Apple Looking To Hire Experts To Help Create Fitness Products

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Cooper Fitness Center “cream of the crop” again

A mock-up of what p90X3 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 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. 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.
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The added benefit: it improves posture, and is an excellent cardiovascular workout. Research shows, she says, that a lap of backward running is equal to four to six laps of forward running.” Treading with caution That’s a good enough reason, say the city’s reverse runners, to run in the face of ridiculous stares from passers by. “As if my fluorescent shoes weren’t attracting enough attention, I am now running backwards,” laughs Talreja, admitting, “Looking back and running took some getting used to.” The trick is to focus on the action, go slow, and keep moving backwards. Backward running is a less natural motion, but can be accomplished with some speed with practise. It is better to start with backward walking (also called retropedaling), and gradually speed up.
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Fitness is over your shoulder

Rogers said the resulting bypass surgery save his life. He works out three times a week at the Cooper Fitness Center. Fountain cross trains at the Center to support her marathon and triathlon habits. She also swims and plays tennis and basketball.
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