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LES MILLS® has developed innovative studio equipment that supports and enhances our group fitness programmes, a great tool for personal trainers and team training. In the past few years, LES MILLS® has launched the Les Mills SMARTBAR™ barbell and weights system and the Les Mills SMARTSTEP™ and are continually working on new equipment innovations.

Our approach to product design is unique, our biggest competitive advantage is our access to fitness professionals who consult with us, test our prototypes and give us honest feedback. We take advantage of the 15,000 clubs who license LES MILLS® group fitness programs and the 100,000 Les Mills certified instructors to deliver better equipment. To ensure quality, exceptional functionality and user results, we partner with a New Zealand based design firm and start every new product by listening, watching and learning from our customers.

Facing a highly commoditised equipment market, LES MILLS® sought to develop products that are truly innovative. From beginning to end, our innovation is customer-insight led, requiring years of extensive research and analysis. In collaboration with our external design partners, we developed products with cutting edge design and functionality that improves the user experience and delivers faster results safely and effectively.

For the SMARTBAR™, we sought to improve the ease and speed that weights are attached or removed. We also focused on making the weight plates comfortable and increase their functionality for use in personal and team training as well as group fitness. By achieving this, the SMARTBAR™ enhances both the member and club experience.

The SMARTSTEP™as focused on stability. A key innovation is the way the deck and risers engage by soft locking into position. When a user steps or jumps onto the deck, their feet increase the locking action and ensures a stable platform under a dynamic load. It also allows the SMARTSTEP™ to be picked up and moved as one piece making transitions fast and seamless. The circular risers are intuitive and easy to locate. They minimize the risk of participants’ feet catching when there is movement around the edge of the step and will not slip on any gym surface.

LES MILLS® equipment will benefit clubs by offering customers unique, innovative equipment that helps them attain better results. By giving members a better experience, we can help drive retention and membership sales.

LES MILLS SMARTBAR™

  • Strong and durable construction
  • Rotating ends enable smoother movement, improving form and aiding muscle isolation
  • Ergonomic design – plates can be used as hand-weights
  • No more clips
  • Quick and easy transitions
  • The ‘gator’ is engineered from abrasion and impact resistant Zytel

CLUB BENEFITS:

  • Differentiation through innovation
  • Cutting edge design that stands out amongst competitors
  • A multi-functional piece of fitness training equipment that works across group fitness and personal training
  • Appeal to millennials with the latest in high tech weight systems
  • Give your customers the best tools to safely and effectively get results

LES MILLS SMARTSTEP™

  • Differentiation through innovation
  • Cutting edge design that stands out amongst competitors
  • Provides a solution for space and storage issues
  • A multi-functional piece of fitness training equipment that works across group fitness and personal training
  • Unique riser ‘lock in’ system increases stability and makes for fast, seamless transitions
  • Incline functionality for propulsion work (one riser high) and bench work (up to four risers high)
  • Leap confidently, lie comfortably, and even increase resistance by using it on an incline
  • Visual guides on the SMARTSTEP™ surface aid proper foot strike
  • Increases stability with non-slip feet and improved riser engagement
  • Lightweight, contoured sides make it easy to carry
  • Rubber feet allow for improved shock-absorption, reducing strain on joints.

CLUB BENEFITS:

  • User benefits and increases member engagement
  • Stack-ability saves up to 20% on storage requirements compared to other step systems and remove the need for storage racks
  • Circular pattern on deck makes surface easy to clean.
  • Enhanced user experience resulting in greater member engagement, satisfaction and support