Smart sport takes off in Monaco with MonaMove

Thanks to the MonaMove app and two smart fitness stations designed by former rugby player Sébastien Chabal, Monaco offers an original way to engage in sport for wellbeing.

Since December 2019, the sea walls at Monaco’s ports have been home to two smart fitness stations that can be used independently and are completely free.

“The MonaMove project lies at the heart of the Extended Monaco smart city programme. It uses digital technology to support sport for wellbeing in the Principality,” explains Frédéric Genta, Country Chief Officer for Attractiveness and the Digital Transition.

The 18 pieces of apparatus at each station, installed by Vivaciti, allow users to do pull-ups or press-ups on a bench, test their agility or take aim at a punching bag.

“Eventually, it could even be possible to challenge a person who’s online and training at a station in Lyon – to a bout on the punching bag, for example,” the former French international player has said.

With this unique combination of urban sports facilities and a smart digital world, MonaMove is the leading ‘phygital’ offer for sport.

Sébastien Chabal