NEW YORK — Apple’s GymKit has officially kicked off in the U.S., enabling Apple Watch users to connect to cardio machines such as treadmills and stationary bikes in fitness clubs.
The U.S. is the third country to officially roll out this feature, following fitness clubs in Australia last month and one in the U.K. last week. Apple announced GymKit with an update to Apple Watch in June.
For the next few weeks, GymKit will only be available at the luxurious Life Time Athletic at Sky in Manhattan. However, it is set to roll out more widely in early 2018, expanding to other clubs, such as Equinox, that have equipment manufactured by TechnoGym, Life Fitness, StairMaster, Schwinn Fitness and Star Trac that together comprise more than 80 percent of the world’s cardio equipment.