There has been an uptick in personal fitness equipment and platforms in the past two years or so, with many people stuck at home and having no access to public gyms or outdoor spaces. While some of the equipment was more expensive than others, they offer little in terms of exercise options. Some are easier to access, but they don’t hide their imperfections. Many new businesses have struggled to find the right balance between beautiful and useful. But one company has found a way. It has a smart home system that allows you to exercise in your private space, while looking almost as good as your full-length bedroom mirror. In fact, it actually works like one.
Designer: Fiture
Fitness mirrors are not completely new, but they experienced a spike in interest and popularity in the past months as people tried to cope with having no access to gyms or personal trainers at home. The idea is to have a device that lets you communicate with a remote trainer while you go through your exercises at home. Mirror acts as a guide for you while the trainer monitors you on the other end of the wire. There are already quite a few of these in the market, but Fiture believes it has a better chance of ending up in your house because of two differentiating features.
The first and the most apparent is that the Fiture fitness mirror actually looks more like a fancy home mirror than a machine masquerading as one. While the generically named “The Mirror” also lays claim to that title, the Fiture does one better by offering five colorways to match your decor or wallpaper. To make it more appealing, the shape of the mirror is rounded at the corners with brushed metal finishes to give the frame a more artistic look. U-shaped legs give the mirror more stability and a distinctive look.
Unlike other fitness mirrors, however, the Fiture isn’t a two-way mirror into your house, one of the biggest concerns interested buyers have. To protect your privacy, the company created “Motion Engine Technology”. The mirror and trainer see only skeleton points of your movements, which means that you can exercise with just bed hair and not be noticed. When not in use, you can even put on the magnetic camera cover to completely block out even this AI-based technology.
The Fiture isn’t cheap, of course, especially when you add the monthly subscription that gives you access to content and trainers. Then again, you might end up paying more with a gym membership that doesn’t give you the same privacy and convenience of an at-home workout. You also have the option to use a mirror on your body that isn’t a gym device. Just don’t forget to put on the camera cover when you’re dong using it, just in case.
