We have great news for all of you looking for a group brain and body training solution for your programs!  We call it SMARTfit NeuroFunctional training. It’s engaging, fun, and high-energy, offering side-by-side individual and team competition with hundreds of cognitive and physical games that measure results and track progress.The idea is to improve human performance for all ages and abilities by challenging the brain and body together, just like in real life. SMARTfit NeuroFunctional training is based on dual-tasking, proven to produce faster and more effective outcomes than training t ..read more

Take a look at this simple but ingenious way to add gamified dual-task training to an otherwise boring cardio workout. Adding four gamified SMARTfit Strike Targets to a rehab treadmill provides an engaging and economical solution to improve: Gait Activities of daily living Hand-eye-foot coordination At any level. Try it with a recumbent or upright bike as well. Thank you to Karl Sterling of NeuroMotor Training for the video footage from his facility in Camillus, NY. The post SMARTfit Dual Task Gait Training on a Treadmill appeared first on SMARTfit Inc ..read more

Looking for something exciting and new to inspire your members to keep their New Year’s resolutions? Watch this ABC video featuring Q4 Active, one of SMARTfit’s SuperUser customers in Woodland Hills, CA.  That’s SMARTfit with the lights on the far right. Read the full ABC article here.  Interested in learning more about how SMARTfit links the brain and body through movement to improve human performance for all ages and abilities? Book a demo today! The post ABC News – Linking the Brain and Body Through Movement appeared first on SMARTfit Inc ..read more

SMARTfit provides marketing materials to physical therapy and wellness facilities.  This supports effective outreach to local doctors who value the option to provide non-medication choices to their patients for prevention and rehabilitation therapy. Building on these releationships with doctors also increases the likelihood of prescription referrals that are covered by insurance. In this way, SMARTfit not only pays for itself but helps to grow the business of its customers. SMARTfit prescription referrals are covered by Medicare. Download Referral Brochures To get instant access to and ..read more

Since COVID, experiencing brain fog has become a common issue for many adults. Brain fog or day-to-day mental fog is a cognitive state characterized by an inability to focus, experience confusion, forgetfulness, and lack of mental clarity. Physical symptoms like fatigue, headaches, and muscle aches can accompany mental fog. The term “brain fog” is often used to describe the feeling of mental exhaustion and if it is associated with a medical condition can affect your overall mental health. In a recent article Chief Medical Correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta for CNN reported on an experimental trea ..read more

The theory of the brain-body connection stipulates that the brain and body work in conjunction with each other and once you are injured, what goes on in the brain has a direct impact on one’s physical performance, and recovery. Sports performance at the highest level requires a wealth of cognitive functions such as attention, decision making, and working memory to function at optimal levels in stressful and demanding environments. SMARTfit offers a gamified rehabilitative solution that strengthens and repairs the brain and body simultaneously. Christopher M. Powers, PhD, PT, FACSM, FAPTA is t ..read more

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For less than this, SMARTfit can keep all your residents physically strong and cognitively fit for years. Retirement should not equate to giving up on physical and cognitive engagement in the world. In fact it is essential to living a long and happy life as it is what keeps our bodies and brains functioning well. This is because the decision maker part of our brain, called executive function domain, functions like a conductor of the orchestra placing demands on the brain and body to deliver the performance needed to meet its demands. Dr. Rob Winningham, leading neuroscientist and gerontologist ..read more

We were honored to present our first webinar of the new year “Dual Task Gamification: Delivering Optimized Brain and Body Health” with renowned experts Dr. Mike Studer and Dr. Rob Winningham. Whether for rehabilitation or preventative fitness and wellness, in this webinar recording Drs. Studer and Winningham help demystify the science and practical applications of dual tasking and gamification as they apply to your business or personal needs.  Find out: Why dual tasking has proven to be a faster and more effective path to improved brain and body performance outcomes than physical or ..read more

Buffalo, NY, December 5, 2022: The University of Buffalo’s Center for Successful Aging, in cooperation with the William-Emslie Family YMCA, a branch of the Buffalo-Niagara YMCA, have announced the results of a community-based pilot study on the effects of dual-task (brain-body) exercise on older adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). The Mayo Clinic says that “MCI may progress to Alzheimer’s disease dementia or another type of dementia”. The study, using gamified training technology from SMARTfit, a Camarillo California based company, found that dual-task exercise improves cognition and ..read more