Fitness

Nike Fuelband (video)

Nike Fuelband (video)

The pedometer has long existed.  Back in the day, it was a merely a little, round plastic box with a physical counter for a display.   The whole setup was mechanical and merely provided your total accumulated daily [...]

Sportiiiis Heads-Up Display System for Athletes (CES)

Sportiiiis Heads-Up Display System for Athletes (CES)

Transform any old pair of sunglasses into your own personal performance assistant with the Sportiiiis Heads-Up Display System for Athletes that gives you feedback on critical performance data. The Sportiiiis system can attach to virtually any [...]

Magellan Switch Up

Magellan Switch Up

Suffice to say Garmin has pretty much dominated the workout space when it comes to tracking your fitness routine.  That isn’t to say there aren’t other players in the space, but Garmin’s Forerunner watches, and variations [...]

FitBit Ultra Review

FitBit Ultra Review

So when I reviewed the FitBit just a few short months ago, I raved about just how impressive it really was.  Now flash forward a little, and they’ve gone and released the FitBit Ultra – an [...]

Motorola MOTOACTV Takes Aim at Apple’s Nano

Motorola MOTOACTV Takes Aim at Apple’s Nano

Wow, Motorola has taken direct aim at Apple.  If you thought the RAZR wasn’t a response to Apple’s iPhone 4s, checkout the MOTOACTV, a lightweight, iPad Nano inspired workout device. The touchscreen measures 1.6-inch, is sweat resistant, and [...]

New Balance NB639 Fitness Evolved Headphone Review

New Balance NB639 Fitness Evolved Headphone Review

Getting yourself geared up to hit the gym can be such a chore with all the gadgets most people take with them – I know personally I have to bring my iPOD, a heart rate monitor, [...]

Garmin Forerunner 910XT

Garmin Forerunner 910XT

Garmin’s line of Forerunner products has long been the choice of athletes across the globe.  They track just about every stat an exercise fanatic would like to know, such as heart rate, distance, speed, calories burned [...]

BodyMedia Fit BW Review

BodyMedia Fit BW Review

After my review of the FitBit, I received a good number of emails from readers (and plenty more messages on Facebook) asking me to take a look at the BodyMedia Fit system.  Made by the same [...]

FINIS Announces the “AquaPulse” Heart Rate Monitor

FINIS Announces the “AquaPulse” Heart Rate Monitor

The other day FINIS announced the immediate availability of their new AquaPulse Heart Rate Monitor, an audible heart rate monitor designed to help swimmers with staying fit.  Being an avid swimmer, and someone who’s on a [...]

Jawbone Up Tracks Sleep, Eating and Exercise…or Lack there of

Jawbone Up Tracks Sleep, Eating and Exercise…or Lack there of

Despite the fact that our technology has advanced by leaps and bounds in the last 20 years, our lives growing increasingly sedentary.  As a result obesity has sky rocketed and with it our health care costs.  Adding to the dilemma is that [...]