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Listen to music as you workout with the Hoodie Buddie
The Hoodie Buddie’s patented technology allows you to easily listen to your favourite tunes as you workout, by plugging the sweater’s drawstrings into your ears. But, we can’t be held responsible if people look at you like you’re insane… When you workout you can often find yourself carrying all kinds of things with you, keys, bank cards, your phone, your iPod, the list really could go on and on (and on and on). So, we love … Read entire article »
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App promises to get Android users in shape within ‘Just 6 Weeks’
With summer coming up fast, the pressure is on for many to get in shape quickly. With the free Android app Just 6 Weeks, you could be about to get the quick fix you need. The app promises to do exactly what it says on the tin – in just 6 weeks, you’ll be in the shape you want. Just 6 Weeks becomes your very own Personal Trainer, guiding you through your workouts, helping to build stamina … Read entire article »
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The Pear work-out gadget whispers sweet nothings in your ear
A new device called the Pear Square One is a pretty advanced fitness gadget, which aims to track EVERYTHING you do, learn from your past work-outs and provide you with verbal coaching too. The Pear Square one, from the Pear Sports company, is a comprehensive device that aims to provide you with all of the key information you’ll need when you’re working out. Firstly, it comes with a wireless strap-on heart monitor to keep track of all … Read entire article »
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Bodybugg is a gadget specially for calorie counting
There are many health and fitness gadgets on the market at the moment, but the Bodybugg has been designed specially with calorie counting in mind. Lots of the health and fitness gadgets we’ve written about over the past few months have a calorie counting element, like the FitBit Ultra, but very few use a number of different metrics and provide truly accurate data. Well now BodyMedia has developed the Bodybugg, a gizmo specially made for keeping a … Read entire article »
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Enlist the help of your own digital personal trainer with Pear Sports Square One
If you’re anything like me, an app or gadget that records how far you’ve run, the calories burned or where you’ve been is cool, but it isn’t enough to make me use it consistently. I always left wanting more. Enter Pear Sports Square One, a new fitness gadget that not only acts as a fitness tracker, but also becomes your very own digital personal trainer. Like competitors such as Adidas miCoach, Square One offers all of the … Read entire article »
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REVIEW: The tiny Fitbit Ultra tracks your daily activity
What’s the Fitbit Ultra? The Ultra is the latest lightweight device from Fitbit, designed to track your activity throughout the day and provide you with all kinds of data about your health and fitness. The cute little gadget (available in plum or blue) comes with a docking station to transfer data to your computer, as well as a velcro strap so you can attach the device to your wrist to keep an eye on how you’re sleeping. Many … Read entire article »
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DIY health named as second biggest trend in 2012 as mobile health market soars
The mobile health market is rapidly growing, and it doesn’t include putting symptoms into Google and hitting search, only to freak out over the potential illnesses and disorders that pop up. The latest trend involves the countless health apps and gadgets that are hitting the market, and is one of the biggest trends for 2012 according to Trendwatching.com. The so-called DIY health sector encompasses fitness apps and health gadgets that let you track your steps and … Read entire article »
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Runtastic adds a range of gadgets to its mobile app
Popular fitness and run tracking application Runtastic announced this week that it will be launching its own range of devices to enable users to track their workouts even more accurately. Runtastic is a pretty big player in the mobile fitness app market, it’s had more than 5 million downloads in total and 1.4 million in January alone. It’s probably so popular because its online portal caters for seven different languages and it’s available for iOS, Android, BlackBerry … Read entire article »
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Add competitive edge to your workouts with iPhone app Fitocracy
There’s nothing new about an app that allows you to track your workouts. Fitocracy, after huge success with a browser-based service, has launched a new iPhone app that brings everything you can expect from a fitness app, but adds a competitive edge. Fitocracy’s USP is the way it lets you go head-to-head with other users and friends. Earn points by logging fitness activities to earn badges or rank on a leaderboard. You can also follow your friends’ progress … Read entire article »
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Pulse Ring gadget monitors JUST your pulse and nothing else
The Pulse Ring from Firebox is super basic, it measures your pulse. Nothing more. Nothing less. For some that might be a bit disappointing, we like our fitness gadgets to be all-singing and all-dancing, right? Well, not always… Last week we wrote about our ultimate health and fitness gadget and decided that really it should knock the food out of our hand and give us all kinds of information about how we’re living, moving and eating. But, … Read entire article »
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