Apple looking to hire exercise physiologist, may point to fitness-tracking ‘iWatch’
If you want to tone your muscles, it’s advisable to workout the regular way, rather than riskhurt yourself by falling over backwards.” Cardiologist Dr Amit Sharma has noticed a rise of reverse runners during marathons. But he isn’t quite sure if it’s healthier. “Recent reports attribute improved cardiovascular fitness to reverse running. Retro runners were found to have a significant drop in oxygen consumption, implying better cardiovascular fitness. However, the jury is still out and we await further data.
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Could it be the iWatch? A mock-up of what an iWatch might look like. (Credit: Sarah Tew and Christopher MacManus/CNET) Apple seems to be gearing up for a fitness product, at least based on details from a new job posting. Listed Thursday on Apple’s job site but since taken down, the ad was seeking a “User Studies Exercise Physiologist” to put p90X3 review in 40 hours a week at Apple headquarters in Santa Clara Valley. As quoted below from the ad, Apple is looking for people who not only are knowledgeable about cardiovascular fitness but can put that knowledge toward the design of products.
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Apple looking to hire experts to help create fitness products
As more individuals prefer gyms that are catered toward local clientele, franchises will become more popular. For more information, visit IBISWorlds Gym and Fitness Franchises in the US industry report page. Follow IBISWorld on Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/IBISWorld Friend IBISWorld on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/IBISWorld/121347533189 IBISWorld industry Report Key Topics This industry operates franchised fitness establishments and gyms. Franchisees receive branding, marketing, administrative support and training for their franchise. Reports in our Business Franchise collection focus solely on the operation of franchised outlets and exclude nonfranchise data.
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Apple is looking for a “detail & execution oriented, meticulous, highly organized” exercise physiologist to help the company study the physiological effects of exercise on users, according to http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/p90x3-reviews/sbwire-455028.htm an advertisement posted to Apple’s employment portal Thursday morning. Design and run user studies related to cardiovascular fitness & energy expenditure, including calories burned, metabolic rate, aerobic fitness level measurement/tracking and other key physiological measurements. Candidate will be knowledgeable about the physiological effects being measured and how to avoid potential inaccuracy and experimental error due DOE flaws and/or reference monitor (i.e. metabolic cart, etc.) usage issues.
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