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January 28, 2014

Purchase Self-control with the Fitlime Aim System


With the New Year just arriving, I’m sure a lot of us have made a newly polished fitness plan to top off other numerous New Year’s Resolutions. I know this first hand – it’s hard not to notice the rapid increase in enrollment at the gym I go to once the holiday season is over. There is nothing wrong with wanting to start working out (although the lack of machines available to me is a little inconveniencing), but it may come much harder to stick to it. In between work, possibly children and other extracurricular activities, most people are too tired to even begin to imagine making their way to the gym. Those days could be over with Fitlime Inc.’s Aim System, which gives the user the ability to “lock themselves out” of distractions such as the television, apps, websites or even gaming consoles, giving the motivation back to those who were otherwise preoccupied with other things.


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Fitlime software enables users to lock themselves out of distracting gadgets until a pre-determined fitness or even time management goal is met. Fitlime software can track a user’s exercise goal through third-party phone apps as well as fitness trackers, and to top it off Fitlime software is compatible with all major mobile devices. Fitlime’s locking console connects directly to the device the user feels is a temptation, and this device remains locked until the user-set goal is met. Seems simple right? It is…as long as you stick with your goal. The locking device is difficult to unlock without reaching said goal, making it perfect for even the most distracted among us! Don’t get too overwhelmed, the Fitlime program allows users a certain number of sick days, and you can even enlist your friends to increase motivation.

Fitlime’s founder, Trevor McGerr, knows all too well about lack of motivation, for he was the one that was inspired to create a product to aid him in getting to the gym and sticking to a routine. "Laying in bed after another day of skipping the gym, I wished there was a better way to stick to a routine. I wanted a way to cut out distractions and force myself to focus on my health in a consistent manner,” said McGerr. Fitlime is there when a user’s willpower is absent, and with the fitness tracking trend growing – projected to surpass $1 billion in 2014 – it may comfortably find its niche in a market of users who want technology to help in their fitness goals. 




Edited by Blaise McNamee
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