GymKit is an interesting application for those users who have an Apple Watch and like, in addition to doing sports abroad, doing it in gyms. With this application integrated in the Cupertino boys' watch, athletes will be able to send and receive activity information connecting the machines with the watch via NFC.
In principle, this new function that is added in the latest version of watchOS available, allows us to know the data of the machine on our watch and vice versa. See the calories burned, the time we have done physical activity or even consult all the data of the activity carried out with different machines in the gym it is already possible in a gym in Australia.
It is simply necessary that the machines that the gym has is compatible with the clock and in this case Apple itself already had a list of manufacturers that offer compatibility:
Bringing the clock closer to the NFC part of the machine these will be synchronized automatically and quickly. Once paired it will begin to measure the number of steps, distance, heart rate, calories and more. Once we move away from the machine, these data will be deleted from it instantly, but the record will be stored in the smart watch.
In this gym in Australia you have the first machines from the manufacturer TechnoGym (Life Fitness, Matrix, StairMaster, and Schwinn will also be compatible) with this technology being the first to start using GimKit. Little by little it will be expanded to other gyms in the country and it is expected that more sites will begin to update the machines to be able to enjoy this option. Logically, the largest gyms with more user volume will be the first to implement these compatible machines, and they are not cheap at all.
It seems like a very good idea and very well implemented.