Make and Keep New Year’s Resolutions

San Francisco – December 28, 2010 — With 2011 less than a week away, New Year’s resolutions are also just around the corner. Abvio Inc., the developer of iPhone fitness apps Runmeter, Cyclemeter and Walkmeter, believes that the mobile phone in your pocket and your computer may be two of the best fitness gadgets money can buy. In addition to Runmeter, Cyclemeter and Walkmeter, which all use GPS to track and continually record the time, location, distance, elevation, and speed of your runs, rides or walks, there are a number of low-cost or free apps in the Apple iTunes App Store, such as Lose It!, iFitness and DailyBurn which provide a combination of exercise training programs and calorie tracking features.

“Thanks to the advancements in smartphone technology, the iPhone fitness app market has exploded over the last two years,” said Steve Kusmer, co-founder of Abvio. “There are now many quality apps available to help people maintain their health and fitness. Our customers have used Runmeter, Cyclemeter, or Walkmeter to run their first marathon, complete their first century ride, or start a walking exercise program. All it takes is an iPhone and the desire to get fit.”

Also helpful in the effort to start a fitness program are web sites and social networks focused on fitness, such as dailymile.com, ridewithgps.com, mapmyfitness.com and trainingpeaks.com. According to Kusmer, “Don’t underestimate the importance of social community and its link to fitness. The motivation you receive from your friends and peers through these sites, along with Twitter and Facebook, help to keep you in the game and on track to achieve your fitness goals.”

About Runmeter, Cyclemeter and Walkmeter
Be the first to see what’s new in Runmeter, Cyclemeter and Walkmeter version 5.0 at Macworld, held January 26-29, 2011, at Moscone Center in San Francisco. Visit Abvio in the Mobile Apps Showcase (booth #818) and get a demo firsthand from company founders Kevin Wallace and Steve Kusmer.

Runmeter, Cyclemeter, and Walkmeter are built from the same core foundation, but come preconfigured for running, cycling or walking respectively. Abvio’s apps are the first to incorporate text-to-speech technology so users can hear replies to their workout-related status updates from their Twitter and Facebook communities. Spoken replies from friends, family, and coaches encourage and motivate users to go farther, faster and be healthier.

Abvio recently added Automatic Stop Detection and Calendar Sharing to all three apps. Automatic Stop Detection senses when movement stops and attributes time automatically to stopped time, so elapsed time and other statistics are measured only when you are moving. This feature adds more accuracy to workout tracking. Calendar Sharing makes it easier for users to share workouts with friends, family, coaches and personal trainers. It synchronizes workouts to the iPhone Calendar when a workout is completed or edited. The iPhone Calendar may be shared with iCal or Outlook, and with external calendars, such as Google Calendar or Microsoft Exchange.

Runmeter, Cyclemeter and Walkmeter are entirely iPhone-centric, require no web site login or monthly subscription and are completely ad-free. All three apps are available now on the Apple iTunes App Store (iTunes link) for $4.99 (US). For a product tour please visit www.abvio.com.

About Abvio Inc.
Abvio Inc. is a privately held, award-winning San Francisco-based iPhone application developer devoted entirely to building comprehensive, easy-to-use applications for fitness. Please visit www.abvio.com to find out more and follow us on Twitter: @Runmeter, @Cyclemeter and @Walkmeter.

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Media Contact:
Lori Scribner
Abvio Public Relations Representative
Phone: 619.993.1784
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December 28, 2010 at 11:34 am | Cycling, Running, Walking