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Garmin in collaborationwith MTN Nigeria partner to introduce a range of world class health and fitnessdevices to help boost fitness standards while maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
There is an increased focus around the world to behealthy and more active, and through innovation and technology Garmin created arange of wellness devices that enrich the lives of our customers throughwearable location and communications technology.
According to a statement from Germin, there arealso range of watches track, monitor and record daily health activities tomotivate one towards a healthier lifestyle. “Some are also smart devices thatpair via Bluetooth® with your smartphone to receive current weather conditions,forecasts, voice call/text message notifications, emails and more – right onyour Garmin fitness device.
“Our Garmin watches support various mobile devicesoperating on the Android, iOS or Microsoft platforms giving all Nigeriancustomers the chance to get fit and healthy while staying connected” said theBusiness Development Manager for Garmin Sub-Saharan Africa, Mike Clarke.
Germin who is a global leader in satellitenavigation through, said Garmin’s mobile app, Garmin Connect Mobile,members are able to review, analyse and share their activities right from theirsmart phone device, just as one focuses on his/her fitness and healthy livinggoals as all the data to be relied on, are easily retrieved and viewed on theapp.
“Building off of our partnership and recent launchwith MTN Ghana, we are excited to extend our footprint in Africa and partnerwith the leading telecommunications provider to bring these innovativesolutions into Nigeria where we have seen an increasing interest and adoptionof healthy lifestyles by many people” said Jenna Chisnall, Marcomms Manager ofSub-Saharan Africa.
“Products include the vivoFit3, your first step to wellness tracking your dailyactivity and sleep patterns, vivoSmart HR receives smart notifications with Wrist-based HeartRate plus GPS. vivoActive HR a lightweight smartwatch with built-in Garmin sportsapps that you can wear every day. Forerunner 35 running watch with inbuilt activity tracker and Fenix3 sapphire HR the ultimate outdoor adventure watch withadvanced training metrics. Garmin Index smart scale that measures weight, body mass index (BMI), bodyfat/water percentage, bone and muscle mass. All of these devices connect toyour phone allowing you to wirelessly sync data to Garmin Connect Mobile app.
“In partnership with MTN, these wearable techwatches will be made available through selected MTN Service Centres in Lagos,Port Harcourt and Abuja. “Each new customer will be delighted to know that withevery Garmin device purchased they will receive 300MB monthly for 3 months fromMTN to get them on their way to a healthier lifestyle” says MTN CMO, Rahul De.
“As the authorised Distributor, Multitek Group iswhere customers can have peace of mind knowing that they have the service andsupport that the Garmin brand is famous for around the world. Multitek Trainedsales consultants will be on hand inside select MTN stores to offer the salessupport and motivation for Nigerians to achieve a healthier lifestyle and#BeatYesterday the Garmin way with MTN”, it added.
