Fitaide Uses the 3D Motion Sensor on the iPhone / iPod Touch to Measure Exercise Intensity

Feb. 18, 2010 - PRLog -- Poscitech, a mobile healthcare startup, today announced the launch of "Fitaide", an unique fitness application for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Fitaide is the first app to harness the 3D motion sensor (accelerometer) built into these devices to measure the intensity of a person's actions as they move. This is calculated with respect to a user's VO2Max (gold standard measure of cardiovascular fitness) to help them workout at the level that best achieves their fitness goals.

According to Siva Raj, CEO of Poscitech, "We developed Fitaide to help people find effective ways to stay active, burn calories and improve their fitness from doing things they naturally enjoy - whether its stepping to salsa, running a marathon or playing frisbee at the beach. Fitaide is relevant for users at all levels of fitness and particularly those seeking to integrate activity into their daily lives".

Fitaide is unique in being usable for a range of activities - from sports like basketball or golf to aerobics and dance as well as for walking or running - essentially whenever the user is on their feet. It applies the motion sensor to capture the natural variation in stride length as a person walks or runs, thereby achieving higher accuracy in measuring distance travelled, speed and the number of steps taken.

Those planning to buy an expensive heart rate monitor or activity sensor would be pleased to have an alternative at a fraction of the cost and without the need to carry an extra piece of kit. Fitaide is available worldwide on the iTunes store, priced at $2.99 or equivalent. Follow this link for more detail: http://www.fitaide.com.

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About Poscitech
Poscitech is a Bangalore based start-up engaged in creating mobile applications to help users self-manage their health and improve their wellbeing.

Focus areas include:
1. Health and Fitness
2. Disease Prevention
3. Management of Chronic Conditions such as Diabetes

Contact:
Siva Raj
Founder & CEO
info@poscitech.com
http://www.poscitech.com