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Paul Francis, founder and CEO of OYO Fitness, tells Tonya Hall about the unique challenges that come with implementing a way for individuals in space to workout.  FOLLOW US  - Subscribe to ZDNet on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2HzQmyf - Watch more ZDNet videos: http://zd.net/2Hzw9Zy - Follow ZDNet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZDNet - Follow ZDNet on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZDNet - Follow ZDNet on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ZDNet_CBSi - Follow ZDNet on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zdnet-com/ - Follow ZDNet on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/zdnet_cbsi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Art of the Kickstart, we interviewed Graham Ripple, COO of OYO Fitness, makers of the full-body, portable gyms. Weighing under 3 lbs, yet providing up to 40 lbs of resistance, OYO NOVA Gym and OYO Personal Gym are the 1st and 2nd most funded fitness products in Kickstarter history, respectively. Listen in and learn about OYO Fitness' product development journeys and how it obtained enormous success on Kickstarter. Topics Discussed and Key Crowdfunding Takeaways The development of SpiraFlex technology used by NASA and the inspiration behind OYO Fitness Why they used crowdfunding as a means of market validation The marketing preparation techniques they used for both Kickstarter campaigns and how they differed The importance of omnichannel ecommerce and crowdfunding storytelling Their operational plan for fulfilling such a large number of backers Links OYO NOVA Gym on Kickstarter OYO NOVA Gym on Indiegogo OYO Fitness Sponsors Art of the Kickstart is honored to be sponsored by The Gadget Flow, a product discovery platform that helps you discover, save, and buy awesome products. The Gadget Flow is the ultimate buyer's guide for cool luxury gadgets and creative gifts. Click here to learn more and list your product - use coupon code ATOKK16 for 20% off! Transcript

Nick Bolton talks about Oyo Fitness in The Fitness Blitz Podcast. Nick Bolton is a celebrity fitness trainer and the director of fitness for OYO Fitness and NinjaCross Systems. To learn more about The Fitness Blitz podcast, please visit: https://www.fitnessprofessionalonline.com/the-fitness-blitz-podcast/

Dick Wilson & Loy Edge chat with the inventor, pilot, architect, and entrepreneur Paul Francis about the birth of the OYO Fitness system and how his invention idea "went to space!"

Episode 004 - NASA Spinoffs FUN FACT OF THE DAY: THERE MAY BE A PLANET MADE OUT OF DIAMONDS. As space facts go, this is pretty impressive. Research by Yale University scientists suggests that a rocky planet called 55 Cancri e — which has a radius twice Earth’s, and a mass eight times greater – may have a surface made up of graphite and diamond. It’s 40 light years away but visible to the naked eye in the constellation of Cancer.   Contest Reminder Shout out to Gwydion 16 year old from North Whales hoping to study Astrophysics at University and go on to cool Space Stuff after that   News: NASA will fly you to the sun — or at least your name. Now until April 27, NASA is accepting online submissions to be sent on the Parker Solar Probe all the way to the sun. Learn more and add your name to the mission here: http://go.nasa.gov/HotTicket   China’s Space Station is crashing to Earth If you haven’t heard, Tiangong-1 launched in 2011 as China's first space laboratory, a first step to a permanent space station. For about five years, it orbited Earth and acted as a base for three missions for the Chinese National Space Administration. In September 2016, however, Chinese officials announced that they had lost control of the station, meaning it would eventually come hurtling back to Earth. Exactly when or where it would do so was a mystery. We’ve now learned that the 9.5 ton Heavenly Palace is expected to sometime in the next few weeks in Spain, Portugal, France, and maybe even Greece.   Todays Topic: Spinoffs Tony what are spinoffs?   Inside 2018 Spinoffs Since 2976, Spinoff has anually profiled an average of 50 commercial technologies with origins in NASA missions and research. You can download these issues at spinoff.nasa.gov   Weightless “Weight” Lifting Builds Muscle on Earth   In zero gravity, the human body quickly loses significant muscle and bone mass, making a rigorous workout schedule crucial to long-term health. OYO Fitness founder Paul Francis worked with NASA to develop a resistive exercise device for the astronauts to use in space. The innovation led to several lines of Earth-bound exercise devices, most recently OYO Fitness’ DoubleFlex Silver portable gym. Francis describes the DoubleFlex as the world’s only exercise device that applies resistance to both sides of muscle groups in one motion, enabling balanced bodybuilding in half the time. “Combining strength with movement, without weight or momentum, our portable gym is the new way to get fit anywhere, anytime,” he says.   Space-Grade Insulation Keeps Beer Colder on Earth   KegSheet beer keg insulators made with multilayer reflective thin-film insulation pioneered by NASA, are not just effective but also lightweight and low-mass, folding up small enough to fit in a back pocket. KegSheets began showing up at retailers, mostly around Philadelphia, in late summer of 2016, going for anywhere from $8 to $15. Most Famous Spinoffs Digital Image Sensors Whether you are using a DSLR camera, your cell phone, or a GoPro, you’re using NASA technology. The CMOS active pixel sensor in most digital cameras was invented when NASA needed to miniaturize cameras for missions to other planets. Related Myth: Didn’t NASA also invent the MRI?? CAT SCAN??? No, actually NASA did not invent it, but this active pixel sensor that was originally made to enhance images from the Moon and that was implemented in these cameras, was also used to improve images of the organs in the human body for diagnostic purposes. Two techniques that were improved by this spinoff were the CAT Scan and the MRI Enriched Baby Formula   While developing life support systems for Mars missions, NASA-funded researchers discovered a natural source for an omega-3 fatty acid that is now incorporated into more than 90 percent of baby formulas on the market.   Winglets Upturned tips of wings known as “winglets.” Winglets are used by nearly all modern aircraft and have saved many billions of dollars in fuel costs. GPS Before NASA, GPS data could be inaccurate by as much as 15 meters (50 feet)due to uncertainty of GPS satellites’ positions, drift in satellite clocks and interference from Earth’s atmosphere. In the 1990s, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) developed software to correct these uncertainties. This technology now supports all the world’s major precision-GPS providers with corrective data, enabling accuracy up to within five centimeters.   Memory Foam Created to keep test pilots cushioned during flights. Today, we use it for beds, couches, chairs, shoes, movie theater seats , and football helmets. Advanced Water Filtration Even though we’ve recently discovered water on the Moon and on Mars, these planets are still considered deserts. Every drop must be recycled and reused. A nanofiber filter created to purify water in orbit aboard the ISS is currently at work on Earth in devices that supply water to remote villages as well as in a water bottle that lets hikers and adventurers gather water from streams and lakes and filter it right there in there bottle. Invisible Braces A company working with NASA invented the translucent ceramic that became “invisible” braces, which went on to become one of the best-selling orthodontic products of all time. Cochlear Implants   Adam Kissiah, an engineer at Kennedy Space Center who was hearing impaired used his NASA experience from work in the Space Shuttle Program to develop a hearing aid that worked by electric impulses rather than sound amplification.   Dustbuster/ Cordless Tools One of the most successful commercial spinoffs of space When astronauts in the Apollo program needed to bring tools far away from the lander, NASA made them cordless tools. All of the screwdrivers you see when you walk into Home Depot exist because of this The most popular spinoff being the Dustbuster cordless vacuum.   Laptop In November 1983, NASA flew a nine-day space shuttle mission that marked the space debut of SPOC, the Shuttle Portable Onboard Computer… or, the first laptop. Since then, computer companies have all used this technology.   Freeze Drying When NASA was creating food for astronauts to eat in space, they worked with Nestle to come up with Freeze Drying – a process that involves dehydration of food to make it more convenient for transport, but is now used commercially with fruit and even insects..   Scratch-resistant Lenses To withstand to harsh environments of space, NASA developed a diamond-like carbon coating for the Astronauts visors. This was eventually spunoff to the sunglasses industry and most higher quality sungalasses are coated with this.   Joystick This computer gaming device was first used on the Apollo Lunar Rover. However, gaming wasn’t it’s first spinoff application. In 1972, a paraplegic named Tom Wertz noticed Apollo astronauts driving the Lunar Rover with the joystick of their time, known as the T-bar. After testing himself, he realized that if this could be adapted to cars, it would help the handicapped population immensely. After nearly 10 years in development NASA and the Department of Veterans Affairs developed a joystick called Unistik, that was installed to control a Ford van. NOT NASA -Mistakenly Attributed Items The following is a list of technologies sometimes mistakenly attributed directly to NASA. In many cases, NASA popularized technology or aided its development, which ultimately resulted in the technology's creation. Tang juice powder - Tang was developed by General Foods in 1957, and it has been for sale since 1959. It was used in the multiple space missions, which gave brand awareness to it. Barcodes - The barcode was invented in 1948. However, NASA developed a type of barcode that could endure in space environments. Space Pen - An urban legend states that NASA spent a large amount of money to develop a pen that would write in space (the result purportedly being the Fisher Space Pen), while the Soviets used pencils. While NASA did spend funds to create a pen to work in space, the project was cancelled due to public opposition, and U.S. astronauts used pencils until the Fisher space pen was invented by a third party. Velcro - Velcro is a Swiss invention from the 1940s. Velcro was used during the Apollo missions to anchor equipment for astronauts; it is used for convenience in zero gravity situations.   CONTEST ENDS THIS WEEK! Subscribe and Review for a chance to win: Space, But Messier! Shirt Space, But Messier! Mug Space, But Messier! Stickers

Our guest today is Paul Francis. When Francis read about NASA's problem with astronauts exercising in space, he contacted the agency about a technology he had developed using resistance instead of weights. He later licensed that SpiraFlex technology to Nautilus, and they used it to develop the Bowflex Revolution home gym. Francis came up with a way to miniaturize the components and launch OYO Fitness, which offers the DoubleFlex Portable Gym and a follow-up product called DoubleFlex Black. Listen in to Francis' path from inventor to business owner. Visit the archives to listen to all the Smart Companies Thinking Bigger episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Studies show resistance training can be a “fountain of youth”, building bone and muscle, burning fat, and making you feel better, look younger, and live longer. OYO Fitness uses patented SpiraFlex technology to create resistive exercise products that are lightweight, compact, and provide the same benefits as free weights, without the weights.Paul Francis, OYO Fitness CEO and Inventor of Spiraflex and DoubleFlex, left the architectural profession and has been an inventor for 31 years (over 20 US and 32 foreign patents), launching innovative products in the hardware, personal care and fitness industries. In addition to managing development, production and marketing/sales, he has also demonstrated his inventions on QVC (US, Canada, Europe), HSN and created the television commercials. His company SpiraFlex, Inc. developed the Bowflex Revolution home gym (200 million in sales) and NASA’s Resistive Exercise Device on the International Space Station.He founded OYO Fitness and launched the DoubleFlex portable gym in January of 2016. “I founded OYO Fitness to build a company that provides effective, fun, fitness solutions that eliminate barriers to achieving and maintaining health. Studies show resistance training builds bone and muscle, burns fat and makes you feel better, look younger and live longer. Our OYO team strives to create innovative products you can get fit with OYO (On Your Own), that help you meet and beat life’s challenges!”In addition to the original DoubleFlex, Paul has just spearheaded the OYO Fitness® Kickstarter campaign for the new DoubleFlex® Black, a predecessor to the original DoubleFlex. With a crowdfunding goal of $30,000, OYO Fitness met and surpassed their Kickstarter goal in less than a week.The DoubleFlex Black is the second in the DoubleFlex product line, which improves on its predecessor’s lightweight, handheld design. The DoubleFlex is specifically designed to provide an effective total body workout; the all-in-one fitness unit allows for both adduction and abduction – opening and closing motions – exercises, which target opposing muscle groups in the same movement in order to balance muscle growth and development.air date: 12/30/16

Studies show resistance training can be a “fountain of youth”, building bone and muscle, burning fat, and making you feel better, look younger, and live longer. OYO Fitness uses patented SpiraFlex technology to create resistive exercise products that are lightweight, compact, and provide the same benefits as free weights, without the weights.Paul Francis, OYO Fitness CEO and Inventor of Spiraflex and DoubleFlex, left the architectural profession and has been an inventor for 31 years (over 20 US and 32 foreign patents), launching innovative products in the hardware, personal care and fitness industries. In addition to managing development, production and marketing/sales, he has also demonstrated his inventions on QVC (US, Canada, Europe), HSN and created the television commercials. His company SpiraFlex, Inc. developed the Bowflex Revolution home gym (200 million in sales) and NASA’s Resistive Exercise Device on the International Space Station.He founded OYO Fitness and launched the DoubleFlex portable gym in January of 2016. “I founded OYO Fitness to build a company that provides effective, fun, fitness solutions that eliminate barriers to achieving and maintaining health. Studies show resistance training builds bone and muscle, burns fat and makes you feel better, look younger and live longer. Our OYO team strives to create innovative products you can get fit with OYO (On Your Own), that help you meet and beat life’s challenges!”In addition to the original DoubleFlex, Paul has just spearheaded the OYO Fitness® Kickstarter campaign for the new DoubleFlex® Black, a predecessor to the original DoubleFlex. With a crowdfunding goal of $30,000, OYO Fitness met and surpassed their Kickstarter goal in less than a week.The DoubleFlex Black is the second in the DoubleFlex product line, which improves on its predecessor’s lightweight, handheld design. The DoubleFlex is specifically designed to provide an effective total body workout; the all-in-one fitness unit allows for both adduction and abduction – opening and closing motions – exercises, which target opposing muscle groups in the same movement in order to balance muscle growth and development.air date: 12/30/16

Studies show resistance training can be a “fountain of youth”, building bone and muscle, burning fat, and making you feel better, look younger, and live longer. OYO Fitness uses patented SpiraFlex technology to create resistive exercise products that are lightweight, compact, and provide the same benefits as free weights, without the weights. Paul Francis, OYO Fitness CEO and Inventor of Spiraflex and DoubleFlex, left the architectural profession and has been an inventor for 31 years (over 20 US and 32 foreign patents), launching innovative products in the hardware, personal care and fitness industries. In addition to managing development, production and marketing/sales, he has also demonstrated his inventions on QVC (US, Canada, Europe), HSN and created the television commercials. His company SpiraFlex, Inc. developed the Bowflex Revolution home gym (200 million in sales) and NASA’s Resistive Exercise Device on the International Space Station. He founded OYO Fitness and launched the DoubleFlex portable gym in January of 2016. “I founded OYO Fitness to build a company that provides effective, fun, fitness solutions that eliminate barriers to achieving and maintaining health. Studies show resistance training builds bone and muscle, burns fat and makes you feel better, look younger and live longer. Our OYO team strives to create innovative products you can get fit with OYO (On Your Own), that help you meet and beat life’s challenges!” In addition to the original DoubleFlex, Paul has just spearheaded the OYO Fitness® Kickstarter campaign for the new DoubleFlex® Black, a predecessor to the original DoubleFlex. With a crowdfunding goal of $30,000, OYO Fitness met and surpassed their Kickstarter goal in less than a week. The DoubleFlex Black is the second in the DoubleFlex product line, which improves on its predecessor’s lightweight, handheld design. The DoubleFlex is specifically designed to provide an effective total body workout; the all-in-one fitness unit allows for both adduction and abduction – opening and closing motions – exercises, which target opposing muscle groups in the same movement in order to balance muscle growth and development. air date: 12/30/16

Studies show resistance training can be a “fountain of youth”, building bone and muscle, burning fat, and making you feel better, look younger, and live longer. OYO Fitness uses patented SpiraFlex technology to create resistive exercise products that are lightweight, compact, and provide the same benefits as free weights, without the weights. Paul Francis, OYO Fitness CEO and Inventor of Spiraflex and DoubleFlex, left the architectural profession and has been an inventor for 31 years (over 20 US and 32 foreign patents), launching innovative products in the hardware, personal care and fitness industries. In addition to managing development, production and marketing/sales, he has also demonstrated his inventions on QVC (US, Canada, Europe), HSN and created the television commercials. His company SpiraFlex, Inc. developed the Bowflex Revolution home gym (200 million in sales) and NASA’s Resistive Exercise Device on the International Space Station. He founded OYO Fitness and launched the DoubleFlex portable gym in January of 2016. “I founded OYO Fitness to build a company that provides effective, fun, fitness solutions that eliminate barriers to achieving and maintaining health. Studies show resistance training builds bone and muscle, burns fat and makes you feel better, look younger and live longer. Our OYO team strives to create innovative products you can get fit with OYO (On Your Own), that help you meet and beat life’s challenges!” In addition to the original DoubleFlex, Paul has just spearheaded the OYO Fitness® Kickstarter campaign for the new DoubleFlex® Black, a predecessor to the original DoubleFlex. With a crowdfunding goal of $30,000, OYO Fitness met and surpassed their Kickstarter goal in less than a week. The DoubleFlex Black is the second in the DoubleFlex product line, which improves on its predecessor’s lightweight, handheld design. The DoubleFlex is specifically designed to provide an effective total body workout; the all-in-one fitness unit allows for both adduction and abduction – opening and closing motions – exercises, which target opposing muscle groups in the same movement in order to balance muscle growth and development. air date: 12/30/16