Runtastic Transforms Smartphone Into World’s Best Cycling Computer

Today Runtastic (http://www.runtastic.com/), an innovative suite of apps, products and services that track and manage health and fitness data to motivate individuals to get in shape, stay healthy and improve overall fitness, announces the release of two new cycling apps. Launching for the first time on Android, and with new features on iOS, Runtastic Road Bike (http://www.runtastic.com/apps/android/roadbike/lite) and Mountain Bike (http://www.runtastic.com/apps/android/mountainbike/lite) apps transform users’ smartphones into the best cycling computers on the market.

“Whether you’re a leisure rider, amateur racer or professional cyclist, the Runtastic Road Bike and Mountain Bike apps incorporate all of the features you need to track your rides and improve your performance,” said Florian Gschwandtner, CEO of Runtastic.

Smartphones Become Cycling Computers

Runtastic Road Bike and Mountain Bike apps track critical performance metrics such as distance traveled, speed, elevation gain/loss, rate of climb, calories burned and pace. The apps are highly customizable, allowing users to configure personalized dashboards, detailed live mapping of each ride and cheering features. A new Route Search feature is also being launched to help users find or create new routes that can be saved in the app.

Fitness Site and Social Sharing

The new bike apps automatically upload statistics from each completed workout to users’ personal profiles on Runtastic.com, a social fitness site where users can view online training logs, get detailed data analysis and compare rides with others. Users can also share their progress via e-mail or by posting to social media accounts, including Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.

The Road Bike and Mountain Bike apps are new additions to Runtastic’s extensive portfolio of apps that help users meet their personal fitness goals. Whether you’re a climber, runner, gym rat or soccer mom, there is an app that can help you track, monitor and analyze your activities, including Runtastic (http://www.runtastic.com/en/apps/runtastic), Pedometer (http://www.runtastic.com/en/apps/pedometer), Heart Rate and Strength & Toning (http://www.runtastic.com/en/pumpit).

The Runtastic Road Bike and Mountain Bike apps are now available in the App Store and Google Play: Road Bike for iOS (http://www.runtastic.com/apps/iphone/roadbike/lite), Road Bike for Android, Mountain Bike for iOS (http://www.runtastic.com/apps/iphone/mountainbike/lite) and Mountain Bike for Android.

About Runtastic

Founded in 2009, Runtastic has rapidly grown into an innovative suite of apps, products and services that track and manage health and fitness data to motivate individuals to get in shape, stay healthy and improve overall fitness. With more than 24 million downloads and 9.5 million registered users worldwide, Runtastic’s mobile applications track distance, speed, pace, time, heart rate, calorie consumption and route traveled (via maps) when running, biking or engaging in other exercise activities.

The results can then be viewed directly within the app, via Runtastic GPS devices or on Runtastic.com where users can view their online training log, get detailed data analysis and compare with others. Whether you are a novice or an athlete, Runtastic makes exercise easy and fun. Runtastic is available on iPhone, Android, Windows Phone and BlackBerry. Additional information can be found at www.runtastic.com or you can follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/runtastic), Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/runtastic) or Google+ (https://plus.google.com/u/0/+runtastic/posts).

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World's First Travel Beverage!

Previously you had to fly 24hrs in business or first class to Australia on Qantas to drink Balance Travel. Upon arrival in Australia you might also see Balance Travel at an Intercontinental or Four Seasons Hotel. Now Balance Travel will be available in the US via a new partnership with the Wyndham Hotel Group. Balance Travel is a unique refreshing beverage that contains US alpine spring water and Australian flower essences to help with the physical and emotional fatigue issues of traveling such as jet lag, dehydration and poor rest.

Balance Travel, created in 2007 in Sydney, Australia was the first of its kind to market and created the category of travel beverages. It is part of the Balance range of five varieties which also includes Mind, Relax, Refresh, and Digest.

Balance uses organic flowers that grow wild in extremely remote parts of Australia. The combination of flowers gives the different varieties their specific natural functions. The flowers are added to locally sourced spring water in Northern California and the Catskills, New York. The Balance range is refreshingly non-flavored with zero calories, sweeteners or preservatives. Just flowers and spring water. It is part of a growing movement in the beverage industry known as 'real' beverages.

Wyndham Hotel Group will be offering Balance Travel to their Gold Status members upon check in at select Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Wyndham Garden and the Wyndham Grand Collection properties as a way of showing appreciation for their loyalty.

"Having an all natural, and non-flavored beverage that helps with travel fatigue is important to a growing number of premium travel destinations" said Hilary Scott, Sales Director at Balance. "There is an increasing demand from today's travelers for alternatives to sugary beverages. They want beverages that are healthy, real and relevant to them and addressing their situation at the time. Groups such as the Wyndham Hotel Group are leading the way."

Balance is expanding quickly in the travel industry. Balance Travel is now available at properties within the portfolios of Intercontinental Hotels Group, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Wyndham Hotel Group, and Morgan Hotels Group. In addition Balance Travel can be found in many other boutique and premium properties in Australia,

About Balance Water:
Balance Water is a small, fast growing, privately held company headquartered in New York with offices in Sydney, Australia and Cologne, Germany. Balance Water created the category of functional non-flavored by adding hand picked flowers growing wild in some of the most remote parts of Australia to spring water. In the US alpine spring water is sourced locally in Sierra Nevada, CA and the Catskill mountains, NY. Balance does not ship finished product around the world. Balance bottles locally wherever it is sold. Balance Water is a strong supporter of health, environment and social justice organizations. Some of these include, 1 Billion Rising, Tibet House, Global Poverty Project, Lymphoma and Leukemia Society, Breast Cancer (Memorial Sloan Kettering) and the National Aboriginal Health Organization.

Some of these organizations include, 1 Billion Rising, Tibet House, Global Poverty Project, Lymphoma and Leukemia Society, Breast Cancer (Memorial Sloan Kettering) and the National Aboriginal Health Organization. Balance was voted Best Functional Water at the 2012 International Water awards in Barcelona and also collecting sustainability awards. www.drinkbalance.com.

Key Balance Points:
Functional - helps restore the body's natural cycles during and after travel.

Environmental - eco-friendly packaging (recycled, recyclable, local). The main symbol is designed around an Aboriginal Walkabout, where footprints enter an area, walk around exploring without crossing themselves and then leave.

Local the spring water is from California and New York

Unique - contains flower essences handpicked from the remote and pristine Australian outback

Premium global brand

Non-flavored - broadest possible appeal

Great Taste - easy to drink and digest, clean crisp taste, from high altitude source

Exclusive to hotels, airports, and airlines - not available in retail and convenience stores

Contact: Kristen Vahsen, kv@drinkbalanc.com, 203-981-4384

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