The fitness industry honors are in addition to recent honors from the Industrial Designer's Society of America and Business Week's IDEA international product design competition, which granted bronze honors to a Precor design that seamlessly integrates Cardio Theater personal viewing screens and Precor cardio equipment.

"Each year, personal entertainment plays a more significant role in determining whether a fitness facility's workout experience is pleasurable or a chore," said Brian Wilson, director of marketing for Precor's Entertainment & Services Division. "Whether the entertainment comes from a personal digital player or the club, the system has to consistently deliver a great picture while withstanding a very harsh environment, and Cardio Theater products have a proven track record of doing just that."

The Cardio Theater product line features 15" and 12" Personal Viewing Screens, wired and wireless entertainment systems, as well as accessories, such as earphones, all designed specifically for heavy use in the harsh, commercial fitness facility environment.

About Cardio Theater

Founded in 1989, Cardio Theater sets the global standard for exercise entertainment with a range of wired and wireless, personal and group audio and video systems that entertain and inform exercisers in fitness clubs and facilities. In 2004, Cardio Theater was acquired by Precor, and in 2006 became a central element of Precor's newly formed Entertainment & Services Division.

Founded in the Seattle area in 1980, Precor today operates production, distribution and headquarters facilities near Seattle, with offices in the UK, Germany, Benelux, Spain, France, Switzerland, Austria, Japan and China. Engineered to move the way you move, Precor sets the global standard for fluid, natural, low-impact workout experience. Precor is a subsidiary of Amer Sports Corp. (www.amersports.com), the world's largest sports equipment company, with internationally recognized brands Wilson, Atomic, Suunto, Precor, Salomon and Mavic.