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By Jacob Kanclerz

The Columbus Dispatch Thursday July 19, 2012 6:49 AM

Technology is in our phones, homes and cars. Now its in your gym, telling you how to work out, how well you work out and whether youre making progress.

Koko FitClub, a fitness franchise focused on a technology-assisted workout, opened its first location in Ohio near Powell on July 9.

Koko doesnt have dumbbells, mats or fitness balls, but five machines known as smart trainers that set customized workouts for people. The smart-trainer machines, which are capable of 93 exercises, also calculate the effectiveness of the workout and track the participants overall progress.

At most gyms, people dont have those resources, said Brad Root, co-owner of the local Koko.

They dont know what to do, they dont know how to do it, they really have a hard time measuring any type of success or gains theyre getting, said Root, who runs the gym with his wife, Kathleen. We solve every one of those issues.

Not everyone is on board with the automated concept.It removes most of the human element from personal training, which personal trainer Scott Hayes said might not be safe, particularly for people with specific orthopedic concerns.

We look at it from a medical point of view, Hayes said, who runs Columbus Fitness Consultants and Exercise Equipment Experts and has been a personal trainer since 1994. It would be like going to your doctor and having it be automated. Its trying to replace a professional.

But Koko is capitalizing on the larger trend of technology use in the fitness industry, said Bryan ORourke, a New Orleans-based fitness-industry expert who is involved in several fitness-related enterprises. Companies such as Snap Fitness and Anytime Fitness, both of which have locations in central Ohio, are adapting technology to allow members to track progress online or lead fitness classes.

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New fitness center’s machines customize, monitor workouts

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