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Overview
Developed by industry experts and scientifically proven to produce fast results, SMARTfit combines brain and physical health, with functional fitness and sports performance training technology. SMARTfit adds to the power of dual task (cognitive-motor) training by delivering all activities using gamification which increases both engagement and enjoyment, and in turn produces quick results. Combining exercise with cognitive tasks, as the SMARTfit products do, may provide neural protection across a person's lifetime. Researchers believe that such novel interventions designed to stimulate key cognitive domains during exercise may be especially beneficial to brain health over the adult lifespan. (Source)
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The Problem
Today's Fitness Training neglects the Brain-Body connection, thus limiting transference to real life. Anthropologists and neuroscientists are working together to understand how humans' unique evolutionary history explains modern human physiological variation and how an evolutionary context can be used to improve health and well-being. (Source) Using an evolutionary-neuroscience approach to develop the Adaptive Capacity Model (ACM), they have detailed how and why physical activity improves brain function and the benefits of combining exercise and cognitive challenge to enhance neuroplasticity. (Source) They believe this perspective plays a major role in preventing and managing diseases that occur late in life. (Source)
As humans have become increasingly inactive, especially since the Industrial Revolution over 200 years ago, there has been a major decline in both physical and neurological health. (Source) (Source) (Source) In addition to rising obesity and increased inactivity, we face ever increasing rates of neurological conditions such as dementia (Source), Alzheimer’s Disease (Source), Parkinson’s Disease (Source), and autism (Source). Creating and connecting new neurons and neural pathways across the various domains of the brain is the first step to improving functional performance in all of life’s pursuits.
SMARTfit’s cloud-based, data-driven technology and video-supported programming does just that, both delivering and continually improving the world’s most advanced solutions for measuring, assessing, and training physical, cognitive, and dual-task performance. Designed by top clinicians, trainers, and engineers, SMARTfit’s highly engaging gamified solutions offer unmatched, industry-leading value to our customers and end users. Personalized and customizable for all ages, abilities, and levels, these solutions now include programming and data tracking for personal and group training along with multi-site organizational management capability.
SMARTfit brings the entire neurological system into cooperation with the mind’s intent.
“All the best games are easy to learn and difficult to master.”
- Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese
Traditional uni-planer exercise ignores the importance of the brain’s lead role as the “conductor of the orchestra.” Breaking down training programs into separate activities can result in joint injuries especially in older adults.
The Market
SMARTfit’s current focus is on the rehab and active aging/medical wellness exercise equipment markets. Going forward, SMARTfit also sees its product playing a significant role in the global commercial fitness equipment market.
According to Global Market Insights 2019 report, the total addressable global rehab equipment market surpassed $18.6 billion in 2019 and is poised to grow at over 7.8% CAGR to reach $31.2 billion in 2026. (Source)
In addition, according to ICAA (International Council of Active Aging), the total US addressable active aging/medical wellness equipment market is valued at $207 billion, including US senior centers, assisted living facilities, retirement communities, health clubs, and continuing care facilities. (Source)
Additionally, Research and Markets reports that the entire global sporting goods & equipment market size was an estimated $49.35 billion in 2020, and is expected to reach $53.74 billion in 2021, and at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 9.26% to reach $91.77 billion by 2027. (Source)
Additionally, Grand View Research states that the entire global sports equipment market size was $66 billion in 2016, with an anticipated CAGR of 3.5% by 2025. (Source)
The home fitness equipment market has morphed significantly since the arrival of Peloton, Mirror and other interactive online streaming fitness programs.
According to Allied Market Research, the global at-home fitness equipment market size was valued at $5.5 billion in 2019 and is projected to reach $11.5 billion by 2027. (Source)
SMARTfit is positioned to enter this market.
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The Solution
At SMARTfit, we developed our user-friendly neuro-cognitive fitness technology to address a broad range of markets in a single customizable app. SMARTfit systems provide rapid results with proven sustainability and adherence, and make training fun.
This approach appeals to the kid in all of us, resulting in strong appeal to a wide range of users.
Furthermore, SMARTfit’s hardware solutions come in four configurable models and the pricing is highly competitive.
SMARTfit Mini - Low Impact and High Impact Models
The SMARTfit Mini comes in two versions: Low Impact and High Impact Mini. Both versions are available as a wall-mount or a portable system and include nine computerized targets in a square training station.
The SMARTfit Mini is the ideal training solution for workouts that focus on concentrated cognitive and motor training.
SMARTfit believes that the SMARTfit Low Impact Mini’s smaller footprint makes it ideal for tight spaces and its portability makes it a perfect option for delivering dual-task training room-to-room in retirement communities and classrooms.
Programs suited to the Mini include:
Neuro and Orthopedic Rehab
Sports performance training for non-ball sports
Early childhood education
Active aging
Geriatric rehab
Boxing and martial arts.
The combination of cognitive and motor skills training is known to significantly speed up neuromotor skills and improvements in cognition.
SMARTfit Single
The SMARTfit Single can be wall-mounted, floor-mounted or portable, and can be optionally configured to interact with up to five portable Strike Pods to create a 360 degree training environment.
The Company considers the SMARTfit Single to be the ideal trainer for ball sports as it offers a larger playing area to catch rebounds.
Applications include turnkey personal training and small group training programs for sports performance, youth sports, return-to-play sports rehab and for wellness.
SMARTfit Strike Pods
The SMARTfit Strike Pods are portable and can be set up in nearly any configuration, allowing the creation of endless workout environment combinations, each with unique ergonomic, physical and cognitive challenges.
The Strike Pods can both operate independently or can be connected as additional touch points with the SMARTfit Single and SMARTfit Mini systems.
SMARTfit ProTrainer/MultiTrainer Models
The SMARTfit ProTrainer can be configured in two, three, or four connected sections to form an integrated electronic backboard, or to form competing stations aligned side-by-side. Each section hosts its own scoreboard and 9 strike/touch-sensitive targets individually registering the location of each strike.
When operating as an electronic backboard, the sections register a single score. When operating as stations, each station will register its own competing score. This versatility offers the benefits of both large group/team training as well as training for ball sports where the system doubles as a responding opponent. The ProTrainer adjustable sensing system can withstand impact from hands, feet, boxing gloves, and any air-filled medicine or sports ball.
SMARTfit considers the SMARTfit® MultiTrainer to be the perfect training solution for large groups. It links up to four separate stations with each station accommodating up to 12 team members in round robin games. Programming is available for fitness and team-building programs for all ages especially youth and seniors.
These large group SMARTfit models will soon join the previously mentioned SMARTfit models on the Cloud, offering multi-site management of programming, scheduling, individual baseline tests and progress tracking and reporting. This will deliver a powerful assessment tool to organizations that provide fitness programming for large groups.
SMARTfit’s technology puts the brain in charge of exercise. The company has gamified its system so that it appeals to the general population, well beyond the 19.3% of people who already exercise every day, according to the CDC’s 2020 report.(Source)
SMARTfit provides multi-site organizations with the ability to deploy programming and monitor every individual site, trainer, and client to ensure quality of care. This meets the needs of large multi-site customers including retirement communities, fitness franchises, and hospitals.
According to SMARTfit’s research, we are one of the only rehab equipment companies that provides both cognitive motor testing and training on the same piece of equipment, eliminating the need to invest in two separate technologies.
SMARTfit works with individual, small group, and large group training. The systems are space efficient as they attach to the walls providing ease of use in any multi-purpose room.
A study at Keck Medicine of USC demonstrated that SMARTfit improved outcomes of patients with Parkinson’s when compared with traditional Physical Therapy. (Source)
After nine years of technology development, SMARTfit’s product lines including its proprietary operating system are defined, field-tested, and shipping, thereby paving the way to accelerated growth post-pandemic.
SMARTfit won the Innovation Award when launched at the Physical Therapy Conference in Paris in October of 2018.
SMARTfit applications for rehab, active aging/medical wellness, and both tactical and personal training/fitness are complete and available within the SMARTfit app on both iOS and Android platforms. SMARTfit’s continually growing program libraries feature over 2000 video-supported activities.
Currently, SMARTfit is working with and supporting an estimated 600 sites in 14 countries where early adopters have tested various aspects of the technology creating approximately $6 million in revenue since 2016.
Moving forward, the company is working on designing applications for sports training and youth development. In the new year SMARTfit plans to commence the building of its subscription model and live streamed gamification for sports, fitness, and home markets.
The company’s software improvements are able to continue indefinitely in response to customer feedback.
Over the past six months, the company has been signing major distributors and dealers who are positioned to distribute the products in the rehab, fitness, and sports markets.
SMARTfit has already acquired its first two major accounts – one to supply systems to 160 memory care facilities and the other to provide the anchor technology for an age 55+ fitness chain. Dozens more are in the pipeline.
In addition to system sales, SMARTfit plans to also generate revenue through the app via online subscriptions from B2B customers as well as B2C customers. Additionally, the Company has the ability to sell statistical data in the future while still protecting the privacy of all users.
Why Invest
SMARTfit is a multi-faceted operating system built for applications across a variety of customers, from hospitals to rehab to athlete training and soon for home use.
As the company grows, it plans to lead the Interactive Fitness market as well as provide the medical industry with much needed data relating to improving neurological health in humans.
Human health is in a crisis. Join us at SMARTfit as we deliver a solution.
SMARTfit Training for Parkinson's Disease Conducted By USC's Neurorestoration Center in Collaboration with the Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy
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Company | : | SMARTfit Inc. |
Corporate Address | : | 20 N. Aviador St Unit C, Camarillo, CA 93010 |
Offering Minimum | : | $9,999.36 |
Offering Maximum | : | $1,069,999.84 |
Minimum Investment Amount(per investor) | : | $280.00 |
Offering Type | : | Equity |
Security Name | : | Class B Nonvoting Common Stock |
Minimum Number of Shares Offered | : | 8,928 |
Maximum Number of Shares Offered | : | 955,357 |
Price per Share | : | $1.12 |
Pre-Money Valuation | : | $49,143,293.90 |
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We’re pleased to share highlights from this fascinating and educational article in NextAvenue.org. Author Rashelle Brown explores the history and science of efforts to slow the aging process by combining physical with cognitive training. She takes us through the evolution of this proven concept, from traditional “mind-body” exercises like Yoga to emerging “mind+body” solutions including SMARTfit.
“Physical activity and cognitive training are two lifestyle factors that have been widely studied, with each showing a degree of benefit” writes Brown. “More recently, however, scientists, and a few entrepreneurs, have been combining the two in hopes of achieving better outcomes. In this article, we take a look at that science — and the emerging technology it is spawning.
Dr. Esther Karssemeijer, who wrote her PhD thesis on the topic of combined physical and cognitive exercise at Radboud University, Netherlands noted that doing physical activity at the same time as performing cognitive tasks, known in the research as “simultaneous” training, seems to be more effective than doing physical activity right before or after a session of cognitive training, known as “sequential” training.”
Brown continues by explaining simultaneous training and its benefits…
“Yoga is often thought of as “mind-body” exercise: an activity that seeks to bring the mind and body into harmony through movement and breath. That can be fantastic for reducing stress and improving focus, all while creating a little movement and improving flexibility.
However, the simultaneous training being studied by brain scientists is more like “mind+body” exercise: two different activities done at once, each requiring a different type of focus and attention.
It’s this “dual-task” training that appears to confer the greater benefits. By way of example, here are three companies that have created products or services based on the simultaneous training concept.”
SMARTfit is one of several “beyond Yoga” examples Brown features in the article:
“In Camarillo, California, Cathi Lamberti, a former schoolteacher turned entrepreneur, has come up with a very different approach to simultaneous training. SmartFit is an electronic gaming system Lamberti described as “a 360-degree cognitive gym that you respond to with your decision-making brain.” The system can be configured in countless different ways, making it accessible to people with a wide variety of physical abilities.”
To read the full article in Next Avenue, click here – https://www.nextavenue.org/elevating-mind-body-exercise-to-battle-cognitive-decline/.
CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, May 4, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- SMARTfit, a company well known for its gamified brain-body wellness and rehab solutions for all ages announces a major software update focused on improving the health and happiness of assisted populations.
New Brain-Body Screening Assessments and Training Programs are Designed to Help Reduce Fall Risk, Improve ADL Performance, and Slow or Prevent Cognitive Decline
Cathi Lamberti, SMARTfit Founder and CEO, explains, “The quarantine of seniors and patients in long-term rehab care and skilled nursing facilities emphasized the need to create advanced personalized solutions focused on their physical, cognitive and mental health that can be delivered safely in a clinic setting as well as in the privacy of their own rooms. Knowing that the loss of independence and social isolation contribute to rapid decline, we tasked our clinical experts with developing a testing and training solution for individuals using wheelchairs and walkers.”
SMARTfit’s gamified programming is designed to attract, engage, and retain clients while helping them return to physical and cognitive capabilities. Our new assisted cognitive-motor screening (That is the name of the test physical only screening correct?) assessments and programs complement those designed for independent populations. Here’s a quick summary of what you can expect:
Programming – An extensive, easy-to-use, video-supported library of pre-designed, personalized, and customizable programs.
Assessments/Screening – Exclusive Dual Task Cost Tests (DTCT) covering strength, gait, and balance with suggested programming to improve identified weaknesses
SMARTfit Inc. today reported its financial results for 2021, reflecting an industry turnaround in the latter part of the year.
"2021 has laid the foundation for accelerating growth in 2022," said Cathi Lamberti, Chief Executive Officer and Board Chair. "These results reflect growing market recognition and acceptance of our Company's game-changing rehabilitative and fitness solutions that integrate brain and body performance."
Financial highlights in 2021:
CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, April 19, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- SMARTfit Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Polete to its board of directors. Mr. Polete is the Chief Executive Officer of MDAmerica Group. He has spent nearly three decades in healthcare technology and administration, with extensive experience in the rehabilitative/rehabilitation service industries, involving operational, administrative and revenue cycle aspects of the business. MDAmerica is SMARTfit's dealer in New York and New Jersey.
“Given his history and experience with building medical technology companies, Jason Polete brings to our board of directors a specialized focus that we believe will significantly contribute to advancing our goals for growing the company in the medical rehabilitation and senior markets,” said Cathi Lamberti, SMARTfit's CEO and Board Chair. “We are pleased to add Jason to our board to help guide our company going forward. Jason will be focusing on corporate level guidance, introducing the company to business opportunities in the medical and retirement markets, procuring government contracts, and applying his expertise in obtaining business with Medicare.”
Mr. Polete discussed his motivation for joining the board of directors as an incoming investor. “Medicare allocates $30-$50 billion for prevention of debilitating accidents and diseases. Proper and targeted training can prevent or reduce the effects of most accidents. For example, fall prevention and balance training are critical in this regard. SMARTfit’s ability to not only identify specific needs but also to provide the appropriate training programs is unprecedented.
Medicare also requires documentation of individual progress, and the collection of data is of utmost importance. SMARTfit's technology is able to meet this stringent requirement with objective data, as opposed to subjective reporting," he said. "I am excited by the impressive capability of SMARTfit's systems to address all of these issues, and I look forward to assisting the company in navigating the approval process with Medicare and other government institutions.”
Mr. Polete has spent nearly 3 decades in the healthcare technology and administration industry and has extensive experience in the rehabilitative fields in the operational, administrative and revenue cycle aspects of the business. He has worked closely with hundreds of OT and PT providers, as well as premier rehabilitative institutions such as Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. His knowledge of the the industry and extensive experience in assisting clients with management and development of their businesses will be advantageous to SMARTfit's growth.
Further, Mr. Polete sees the benefit of the investment opportunity in SMARTfit. He plans to take on distributorship of SMARTfit solutions in the states of New York and New Jersey. He states, “I have a very well-qualified team on the clinical side, and once I have the product in place and my staff trained, they will successfully execute on the plan. I will focus personally on corporate level support and on larger contracts as well as fund raising.”
Mr Polete will be filling a vacant seat on the board until the next annual shareholder meeting at which time he plans to run for another term.
CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, April 19, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- SMARTfit Incorporated is pleased to announce that it has appointed Greg Blanchard, CEO of Dynamic Direct and managing partner of MDAmerica, to the board of directors effective April 1, 2022.
“We are excited to have Greg Blanchard join the SMARTfit Board of Directors to lead the Company’s fundraising committee,” said SMARTfit's CEO and Board Chair Cathi Lamberti. “Mr. Blanchard has been an investor in the company from its inception. He was a catalyst in the transition from R&D to the Company’s first growth spurt in 2016 by introducing the company to strategic partners, executives and investors. We are pleased to have Greg back on the team to help bring forward the next phase of SMARTfit’s growth, beginning with his introduction of Jason Polete, CEO of MDAmerica, who will join him on the strategic planning and fundraising committees.”
“I’m impressed by the incredible progress the company has made with its technology and product development since 2018 with the creation of medical rehabilitation solutions that so elegantly fill a vital gap in the market," Mr. Blanchard said. " We all know that data is everything in the medical field and SMARTfit’s unique ability to capture dual-task cost is going to make an exciting contribution to senior care and fall prevention. The company is ready to scale and the first thing we need to do is to put together a strategic plan with funding so that it can grow quickly.”
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CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, April 12, 2022 -- Surveys show that older adults fear loss of independence more than they fear death. A decline in cognition or physical ability is worrisome to anyone, and the aging “baby boomer” population’s willingness to invest in delaying these declines opens a strong business opportunity for fitness providers who want to provide solutions that are attractive to this demographic.
This is where SMARTfit shines! It is the reason it has become the go-to choice for 55+ fitness and wellness facilities. Research suggests that engaging in cognitive-motor training simultaneously can be more beneficial than one or the other separately. SMARTfit’s cognitive-motor gamified programming is fun, socially engaging, and offers appropriate, flexible challenges. Participation can have a profound impact on fall prevention, cognitive decline, and general fitness.
SMARTfit’s gamified training not only attracts participation, it actually simulates real life by triggering mental goals that are achieved with physical engagement which results in neurogenesis across the entire neurological system. Because its diverse activities are experienced as games rather than tedious or boring exercise, SMARTfit assists participants in rapidly meeting and exceeding both their mental and physical fitness goals.
“I’ve been working out regularly on SMARTfit for 3 years and it has improved my life,” says Leslie Brtek, a 73-year-old retired school teacher from Santa Barbara, CA. “It creates the engagement and demand that makes it all happen. I start with the intention to get in a few minutes’ workout but it invariably turns into an hour because I’m having fun. I see the difference in my daily life; my mental processing is quicker and I’m staying fit. Thanks to SMARTfit, I have more confidence about my ability to take care of myself as I age.”
Older adults can greatly benefit from SMARTfit because it is fun and engaging and keeps them motivated as their mental and physical skills build rapidly. Brtek sums up, “SMARTfit meets you were you are and takes you were you want to go. I enjoy it and I look forward to my workouts.”
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