provide heart rate in real-time if users wear a compatible monitor, and Reflect leverages heart rate training too, but in a game-ified format, dishing out points for time spent in different heart rate zones.There’s also the 3D motion-capturing technology within Tempo. The device uses it to create a 3D model of your body as you exercise—meaning no unique features of yourself or your home are recorded—then tracks reps and notifies you when your form has gone awry.
In the middle sits Vault and Vue, both of which don’t currently have a camera—a decision deliberately made with privacy concerns in mind, says Jared Willardson, vice president of product development at parent company ICON Health & Fitness. But that doesn’t mean there won’t potentially be a camera—or mapping sensors—in the future.
“There’s an argument that these products only feed many of the socioeconomic disparities rife in the health and fitness world,” he explains. “The average household just can’t swing that expense right now, especially on the heels of a pandemic. And while brands come with prorated payment plans, it still doesn’t account for monthly subscription fees plus delivery and installation.”