and growth globally due to the effectiveness of Activ5, and our ongoing commitment to meaningful, customer-centric enhancements including our recent Apple Watch app announcement,” said Dan Stevenson, CEO of Activbody.