Let’s Get Physical
Having long marveled at the technology of the high-end workout equipment on the high seas, Porthole goes all in on putting together a home fitness center.
Porthole goes all in on putting together a home fitness center.
IT’S A WELL- KNOWN CLICHE
that cruising adds unwanted pounds onto what might be considered an acceptable physique. However, I do my best to buck the siren song of unlimited food and do everything I can to stay fit, making a visit to the fitness center my go-to cruise activity. A sabbatical from ship buffets in a normal world should translate to maintaining a respectable mirror image, but then life today is anything but normal.
Previous to our tempered lives of cruise withdrawal and pandemic lockdown, personal workouts carried the burden of finding the time to travel to a gym, spending our precious time (and money) in a bustling arena of perspiring mankind, and briefly toweling off before heading back home. Today, time is no longer a commodity we lack, but with gyms closed or limited, how to use it is still the conundrum we face.
I’ve marveled at the technology of the high-end workout equipment on the high seas and after a great deal of research I’ve gone all in on putting together a home fitness center. No, not a room full of weights and assorted equipment all surrounded by mirrors, but Technogym’s amazing Excite Live Synchro elliptical.
I’ve discovered renewed motivation for stepping onto this magic carpet for the journey to better health. The full HD display makes working out fun, providing me with a virtual personal trainer for athletic fundamentals, a tour guide for generating onscreen travel wanderlust in exciting destinations, and an entertainment console providing me with relief from the boredom and monotony of treadmill journeys of going nowhere slow. With this piece of equipment, I’m going somewhere fast.
In 1983, Nerio Alessandri designed his first piece of gym equipment in his garage in Cesena, Italy. Today, as Technogym President, Alessandri oversees the world’s leading brand of wellness products, digital technologies, and services for fitness, sport, and health. Every day, 50 million people train with Technogym in wellness centers and private homes in over 100 countries.
What sets the company apart is its proprietary platform, organized in a series of six sessions, each with a specific goal: losing weight, building stamina, etc. Users can try Routines, a series of simple drills, or opt for more goal-oriented training in Exercises. The outdoor training option virtually and visually transports the user to destinations around the world, essentially bringing the onscreen world into the intimacy of your home. The Technogym Live console offers entertainment options that include TV channels, social media, Netflix, and a wide range of apps ranging from games to breaking news.
For when that glorious day comes that we cruise and travel again, the Mywellness mobile app offers “Wellness On The Go,” an innovative program that allows you to connect with your personal training experience anywhere and anytime: at a gym, workplace, hotels, or traveling the world. Over 15 million people are connected to Technogym’s Mywellness platform in 18,000 fitness facilities all over the word.
Technogym Coach manages your workout data and preferences and guides you day by day, suggesting different training options based on your passions, needs, and personal tastes. For more information on the full line of Technogym wellness equipment, go to www.technogym.com
If I can’t cruise to exciting destinations right now, I’ll bring them to me. If I can’t go to a gym right now, I’ll bring the gym to me. Technogym has been a seven-time Official Supplier for the Olympic Games as well as for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 games. I may not be an Olympian athlete, but I play one in my house.