今天(person today)的普通人似乎异常忙碌。如果是你，保持良好的身体健康真的很重要。
体育活动已被证明可以改善心理健康、精力和警觉性以及预防疾病(prevent illness)，所有这些对于支持随时随地的生活方式至关重要。一项又一项的研究(study)已经(Study)证明了这一点，然而，尽管数据可能令人信服，但它并没有让锻炼更容易融入你的一天。
由于我们大多数人的时间很少，运动真的很容易推迟。去健身房要花很多时间——开车往返，与他人分享自由重量器械和器械。而且，当谈到锻炼课程时，它们并没有根据最适合您的时间或日期来安排，因此将它们纳入您已经很繁忙的日程安排可能会很麻烦。
不仅如此，进入这些环境——每天有数百人骑自行车穿过，流汗、咳嗽、打喷嚏——可能会使你生病的风险更大。
这并不是说健身房(gym isn)不值得你
花时间或精力——它对(time or effort–it works)很多人都很有效。但是，如果它不适合您，这里(t work)有三个新的智能家庭健身房(home gym)解决方案，可以让您更轻松地进行每天所需的身体活动，以保持健康和高效。
色调
如果您可以将最基本的锻炼器械和一些自由重量装置打包成一个装置，那就是Tonal。这是一台数字重量机器(weight machine)，带有两个可调节臂，安装在您的墙上，并使用电力产生高达 200 磅的阻力。正如公司所说，“这是你墙上的整个健身房。”
目前，您可以在线或从该公司的旧金山陈列室(San Francisco showroom)购买 Tonal ，但前提是您居住在美国 48 个毗邻地区(United) ，(States)因为该公司的一名礼宾人员必须为您安装设备。
可以肯定地说，Tonal是您应该认真进行的一项投资，设备价格为 2,995 美元，每月 49 美元，订阅Tonal的教练(s coaching)、锻炼计划和锻炼视频至少 12 个月。您还可以以每月 199 美元的价格为Tonal提供资金，其中包括两年订阅计划(subscription plan)。
There are also smart accessories you’ll likely
want to purchase, including smart handles and a smart bar that allow you to
adjust Tonal’s weight load, as well as a bench and several other available
accessories.
Here’s what you can do with it all.
Workouts
To begin using Tonal, it first assess your current state of strength so it can recommend how much weight and what movements you should use to begin working towards your desired state.
To make continuous progress, you can have Tonal spot you as you increase weight, ensuring you can pump out a few extra reps and make incremental gains. And if you’re looking for more control of your workouts, simply turn on Free Lift Mode.
Tonal 声称它可以取代您在健身房使用的自由重量器械和阻力器械（至少达到其最大重量），让您可以完成基本的锻炼，如胸部推举、弯举、深蹲等。(weight max)因为它的可调节臂创造了如此多的多功能性，你几乎可以完成任何你需要的锻炼——然后一些，还有可用的附加配件。
锻炼时无需再停下来增加或减轻重量。Tonal 使您只需单击手柄或横杆上的按钮即可轻松增加或减少您所举的东西。
辅导
有数百种锻炼要学习，你可以不断地混淆你的肌肉，以保持它们的生长和适应，以避免停滞不前。而且你不是自己做这件事的。Tonal提供有关锻炼、健身计划和锻炼课程的定期内容，这些内容由多位专家领导，他们通过墙上的Tonal 界面指导您完成每个课程。(Tonal interface)
健身房提供的和Tonal(Tonal)提供的最大区别在于，Tonal可以轻松设定严格的目标并坚持下去。无论您是在锻炼肌肉(building muscle)、强身健体、增强有氧运动，还是在提供的许多其他锻炼中取得进步，
Tonal都能让您通过正确的(Tonal)体重和计划(weight and program)以及正确的教练让您保持一致，从而取得成功。
数据
除了手动或视觉测量肌肉质量(muscle mass)或站在秤上之外，很难判断您何时在健身房取得进步。使用Tonal，您可以通过它在锻炼时收集的真实数据来真正了解自己的进步。
Tonal无需使用(Tonal)笔和记事本(pen and notepad)跟踪体重、次数和表现，而是为您跟踪所有内容。但是，您还可以通过它收集的有关您的运动范围、紧张时间、力量和音量的数据获得洞察力。您可以实时查看这些数据以增强您的锻炼，并在之后查看它以了解您的整体进步情况。
您可能想知道，一个相当昂贵的墙上数字健身房怎么能比传统的健身房会员资格(gym membership)更好，但凭借其锻炼的多功能性、专业健身教练的内置指导以及数据驱动的改进方法(improvement methodology)，Tonal似乎有能力帮助任何人如果他们能够负担得起投资，就会取得进展。
镜子
不是每个人都想用重量和机器锻炼。其他人更倾向于进行体重锻炼。镜子(Mirror)非常适合这种体育活动。
作为一个可以安装在墙上或靠在墙上(wall or lean)的交互式智能家庭健身房(home gym)，Mirror可用作显示器，在数字化的运动课程中显示教练和同学——当然还有你的反思。(instructor and classmates)当它关闭时，它可以用作全身镜。使用它时，您只需要适当的空间即可进行出色的锻炼。
Mirror目前将花费您 1,495 美元，外加每月 39 美元的最低订阅期，以访问其所有实时和按需锻炼。但是，如果您考虑一下您所得到的，那就是与您在健身房或工作室所体验的一样的严肃锻炼课程的便利性——只有这一切都在您的家中
锻炼
Mirror的课程包括完整的有氧运动、力量训练、瑜伽、巴利、普拉提(Pilates)、拳击、HIIT和其他锻炼，您可以在舒适的家中完成。与Tonal一样，您可以为(Tonal)Mirror购买多种配件来增强这些锻炼效果，包括健身手环、
心率(heart rate)监测器，甚至是镜子清洁套件，以保持您的反射和显示效果。
为了不断挑战您的身体，Mirror
确保您不必每天重复相同的课程或例行程序。它定期提供新课程，每周有超过 50 个新课程。您还有一系列按需选项可供选择，因此您永远不会感到无聊或训练不足。
辅导
在您选择的任何程序中，您并不孤单。Mirror的锻炼(s exercise)课程由专家指导，他们会在每节课中指导您，保持个性化，并在训练期间通过反馈鼓励您，以保持您的自信。未来，Mirror
计划通过一对一的培训进一步个性化体验。
数据
虽然您没有智能阻力电缆来跟踪您举重的能力并从您的组中的每个动作中收集数据，但Mirror确实有自己的方式来根据您的练习捕获数据并提供反馈以帮助您进行调整。
您可以将Mirror(Mirror)的免费蓝牙心率监测器(rate monitor)或您的 Apple Watch 与Mirror的技术(s technology)同步，以与自己竞争。Mirror将根据基线和之前的(Mirror)心率(heart rate)改善情况跟踪您的进度，以帮助您定期取得进步。
而且您不必等到锻炼后才能获得数据的好处。Mirror将根据您能够实现的目标、您的目标以及您喜欢的活动水平实时增强您的锻炼，以确保您获得最佳结果。
如果您不是那种需要或想要使用重量或机器来进行良好锻炼的人，但您也很难将锻炼课程纳入您的日程安排，那么这项技术可能是一项很好的投资。借助Mirror，借助专家指导和可帮助您不断改进的特定数据，您可以随时获得所需的高强度锻炼。
维拉
体重(Bodyweight)锻炼对您来说可能还不够，但按照您的日程安排去健身房也可能不可行。但是，拥有像Tonal这样昂贵的智能健身房，挂在墙上并且需要相当大的开放空间来操作，并不适合所有人。如果您需要一些东西，您可以在家中从一个房间搬到另一个房间，甚至可以带到办公室，Weela是一个很棒的智能家庭健身房选择。
Weela是一个便携式家庭健身房(home gym)，您可以站在一个平台上，前面有一个集线器，其中包含一个电动马达，可为锻炼产生类似重量的阻力。它使用电缆系统(cable system)，您可以使用该系统完成一系列基于阻力的锻炼，类似于使用自由重量和机器。
令人欣慰的是，这项技术对您的身体发挥了应有的作用，因为它是由医生发明并由健康和技术专业人员在经过多项研究之前开发的。今天，您可以以 599 美元的价格
预购Weela ，发布日期定为(Weela)2019 年 8 月(August 2019)。
锻炼
Weela配备三种不同的手柄，您可以更换以完成 100 多种不同的舒适锻炼——从电缆排到卷发到腿部伸展。好处是您可以在 9 平方英尺的小空间内轻松完成这些工作。
要调整您拉的重量，您可以使用 Weela 的控制面板(control panel)。同时，Weela 的应用程序将告知您如何正确执行锻炼，以确保您正确举重并从锻炼中获得最佳效果。
产生举重效果的电阻是独一无二的，因为它通过您的动作提供稳定性。它还通过一个可以打开的倍增器来支持离心训练，这使得负向运动中的阻力——即当你从举重中释放时——达到两倍的重量。这使得更容易修复和更快地增长肌肉(muscle faster)以及提高新陈代谢率(increase metabolic rate)。
健身应用
由于Weela的设计轻巧便携，因此它没有配备Tonal 或 Mirror 之(Tonal or Mirror)类的界面；但是，它确实附带了一个应用程序，该应用程序提供了这些其他技术提供的许多相同的好处。
使用该应用程序，您可以查看数百个模拟锻炼，向您展示如何正确完成运动并指导(movement and guide)
您进行指导。通过这些锻炼，您可以编写一个定制的例程，以便在心中有目标地锻炼。
随着您的进步，您可以使用应用程序对其进行跟踪。这使您可以根据体重、次数、组数和可能的其他因素了解自己的进步情况或没有进步情况。有了这些信息，您可以设定目标并确定如何实现这些目标。
去健身
正如技术加速了我们做事的方式，使我们难以将运动等事情融入我们的生活，它也可以用来帮助我们更好地规划这些关键活动。如果您可以每天都去健身房，或者自己在家进行一些举重和跑步机的锻炼，那就太好了。
但是，如果要在短时间内激励自己、取得进步或进行良好的锻炼很难，那么转向技术并检查Tonal、Mirror或Weela可能是值得的。
Tonal vs. Mirror vs. Weela: Three Smart Home Gyms That Make You Sweat
Τhe average person today seems to be
аbnormally busy. If that’s you, maintaіning good physical health is really
important.
Physical activity has been shown to improve mental health, energy, and alertness as well as prevent illness, all of which are critical to supporting an always-on-the-go lifestyle. Study after study has proven this, yet, as compelling as the data may be, it doesn’t make exercise any easier to fit into your day.
With how little time most of us have, exercise is really easy to put off. Hitting the gym takes a lot of time–the drive there and back, the sharing of free weights and machines with others. And when it comes to exercise classes, they aren’t scheduled according to what times or days work best for you, so building them into your already busy schedule can become a hassle.
Not only that, but entering these environments–where there are hundreds of people cycling through and sweating, coughing, sneezing every day–could put you at a much greater risk of getting sick.
That’s not to say the gym isn’t worth your
time or effort–it works well for plenty of people. But if it doesn’t work for
you, here are three new smart home gym solutions that make it much easier to
get the physical activity you need each day to stay healthy and productive.
Tonal
If you could pack your most fundamental workout machines and some free weights into one contraption, it would be Tonal. It’s a digital weight machine with two adjustable arms that mounts on your wall and uses electricity to create resistance up to 200 lbs. As the company says, “It’s an entire gym on your wall.”
Currently, you can purchase Tonal either
online or from the company’s San Francisco showroom, but only if you live in
the 48 contiguous United States, as one of the company’s concierges must
install the equipment for you.
And it’s safe to say Tonal is an investment
you should be serious about making, coming in at $2,995 for the equipment and
$49 a month for a minimum 12-month subscription to Tonal’s coaching, exercise
programs, and workout videos. You can also finance Tonal for $199 a month,
which includes a two-year subscription plan.
There are also smart accessories you’ll likely
want to purchase, including smart handles and a smart bar that allow you to
adjust Tonal’s weight load, as well as a bench and several other available
accessories.
Here’s what you can do with it all.
Workouts
To begin using Tonal, it first assess your current state of strength so it can recommend how much weight and what movements you should use to begin working towards your desired state.
To make continuous progress, you can have Tonal spot you as you increase weight, ensuring you can pump out a few extra reps and make incremental gains. And if you’re looking for more control of your workouts, simply turn on Free Lift Mode.
Tonal claims it can replace the free weights and
resistance machines you use in a gym (up to its weight max at least), allowing
you to accomplish fundamental workouts like the chest press, curls, squats, and
more. Because its adjustable arms create so much versatility, you can
accomplish virtually any workout you need to–and then some, with the
additional accessories available.
And no more pausing to add or remove weight
while you work out. Tonal makes it easy to increase or decrease what you’re
lifting with a simple click of a button on its handles or bar.
Coaching
With hundreds of workouts to learn, you can
continually confuse your muscles to keep them growing and adapting to avoid
plateauing. And you aren’t doing this on your own. Tonal provides regular
content around workouts, fitness programs, and exercise classes that are led by
multiple experts who coach you through each session via the Tonal interface on
your wall.
The biggest difference between what’s
available at the gym and what you get with Tonal is that Tonal makes it easy to
set strict goals and stick to them. Whether you’re building muscle, toning up,
boosting cardio, or making progress with the many other exercises offered,
Tonal sets you up to succeed with the right weight and program and the right
trainer to keep you in line.
Data
It’s hard to tell when you’re making progress
at the gym, aside from manually or visually measuring muscle mass or standing
on a scale. With Tonal, you get a true understanding of your improvements
through real data it collects as you exercise.
Instead of tracking weight, reps, and
performance with a pen and notepad, Tonal tracks it all for you. But you also
gain insight through data it collects on your range of motion, time under
tension, power, and volume. You can see this data in real-time to enhance your
workouts, and review it after to see how you’ve progressed overall.
You might wonder how a rather expensive
digital gym on a wall could be better than a traditional gym membership, but
with its versatility of workouts, built-in guidance from expert fitness
coaches, and data-driven improvement methodology, Tonal seems capable of
helping anyone make progress if they can afford the investment.
Mirror
Not everyone wants to work out with weights and machines. Others are more inclined to train with bodyweight exercises. Mirror is perfect for this sort of physical activity.
As an interactive smart home gym that can be
mounted on your wall or lean against it, Mirror serves as a monitor that
displays an instructor and classmates in a digitally delivered exercise
class–plus your reflection, of course. When it’s off, it serves as a
full-length mirror. When it comes to using it, all you need is the right amount
of space for a great workout.
Mirror will cost you $1,495 currently, plus $39
a month for a one-year-minimum subscription to access all of its live and
on-demand workouts. But if you consider what you’re getting, it’s the
convenience of serious exercise classes on par with what you would experience
in a gym or a studio–only it’s all in your home
Workouts
Mirror’s classes include complete cardio,
strength, yoga, barre, Pilates, boxing, HIIT, and other workouts that you can
complete within the comfort of your home. Like Tonal, you can buy several
accessories for Mirror to enhance these workouts, including fitness bands,
heart rate monitors, and even a mirror cleaning kit to keep your reflection and
the display looking great.
And to continually challenge your body, Mirror
makes sure you don’t have to repeat the same class or routine every day. It
offers new classes regularly, with over 50 new classes streamed every week. You
also have an array of on-demand options to choose from, so you’ll never be
bored or undertrained.
Coaching
You’re not alone in whatever program you
choose. Mirror’s exercise classes are led by experts who coach you through each
session, stay personal and encourage you with feedback during your training to
keep your confidence high. In the future, Mirror
plans on further personalizing the experience with one-on-one training.
Data
While you don’t have smart resistance cables
tracking your ability to lift a weight and collecting data from each movement
in your set, Mirror does have its own way of capturing data based on your
exercises and providing feedback to help you make adjustments.
You can sync Mirror’s complimentary Bluetooth
heart rate monitor or your Apple Watch with the Mirror’s technology to compete
against yourself. Mirror will track your progress against baselines and
previous improvements of your heart rate to help you make regular progress.
And you don’t have to wait until after a
workout to reap the benefits of data. Mirror will
enhance your workout in real-time based on what you’re capable of achieving,
what your goals are, and what level of activity you’re comfortable with to
ensure you get the best results.
If you’re not the kind of person who needs or
wants to use weights or machines to get a good workout in, but you also
struggle to fit exercises classes into your schedule, this technology could be a great investment. With Mirror, get
the high-intensity workout you need at any time with expert coaching and
specific data that helps you continuously improve.
Weela
Bodyweight exercises may not be enough for you, but hitting the gym also may not be feasible with your schedule. But having an expensive smart gym like Tonal that hangs on your wall and requires a decent amount of open space to operate isn’t for everyone. If you need something you can move from room to room in your home or maybe even bring to the office, Weela is a great smart home gym option.
Weela is a portable home gym built as a
platform you stand on with a hub at the front containing an electric motor that
creates weight-like resistance for workouts. It uses a cable system with which
you can accomplish an array of resistance-based workouts similar to using free
weights and machines.
And it’s reassuring that this technology works
as it should for your body, given it was invented by a doctor and developed by
health and technical professionals before going through several research
studies. Today, you can preorder Weela for $599, with a launch date set for
August 2019.
Workouts
Weela comes with three different handles you
can change out to accomplish over 100 different workouts comfortable–from
cable rows to curls to leg extensions. The nice thing is you can accomplish
these easily in as small a space as nine square feet.
To adjust the weight you’re pulling, you can
use Weela’s control panel. Meanwhile, Weela’s app will inform you on how to
correctly execute the workouts to ensure you’re lifting properly and getting
the best results from your workouts.
The electric resistance that creates the
effect of lifting weights is unique in that it provides stability through your
movements. It also supports eccentric training through a multiplier you can
turn on, which makes the resistance in your negative movements–i.e., when
you’re releasing from a lift–up to twice as heavy. This makes it easier to
repair and grow muscle faster as well as increase metabolic rate.
Fitness App
Because Weela is designed to be lightweight
and portable, it doesn’t come equipped with an interface like Tonal or Mirror;
however, it does come with an app that provides much of the same benefits these
other technologies offer.
With the app, you can view hundreds of
simulated workouts that show you how to properly complete a movement and guide
you with instructions. With these workouts, you can compile a customized
routine to make it easy to work out with goals in mind.
As you make progress, you can track it with
the app. This allows you to see how you are or aren’t improving based on
weight, reps, sets, and possibly other factors. With this information, you can
set goals and determine how to achieve them.
Go Get Fit
Just as technology has accelerated the way we
do things, making it difficult to fit things like exercise into our lives, it
can also be used to help us plan better for these critical activities. If you
can make it to the gym every day or follow an at-home routine with some free
weights and a treadmill on your own, that’s great.
But if it’s a struggle to motivate yourself,
make progress, or get a good workout over with in a short amount of time, it
might be worth turning to technology and checking out Tonal, Mirror, or Weela.
