The fitness industry has been going digital for some time now. People love the gym, but some want to exercise at home - it is convenient after all. Unfortunately, pandemic imposed lock-down has created some challenges for gyms that need to close or restrict services. Simultaneously, millions of people around the world work from home, and experience more musculoskeletal problems than ever. At this time, more than ever they need the expertise that the gym can offer.
The world leaders, like Fitness First are offering online training so that people can still enjoy some of their classes. During the pandemic, Les Mills is providing online fitness to schools. Fitness First are taking it one step further, by creating an avatar of your movements and using it to assess and recommend personal training - the most PERSONAL, personal training ever!

One size does not fit all when it comes to training, especially if you have pain and injury. Those of you who have specific needs can still benefit from personal training, without going to the gym. Those who want an individualised training program to enhance performance and specific exercises to manage specific problems.

Fitness First in Bangkok is the first gym chain to offer award-winning digital health software called Moovment by Qinematic in Sweden. Members are scanned in 3D to create a digital avatar of themselves performing some simple movements. Advanced biomechanics algorithms assess the movement to highlight strengths and weaknesses, and assist a personal trainer or physiotherapist to make individualised recommendations for optimal movement. The personal trainers at Fitness First have been educated to explain the results to members and to give corrective exercises.

On social media, it seems like most of Bangkok now wants to be scanned.

Find out more about the Bangkok service here.
Connect with Moovment here.

Below is the translation of an article by Sanook in Thailand:

Scan the body to change your health at Fitness First Club Icon

Have you ever noticed in the mirror that your shoulders are tilted, your back is hunched, or your knees are twisted? Do you have muscular pain without knowing why?

That endless pain in your neck, back, shoulders, or joints. You have tried different exercises, but ... they haven’t worked so far. Try analysing your body with the 3D Moovment tool by Qinematic. It helps us to find abnormalities in body structures and the way you move. It reveals the root cause of health problems and helps to choose the appropriate exercise regime for better health.

The health problems mentioned above often develop over time. Most of them come from your daily routine, which you become accustomed to, such as carrying a heavy backpack, bending forward to see your mobile phone, sitting at the computers for hours, sitting cross-legged, or from sport. These will inevitably affect your mood and health in the end. Some people may eventually need to have surgery.

Of course, we need to find a cure before it's too late. Physical therapy or rehabilitation exercises will be helpful, and you can do something about it before getting to that stage.

The innovative 3D Moovment Scan helps health and fitness lovers to analyse and reveal flaws, compensations and abnormalities in the body.

To get the most out of your workouts, perform a 3D Moovment Scan for accurate analysis and to achieve optimal workout results.

‘‘To understand how movements from daily life affect us, such as standing upright, tilting, lifting legs, this is a very effective body scan and it takes no time to know the results immediately. To know if our body structure is balanced. Are there any defective or abnormal muscles or joints?’’ Head PT, Don, Fitness First Bangkok

The tool is able to analyze with great precision, revealing even the slightest anomalies, down to pixels. The effects on health can be detected, such as the adhesion of the joints, spine, and inflexible muscles. They can even affect your mood.  

For example, tightness and poor posture of the neck and shoulder muscles often results in chronic pain that can affect our daily life.

The results of the analysis can lead to many benefits, for the end-user and for the health expert. If you have neck pain, back pain, or muscle injury, the scans are ideal during a consultation with a doctor, to help decide on immediate treatment. And most importantly, the scans help a trainer (Fitness Trainer) design an individualised exercise program in the correct way. 

Injury prevention helps you to reach your exercise potential, with better and faster results. In addition to this, seeing body structural defects, such as a hunched back, protruding abdomen, or slanting shoulders, a fitness trainer can easily explain this to you, and make very personal recommendations for improvement.