About FIT-C
The Fitness Industry Technology Council is a group of professionals representing leading companies/organizations in the fitness industry. The council seeks to grow the fitness industry, improve fitness user experience and mature the collection of real-time wellness data through the creation of interoperability standards for technology-based fitness devices.
FIT-C was formed to address the following industry issues:
- Mobilize resources to drive the fitness industry forward
- Develop and promote technology standards for fitness equipment
- Protect the intellectual property of current and prospective participants
- Provide a means for all sectors of the fitness industry to participate
FIT-C is established as a non-profit membership organization.
Leadership
The Board of Directors of FIT-C is comprised of the following individuals:
- Bryan O’Rourke, Integerus, LLC (President)
- Thomas Blackadar, Fitlinxx Inc (Secretary)
- Paul Lockington, Dynastream Innovations, Inc. (Treasurer)
- Conor Clancy, Intel Corporation
- Marc Farber, ClubCom
- Tapio Kanniainen, Polar Electro Oy
The Future of Fitness and Technology: Join the Discussion
FIT-C members are in active dialog on LinkedIn to get different perspectives, share best practices and propose new work items relating to the intersection of fitness and technology. Open to members only: Join the discussion today!
Club Industry 2012 Roundtable: Influence of Technology – A Glimpse at Tomorrow’s Health Club
At Club Industry 2012, FIT-C’s President Bryan O’Rourke led a round-table discussion that explored how technology will transform the fitness health club experience. Panelists included: Chuck Runyon CEO of Anytime Fitness, Kevin Laferriere CEO of Fitpro and Graham Melstrand from ACE. To view the slides from this discussion please click here.