You may have read that i’m currently on a bit of a fitness drive and have enlisted a variety of useful gizmos to make it just a little easier. This week I started using the Fitbit One, a wireless activity and sleep tracker to automatically log your steps, stairs climbed, calories burnt and even your sleep patterns! Although this is super exciting for me, it’s not that great for you – or is it? Win a Fitbit One worth £79.99 Fitbit has honed their ‘One’ over the past few years after huge success with their...
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Is life too much for you? It can be tough juggling family and work commitments with getting enough exercise and eating well but who would have expected the solution to be something you put on your wrist? It works 24 hours a day and the only way of cheating it would be to slip off the wristband while you scoff a giant burger or then grab a quick kip. How Many Steps in a Day? It measures how many steps you take in a day, the movement the band senses, how long it takes you to get to sleep and how long you sleep for. You only need to take...
It used to be that the most we could do to stay fit while at work was to only eat one doughnut instead of two. That has now changed, and products such as the Fit@Work Fitness Chair now give office workers a great chance to do some exercises while they are typing away. If you would like to stay fit but can’t afford the time away from your desk then this could the ideal solution. How Does It Work? This office chair has been designed to allow users to carry out a pretty comprehensive range of exercises, from crunches to arm exercises and...
Apparently, lifting dumbbells is not good enough anymore. Unlike those ‘crazy exercise equipment’ of the past, these new BodyVib dumbbells vibrate at 36 Hz with an amplitude of 1.2 mm, which is said to be more than enough to increase the effectiveness of your training by as much as 50 percent. If you are looking to intensify your training routine, you should be looking beyond conventional dumbbells and use these new weights, if the blurb on the companies website is anything to go by. The BodyVib vibrating dumbbells are the...
If you are a workout bum who is looking for the perfect gadget to bring with you when you run, the VEA Sportive training watch is what you’ve been looking for. VEA’s Sportive does not only pack tracking, altitude, calorie and heart rate counters, it also has basic mobile phone functions like calling, photo capturing and MP3 playback. It is like the swiss army knife of watches, except its much more expensive. The Sportive watch, which was designed by French company VEO, sports a 1.5 inch touch screen that shows the time and...
When the Nintendo Wii was released, game developers and fitness companies started to see the potential use of the gaming console for fitness and exercise related games. We have seen the Wii fit boost into popularity and companies have been developing new peripherals for the interactive game console. About two years ago, Big Ben Interactive teased us with its Cyberbike, a stationary bicycle that also acts as a game controller for the Nintendo Wii. Now that the console has reduced its price to about £100, the Cyberbike is finally released...
Road accidents has been really disturbing and people find new ways protect themselves while driving, especially at night. Nite Ize has released a new product called SpokeLit, a device that increases a bicycle rider’s visibility in the dark. The SpokeLit is a LED bicycle light that can be easily attached to your bike’s spokes using the clips. Take your wheels for a spin and see the light glow. SpokeLit is not to be used as a substitute for regular bike reflectors, it just adds visibility on the road and it can be used to complement...
The AquaSkipper is a lightweight exercise machine that lets you “fly above the water.” You can have more fun riding AquaSkipper than a boat or a jetski as it allows you to fly at a speed of 17MPH while having an amazing workout. The AquaSkipper’s hydrofoil wings with fiberglass spring lets you move on the surface of the water by hopping up and down. It’s like a pogo stick that instead of working on the ground, it works on water. AquaSkipper’s secret is its hydrofoil wings that have little drag in the water. It...
One of the great things about the CES is the number of link ups we see between different companies which bring us the best of what both firms offer. This time around a collaboration which is causing a stir is that between Nike and TomTom to come up with the Nike+ Sportswatch with a GPS facility driven by TomTom. It is a runner’s watch and the design is fantastically stylish. It is also really slim considering the amount of features which it packs in. If you want to keep a perfectly accurate note of how far you have run and then be able...
Nike are quite well known for designing and manufacturing innovative sports shoes and sporting equipment and they’re also well known for creating things nobody really needs but everybody eventually wants. What’s more, a recent patent application by the sports manufacturing giant gives an indication of exactly where we’re at, as a race. The self tying sports shoe is a bit of a misnomer really. If you don’t have the energy to tie up your laces or you’re too large to get your hands down there to do the job then...
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