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CardioCard: ECG Fitness Tracking
Fast, precise, on-site: CardioCard Fitness
ECG Fitness Tracking
Successful fitness training requires the right balance of exercise and recovery. Regular measurement of heart rate variability (HRV) shows individual training load and helps determine the ideal training intensity. With CardioCard fitness tracking, members of your gym or health center can measure HRV directly on-site. ECG-based heartbeat detection ensures reliable HRV measurements.
CardioCard makes the heartbeat visible
Simple ECG and HRV
In your gyms, health centers, and other sports facilities, CardioCard Fitness expands your customer offering. Use is completely self-guided. Your clients
- activate ECG recording simply by placing their fingers on the device.
- track their fitness progress based on their heart rate variability (HRV).
- receive alerts about potential overtraining.
- get a quick overview of their recorded ECGs.
- learn about their heartbeat and rhythm, and see the relevant metrics displayed.
CardioCard ECG Recording
...activate ECG recording simply by placing their fingers on the device.
CardioCard Heart Rate Variability
...track their fitness progress based on their heart rate variability (HRV).
CardioCard Fitness Assessment
...receive alerts about potential overtraining.
CardioCard ECG Collection
...get a quick overview of their recorded ECGs.
CardioCard ECG View
...learn about their heartbeat and rhythm, and see the relevant metrics displayed.
HRV: Fitness, Recovery, and Training Load
Heart Rate Variability
Heart rate variability (HRV) is an indicator of fitness, training load, and general stress. Low HRV values indicate overload, high values confirm training success. HRV is individual: it depends on age and sex, and differs even between similarly trained people.
CardioCard Fitness creates individual fitness curves for your members and highlights deviations from their baseline HRV. Members adjust training load if HRV drops and see progress confirmed by steadily rising HRV values.
StepTest: Fitness Check and V̇O₂ max
Step Test
With CardioCard Step Tests you check fitness via short step protocols followed by heart rate measurement. Taking age and sex into account you receive a fitness assessment. Tests for youth, adults, competitive athletes, and older clients provide the right challenge: step height, speed, and duration.
Step Test
CardioCard Step Tests: The quick fitness check
Step Test Selection
Choose the step test that fits you best
Step Test Animation
CardioCard guides your step frequency — both visually and acoustically
Step Test Measurement
After the test, measure your heart rate over the specified time interval
Step Test Evaluation
Based on the measurement, CardioCard assesses your fitness level
Step Test Progress
Repeat the step test over time to track your training progress!
- CardioCard Step Tests: The quick fitness check
- Choose the step test that fits you best
- CardioCard guides your step frequency — both visually and acoustically
- After the test, measure your heart rate over the specified time interval
- Based on the measurement, CardioCard assesses your fitness level
- Repeat the step test over time to track your training progress!
V̇O₂ max
The V̇O₂ max test estimates maximum oxygen uptake and assesses endurance capacity.
Coherent Breathing, Intensive Breathing, Relaxation
Coherent Breathing
Coherent breathing is a technique where breathing is consciously synchronized with heart rhythm to bring the body into a state of coherence. The breath rhythm is controlled and adjusted to a frequency that harmonizes with the heartbeat.
In all my breathing trainings I use CardioCard to make the effects of breathing exercises on the cardiovascular system and heart rate variability visible immediately. CardioCard guides the sessions, and participants see the effect on themselves. Always a big hit!
Breathing for Relaxation
CardioCard provides numerous relaxation breathing exercises, with instructions and live feedback.
🌟 Calming: Clarity
To cultivate deep clarity—and a sense of peace, calm, and stillness—alternate exhaling through the nose and mouth during this practice.
😰 Calming: Stage Fright
Dispel stage fright with sighs of relief and breath holds. During each sigh, release tension step by step across the body.
😟 Calming: Anxiety & Panic
In anxiety and panic, first regain control of your breath and slow it down.
😌 Physiological Sigh
Use the physiological sigh to settle or reduce stress.
😎 Clocking Off
Switch off and clear your head!
🧘 Brief Relaxation
Find the breathing rhythm that works for your quick reset.
Breathing for Activation
Quickly regain energy or build long-term vitality: CardioCard supports with many breathing routines.
🟥 Box Breathing
Divide the breath into four equal parts (box breathing) to calm the nervous system and keep control.
🐰 Bunny Breathing
Bunny breathing: a fast energy boost!
🔥 Breath of Fire
Clear your head and energize: Breath of Fire
😳️ Intensive with Holds
The perfect cold-plunge companion: strengthen your cardiovascular system with alternating breathing and hold phases.
ECG-Precise HRV and Heartbeat Detection
Heartbeat Detection
Automatic CardioCard Fitness heartbeat detection reliably finds ECG-visible heartbeats. Even in the presence of artifacts: AI-based detection is robust and handles noisy recordings.
Heart rate variability (HRV) measures changes in heart rhythm in the millisecond (ms) range. Typical values range from 20ms to 50ms and therefore require high precision. Besides ECG-based heartbeat detection, photoplethysmography (PPG, e.g. fitness bands) and even camera-based smartphone apps are common.ECG remains the gold standard and delivers the most precise values.
The Upgrade for Your Fitness Studio
The CardioCard Fitness Package
The CardioCard Fitness package contains everything for immediate start with fitness tracking and ECG recording.
CardioCard ECG Recorder
- Wireless
- Li-Ion battery, runtime: 4+ weeks
- Acoustic theft alarm, optional safety wire
CardioCard ECG Display and Stand
- Login via membership card (NFC) or QR code
- Online updates, backups (WiFi, Ethernet)
- Live ECG display
- 25.4cm / 10" adjustable display
- Holder for ECG recorder
- Integrated charger for recorder
- 220V power supply included
Contact Request
Want to know more about CardioCard? Contact us via email (info@gimmisys.de) or contact form
