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As a global health and fitness company, it’s been devastating to witness the impact of COVID-19 around the world. We, like many of you, have been changed by this historic period in time, but we know things will get better. We’ll come out stronger on the other side of this—together. Our goal is to offer support, and we want to do our part in providing help with COVID-19 containment efforts. We are in the business of helping people focus on their health and well-being. We know exercise provides physical and mental health benefits, especially during a pandemic. In an effort to keep people healthy and slow the spread of COVID-19, we are donating 1 million medical-grade surgical masks to the State of Utah. Donating these masks is a natural extension of our mission to help our employees and our community lead healthy and balanced lives. Additionally, we are donating hundreds of thousands of masks to the City of Logan, Logan Regional Hospital, Logan Police and Fire Departments, Utah State University, Cache Valley Hospital, local nursing homes, and essential workers in the Logan, Utah area, where our company is headquartered. We are also sending a supply of masks to the homes of our 1,400 employees. In the end, this is not necessarily about masks—it’s about people. It’s about helping people in whatever way you can. Donating these masks is one way we can help.Scott Watterson, CEO and Chairman of iFIT Prior to the donation of masks, we took the following steps as a company to help slow the spread of the virus and protect our employees, their families, and our customers. At the end of January, we restricted employees from attending the ISPO trade show in Germany. Starting the first week of March, we canceled all international business travel. We brought back all of our traveling team members who create Global Workouts around the world. We required any employee who traveled outside of the country to a level 3 or 4 country to quarantine for 14 days before returning to work. On March 5, we joined other major fitness companies and withdrew from the IHRSA trade show. On March 13, we enforced a work-from-home policy, company-wide. Over 90% of our workforce is currently working remotely. For in-office employees, we started checking temperatures and providing medical-grade surgical masks at the start of each workday. We implemented a 6-foot social distancing rule in the workplace. We restricted entrances to reduce the amount of contact between employees. We developed stricter cleaning protocols and opened stations with cleaning wipes and hand sanitizer. We restricted outside visitors to ICON and created a new meeting policy, allowing only a maximum of three people to meet in person. We implemented curbside, contact-free delivery of our products in areas under stay-at-home orders. On March 18, any previous iFit user was given access to the paid subscription without further payment commitments. We shut down our workout studio and started filming workouts from our trainers’ home gyms across the country. That way, our members could still get the same great workouts. We launched the new iFit app on phones and tablets, giving people the opportunity to work out at home—with or without equipment. The app initially wasn’t going to be released until October 2020. We’re so grateful for the hard work and long hours that our team put in to deliver this content early to all of our members. DOWNLOAD THE APP If you or a loved one has been directly or indirectly affected by the virus, our most heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with you. To those that are sick, we wish you a quick and full recovery. To all of the courageous healthcare providers, medical professionals, first responders, and essential workers putting your life on the line, you are our heroes. We admire and applaud your incredibly selfless efforts. Stay safe. Stay healthy. We’re all in this together.

You asked—we listened! iFIT is introducing a completely new workout Library that will make navigation and discovery much easier...and we built it with you in mind! If you don’t have access to these exciting features right away—don’t worry! We will be rolling it out on your machine and on the tablet version of the iFIT Smart Cardio app throughout the rest of this week. Soon, you’ll have the ability to filter, schedule, favorite, and more! Filtering Your Library will soon have the ability to filter, allowing you to discover workouts that will help you more easily meet your goals. You can filter by: Duration (20–30 mins, 30–40 mins, etc.)Trainer (John Peel, Tommy Rivs Puzey, Hannah Eden, etc.)Category (Running, Walking, Recovery, etc.)Intensity (Level 1–7)Target Area (Back, Chest, Arms, Shoulders, etc.) Continent (North America, South America, Europe, etc.)Environment Type (Forest, Beach, Mountains, Studio, etc.) To access these filtering options, click on the search icon in the upper, right-hand corner of the Browse Library screen. Keep in mind that only individual workouts are displayed in the search results, not a series of workouts. To access a complete series, go to the Series Category in the Library. These filter options are only the beginning, as we plan to add additional options like calorie burn, distance, and more! Categories The new Library introduces an improved organization of workouts—now categorized to help you identify workouts that will keep your interest. Series The Series category page allows you to find all of the series that are available on your specific equipment. You can now join a series directly on your console or in the Cardio app. When you join, the workouts will all be automatically added to your calendar. If you prefer not to schedule, you can add the series to your Favorites, making it easier to find and pick up where you left off! My Favorites The workouts and series you have favorited can now be accessed from the Library. Favorites can be used to make it easy to find a workout or series, if you are interested in completing again or for the first time! My Workouts The workouts you create on iFIT.com or from the Create feature in the Cardio app are now also available from the Library under the My Workouts category. Trainers Category The Trainers category includes all of the iFIT Trainers that have workouts available on your machine. By selecting a trainer, you will be taken to their page to access all of their series and individual workouts. That way, you can easily schedule your favorite trainer’s workouts on your calendar! This page also features bio information, so you can get to know them even better. To have access to the new Library, you must be on app version 2.6.15 or newer. To check your app version, go to Settings > Equipment Info > App Info. Also, check for updates from Settings by going to Maintenance > Update to check for the latest update. Thank you for all of the feedback you have provided. We look forward to working together to continue to improve the new workout Library for our iFIT members, and we’re excited for you to try it out soon! Disclaimer: This blog post is not intended to replace the advice of a medical professional. The above information should not be used to diagnose, treat, or prevent any disease or medical condition. Please consult your doctor before making any changes to your diet, sleep methods, daily activity, or fitness routine. iFIT assumes no responsibility for any personal injury or damage sustained by any recommendations, opinions, or advice given in this article. Always follow the safety precautions included in the owner’s manual of your fitness equipment.

A new year means time for new gear and to help you get fit and stay motivated in 2020, GearJunkie released its annual gear guide and featured iFit’s virtual personal trainer on NordicTrack. “NordicTrack takes training to a new level with iFit technology in its suite of products including incline trainers, treadmills, rowers, strength towers, ellipticals and cycle machines. All sessions are led by a coach who gives tips on pace, breathing, form and other factors to make the workout more efficient (and fun!).” Thanks for giving us a nod GearJunkie and for mentioning our NordicTrack Adventure Grant, where one lucky winner will receive $7,500 cash and a NordicTrack machine of their choice! The result is an experience that simulates true outdoor activities, and you get an iFit coach to keep you on track. READ ON GEARJUNKIE