Qiao Liang started his livestream and headed to the Tuoguan Fitness gym near his residence.

He wasn’t a member, but that didn’t matter. With his status as a loyal Tenda user, simply flashing his OTTO smartphone would be enough to try out the Smart Fitness Clothes Rack without any issues.

He had also brought his tablet, planning to run the game on it while using the tablet’s front camera to stream himself working out. The two screens could be overlaid together—the Rabbit Tail livestreaming app supported this feature, and both screen sizes could be adjusted, so there was nothing to worry about.

Upon arriving at the gym, Qiao Liang explained his intentions to the fitness trainer.

When the trainer heard that this person was Mr. Pei’s close friend, the famous Qiao Laoshi, he immediately gave his full attention and nodded: “Of course, right this way, please.”

He then led Qiao Liang to a specific area of the gym.

Qiao Liang was surprised: “So many devices? And televisions too?”

In a prime central location of the gym, six Smart Fitness Clothes Racks were arranged neatly in a row.

The wall opposite these devices was lined with televisions, one for each rack.

The TVs weren’t particularly large—55 inches—but they were perfectly adequate for the viewing distance.

These televisions were clearly high-end models from well-known international brands, guaranteeing excellent picture quality.

Seeing this setup, Qiao Liang was somewhat surprised.

He had assumed that Tuoguan Fitness would probably only have one Smart Fitness Clothes Rack, likely tucked away in a corner without a TV or any other accompanying equipment.

After all, Tuoguan Fitness had its own core business with plenty of professional fitness equipment—why would they need so many Smart Fitness Clothes Racks?

The trainer hesitated for a moment, then admitted somewhat embarrassingly: “Actually, we only had one of these things originally.”

“But when Mr. Pei came to inspect our flagship store a few days ago, he discovered we had only placed one unit and nobody was using it. He was very displeased. He mandated that all locations must have at least five or six units, each equipped with a television.”

“We had to go to great lengths to make space and set up these cra—ahem, equipment.”

The fitness trainer almost slipped and called them “these crappy things.”

Tenda employees, known for their honesty.

Clearly, not all staff at Tuoguan Fitness understood the benefits of this equipment.

Although Guo Licheng had participated in developing this device, the other trainers at the gym had no involvement with such matters.

Tuoguan Fitness had already opened many branch locations, and given the staff’s level of involvement, they likely had no idea that this equipment came with a game. They only saw that the device had been set up but remained unused while taking up valuable space, which caused some dissatisfaction.

Even though it was their own product, these fitness trainers still preferred professional fitness equipment—that much was obvious.

Qiao Liang detected the employee’s dissatisfaction and smiled: “That’s because you haven’t grasped Mr. Pei’s profound vision. Let me show you.”

“Once you understand, you might not be far from becoming the manager of this location.”

With a smile on his face, Qiao Liang chose one of the Smart Fitness Clothes Racks, sat down, turned on the TV, and cast from his phone.

The fitness trainer couldn’t help but watch curiously from the side.

On one hand, Qiao Liang had special status, and he needed to provide good service to Mr. Pei’s friend. On the other hand, he was curious about what Qiao Liang had meant.

What did he mean by not grasping Mr. Pei’s profound vision? Why would understanding it bring him closer to becoming the manager?

Could this somewhat awkward-looking contraption actually have some unique merits?

Qiao Liang first searched for and connected to the Smart Fitness Clothes Rack via Bluetooth, then opened the game and clicked the “Professional Version” button on the title screen.

There weren’t many additional prompts, just a simple change in the interface style, but many explanatory elements appeared, and the workout movements were completely different.

When changing exercises, detailed instruction pages would appear in the game, showing the current configuration of the Smart Fitness Clothes Rack and which parts needed to be adjusted for the next exercise. As Qiao Liang adjusted each component, the screen would display the changes in real-time, making the process incredibly intuitive and precise.

The first exercise Qiao Liang performed was a chest fly.

The fitness trainer stood nearby, noticing that Qiao Liang was clearly a beginner with no fitness background. He wanted to offer some guidance to prevent improper form that would reduce the effectiveness of the workout.

However, after several attempts, he surprisingly couldn’t find an opportunity to speak up!

The game character on the screen had already covered almost everything he wanted to say!

For instance, at the beginning, the trainer wanted to remind Qiao Liang to adjust the weight appropriately rather than foolishly trying to show off by adding too much weight at once, emphasizing that finding a suitable weight was most important.

But he realized he didn’t need to say anything.

The game character would assess Qiao Liang’s physical condition based on the height, weight, and training history information he had entered at the start. It would then have Qiao Liang try three different weight settings and determine whether the current weight was appropriate based on how long it took him to pull the weights and his own feedback.

While Qiao Liang was adjusting the equipment or changing weights, the game character would also explain professional fitness knowledge, covering everything from fundamental fitness concepts to the specific details of certain movements.

The fitness trainer watched from the side, somewhat dumbfounded.

He suddenly felt as if he might be out of a job…

Although Tuoguan Fitness didn’t offer personal training services, as a trainer, he was still responsible for guiding newcomers.

But this trainer discovered that the game character had perfectly replaced his role!

Of course, complete replacement was impossible—no matter how intelligent a game program might be, it couldn’t match a real person. Still, it covered at least 70-80% of what he would do.

Fitness can be complex or simple depending on how you look at it, and many basic theories don’t change much and are generally universal.

The game character also had one advantage: it never got annoyed or displayed a bad attitude.

Even if a player made the same mistake a hundred times, the game character would still patiently provide guidance and instruction. This kind of patience was something no human could maintain.

This would clearly help people who felt uncomfortable interacting with trainers to let down their guard and reduce their sense of distance, as dealing with a game character was much simpler than dealing with an actual person.

Qiao Liang quickly became immersed in the game. He discovered that playing “Fitness Battle” with the Smart Fitness Clothes Rack was a completely different experience from playing on a phone!

When playing on a phone, the movements were basically just going through the motions, simply moving limbs to earn calorie coins. The enjoyable aspects of the game were concentrated on clearing levels and earning rewards.

But playing with the Smart Fitness Clothes Rack was entirely different.

Depending on how well the movements were performed, the game character would provide different feedback. For instance, if movements were too fast, it would ask if the weight was too light and encourage the player to perform the movements properly rather than just focusing on quantity. If movements were too slow or the player was clearly struggling, it would suggest reducing the weight or taking a short break.

When a movement was performed perfectly, the game character would provide special voice feedback and praise animations.

In other words, when playing this game with the Smart Fitness Clothes Rack, every movement received feedback. Performing a particularly correct movement would earn special praise from the character along with extra calorie coins, and consecutive perfect movements would provide additional calorie coin bonuses.

None of these features were available in the regular version.

Following the system’s prompts, Qiao Liang continuously changed exercises, finishing chest exercises before moving on to back exercises, and then to other body parts.

Fitness requires proper methodology. Generally, experienced practitioners create workout plans—for example, focusing on chest one day, then legs the next day instead of chest again.

This is because after training a muscle group to exhaustion, those muscles might not have recovered by the next day, making further training less effective. Allowing these muscles to rest fully while alternating between different muscle groups yields better results.

“Fitness Battle” had clearly taken this principle into account. The workout tasks the system arranged for Qiao Liang followed this principle, and the schedule could be viewed at any time and freely adjusted according to personal preference.

Qiao Liang was so engrossed in his workout that he couldn’t keep up with the livestream chat comments, only seeing streams of messages scrolling by.

Clearly, the viewers in his livestream were just as shocked as the fitness trainer standing beside him!

“Oh my god! How is lazy Qiao working out with such enthusiasm?”

“Watching this makes me want to try it too!”

“Wonder how long Qiao can keep this up. With his short attention span, he’ll probably forget all about this by tomorrow.”

“Not necessarily! This game has clearly made many efforts to prevent players from giving up halfway, like character development and other content—the motivation seems quite strong.”

“The instructions are so detailed. This is completely different from the regular version I’ve been playing!”

“What’s that trainer doing just standing there? Observing?”

“I’m feeling tempted to place an order, what should I do?”

“Don’t rush! Hang in there! If you really can’t resist, go to a nearby Tuoguan Fitness to try it first. It’s not too late to make the purchase after experiencing it!”

The livestream viewers had clearly developed a strong interest in this fitness equipment.

Meanwhile, in the gym, many members had noticed the game Qiao Liang was playing and curiously gathered around.

After watching for a while, they abandoned their planned workouts for the day and started using the other Smart Fitness Clothes Racks.

“Trainer, how do I use this?”

“Where do I download the game?”

“How do I connect to the equipment?”

Faced with members’ questions, the trainer hurried to answer them one by one, busy helping them set up the devices.

The previously quiet “Smart Fitness Zone” suddenly became lively!