BitGym Named An Entrepreneur Magazine Top 100 Brilliant Company For 2015
BERKELEY, Calif., May 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Active Theory, Inc., the company behind groundbreaking fitness App, BitGym (www.bitgym.com), with it's scenic fitness tours and patented 3D automatic motion tracking technology, announced today it has been named to Entrepreneur Magazine's Top 100 Brilliant Companies list for 2015. The annual list, which can be found this year in the magazine's June 2015 issue, spotlights an exclusive group of companies, ideas, and technologies that have turned brilliant ideas into brilliant business solutions.
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The story in the June issue, profiles innovative and inspiring companies in a variety of categories ranging from technology to health. BitGym is recognized as one of the top 10 companies in the "Health: Medical and Wellness, Tech and Wearables" category, for immersing people into interactive cardio fitness tours, through the most beautiful places on Earth – all from the convenience of their own iPhone®, iPad®, Android, or Kindle device.
"We truly believe that people the world over are seeking ways to motivate their fitness and simplify their hectic lives, without having to dread another cardio workout at the gym or home," said Jean Michel Fournier, CEO and co-founder of BitGym. "Everyday, we are excited by the passionate feedback from our community." Over two-thirds of BitGym respondents say their workouts went faster, and afterward, that they felt more fulfilled. "We appreciate Entrepreneur Magazine for recognizing BitGym and look forward to continue delivering more amazing fitness solutions in the near future."
Four of BitGym's co-founders, spent years perfecting their patented 3D motion tracking platform from their lab in Berkeley, California. The technology uses the camera from people's smartphone or tablet, to automatically track motion, steps, and resulting calories burned, requiring no additional hardware or wearable devices. People can choose from over 80 HD fitness tours from around the world that can be streamed or downloaded for offline use with any cardio machine. "I grew up running on the beaches of California and really wanted people to have this incredible experience from anywhere – including their home or gym," said Alex Gourley, CTO & co-founder of BitGym. “Our fitness tours play at the pace of your exercise, slowing down or speeding up with your movement, with scenic destinations to keep you fully engaged.”
BitGym has earned a recent wave of accolades by press and industry since their release in 2014, including the award for "Best New Technology" at Augmented Reality World Expo; "Best iPad Fitness App", by the Apple AppStore; and highlighted by Samsung, at the Consumer Electronic Show in January 2015.
A new series of BitGym Coached tours are due for release, combining their scenic, motivating fitness tours, with the best Cardio coaching programs in the world. For a limited time only, people can request invitation to attend the BitGym Coach Beta Sneak Peek for a free preview, before invitations run out! Lucky invitees receive a discount off their annual membership, once the product is released.
About Bitgym
BitGym transforms mundane exercise, into an Inspiring, Immersive, Engaging EXPERIENCE. Headquartered in Berkeley, California, USA, the BitGym App was publicly launched on Apple's AppStore in 2014. Visit our website at www.bitgym.com.
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