Posts Tagged ‘exercise’
 
 
 
Sports
 
Fitbit Ultra
Fitbit Ultra
Fitbit Ultra

Fitbit Ultra

Burning calories is just a question of dragging your lazy ass off the couch.  But tracking them, and understanding how many you need to burn in order to get in shape is a different saga all together. The Fitbit, which we review...
 
 
Clothing
 
Timberland Radler Trail Camp
Timberland Radler Trail Camp
Timberland Radler Trail Camp

Timberland Zip Up Shoes: Radler Trail Camp

Packing your bag for a trip is a bit of an art in upon itself.  Some are good at, other excel to the point of only requiring a carry-on for a weeks vacation, while others struggle to make their socks fit.  Shoes, however, are p...
 
 
Sports
 
Scosche myTREK
Scosche myTREK
Scosche myTREK

Scosche myTREK Armband Connects to your iPhone to Help you Workout

There are a myriad of options when it comes to monitoring your workouts.  Garmin is often regarded as the 500lb gorilla in the space.  But now there is a new contender on the scene.  Who you ask?  Scosche. They’ve long pr...
 

 
Sports
 
k9-h20-water-bottle
k9-h20-water-bottle
k9-h20-water-bottle

K9 H20 Water Bottle

A water bottle is paramount when hiking the long and windy trails of any mountainous range.  Fold in a doggy in tow and you’ll need to lug along a separate apparatus – dogs can’t chug like us humans – to...
 
 
Bluetooth
 
Jawbone Up
Jawbone Up
Jawbone Up

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 dilem...
 
 
Sports
 
MtEverClimb Rope Climbing Machine
MtEverClimb Rope Climbing Machine
MtEverClimb Rope Climbing Machine

MTEverClimb Puts Rope Climbing in Every Gym

The MtEverClimb, a continuous rope climbing system, is to rope climbing what the treadmill is to jogging.  It simulates actual rope climbing by feeding a rope through the floor of the device and back to the top, thus creating a...
 

 
Fitness
 
Garmin Forerunner 610
Garmin Forerunner 610
Garmin Forerunner 610

Garmin Intros Forerunner 610 Touchscreen Fitness Watch, Costs $350

Garmin unveiled their next flagship GPS fitness watch today, the Forerunner 610.  Like their previous fitness watches, the 610 includes auto lap, pace, heart rate, distance and time.  Runners can modify the screen to show up to...
 
 
Apple
 
Wahoo Fitness
Wahoo Fitness
Wahoo Fitness

Wahoo Fisica Connects Fitness Gadgets And Your iPhone

Wahoo Fitness has a device plus app combo out, connecting your iPhone to various fitness devices. It’s a good idea that lets you get information from heart rate straps and stride sensors and whatever other measuring gadge...
 
 
Biometrics
 
Nike Ready
Nike Ready
Nike Ready

Nike SportWatch GPS Keeps Government Eye On You

I’ve never been one for Nike+, the previously iPod-specific application that tracks running and exercise statistics. That may be because I’m not a runner, never have been, and probably will never be. It could also b...
 

 
Sports
 
Pirfirmer
Pirfirmer
Pirfirmer

PirFirmer Is One Odd Piece Of Workout Kit (video)

The Perfirmer might be best described as Perfect Push-up meets Perfect Sit-up.  Effectively, they’re a set of handles.   On one side is a flat surface with a non-slip base that grips the floor and allows for push-ups in a...
 
 
Furniture
 
GymGym Exercise Chair
GymGym Exercise Chair
GymGym Exercise Chair

GymGym Workout Desk Chair (video)

It’s no secret that the majority of the US work force is out of shape.  After all, most of us sit for a good portion of the day if not our lives.  Adam Ben-David, who seems to have three first names, has designed a chair,...
 
 
Review Articles
 
Orgeon Scientific SH201 Watch Review - 1
Orgeon Scientific SH201 Watch Review - 1
Orgeon Scientific SH201 Watch Review - 1

Oregon Scientific SH201 Heart Rate Monitor Watch Review

It can be challenging to stay motivated at the gym. Your workouts get redundant and unless your keeping a close eye on your accomplishments you’ll soon find yourself bored if not deterred from visiting the thing so many p...