Technogym
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Industry | Fitness |
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Founded | 1983 Cesena |
Founder | Nerio Alessandri |
Headquarters | Cesena , |
Key people | Nerio Alessandri (president and founder) |
Products | Fitness equipment |
Revenue | €400 million (2007) |
Number of employees | more than 1300 |
Website | www.technogym.com |
Technogym is a manufacturer of fitness equipment based in Cesena, Italy.
It was founded in 1983 by Nerio Alessandri and now it is the world leader in the fitness and rehabilitation equipment fields[1][2].
Sponsorship
Technogym has sponsored the Olympics in Sydney, Athens, Turin and Beijing [3] where it was of two official sports related official suppliers to the 2008 Summer Olympics, together with Adidas [4]. The company is set to provide equipment to the London 2012 Olympics.[5]
Performance Index
Technogym's cardiovascular training equipment displays a proprietary Performance Index (P.I.) when used in conjunction with a Heart rate monitor. Results are displayed on a scale from 0 to 99 with higher numbers indicating stronger performance. Results are not directly comparable with other measures such as VO2 max. The ranges quoted in manuals are
P.I. | Performance |
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Up to 10 | Poor |
11 to 20 | Fair |
21 to 30 | Good |
31 to 40 | Very good |
Over 40 | Excellent |