SlashGear for iPad and iPhone
RSS Feed

‘fitness’ Stories

FitBit wirelessly uploads your exercise data

, Sep 10th 2008 Discuss [0]

If you enjoy working out regularly, FitBit might be a nifty device to add to your fitness arsenal. It clips on your clothes and keeps track of your exercise routine for you. With a built-in motion sensor, the device acts as a pedometer and so much more. FitBit doesn't just count your steps. It tracks how many calories you've burned, how far you've travelled, the intensity of your exercise, how well you're sleeping and more. Read The Full Story

Yamaha BODiBEAT exercise-synchronized PMP goes on sale

, Aug 21st 2008 Discuss [1]

Yamaha have begun shipping their exercise-centric BODiBEAT PMP, which automatically selects songs that match the pace of your workout.  Combination earphones and pulse-monitor (which clips onto your ear) are included, as is software that automatically analyses your music and then syncs track selections with the steps of the your walk or run.  Onboard storage is a pittance, however - just 512MB - and battery life around 12 hours. Read The Full Story

iPhone Nike+ screenshots leak

, Aug 20th 2008 Discuss [0]

Leaked screenshots of Nike's latest fitness collaboration with Apple have allegedly shown up online, giving the healthy and the wannabe-healthy a glimpse of what will be making them sweat almost as much as a Steve Jobs keynote.  Nike+ for the iPhone appears to bring many of the previously desktop-only features -such as mapping and performance graphing - directly to the handset itself. Read The Full Story

Atari Family Trainer – Wii Fit alternative

, May 14th 2008 Discuss [0]

Wii Fit will likely be one of the best sellers game for Nintendo this summer, and the concept of fun exercise is very appealing to people and Atari agrees. Atari is releasing its own version of fitness game called Family Trainer. Read The Full Story

Nike+ Sportsband – now all profits going to Nike, screws Apple

, Mar 31st 2008 Discuss [3]

With the Nike+ iPod product line you had to buy the Nike Trainers, the Nike+ iPod kit, and an iPod Nano, which was helping Apple make some dough. With this latest product Nike has cut out Apple completely making everything the previous Nike+ kit did possible, except for the music, without the iPod. Instead the system uses a wrist band that communicates with the sensor that goes in your Nike Trainers and stores the data on its flash storage. The band then comes apart to reveal a USB interface which you can use to transfer up to 16 hours of workout data to your computer or upload and share it with the online community at Nikeplus.com. Read The Full Story

Samsung F110 Adidas phone dropping soon

, Oct 23rd 2007 Discuss [0]

Well, the co-branding fairies are at it again, this time blessing a deal between Samsung and Adidas. The F110 is actually not that great of a phone if you are a geek, although if you are a more physically fit type of person, it’s great, with and included heartbeat monitor, step counter, and other sports applications. It’s a 2.5G phone with GPRS/EDGE; there is also a 2” screen, a 2MP cam, and a FM radio tuner. It also has and MP3 player function and I assume a card slot of some sort. Read The Full Story

Walkstation – Working just got less exciting

, Oct 22nd 2007 Discuss [1]

There's no denying that people are spending a lot more time in front of their computers these days. Who can blame them? It seems that there's nothing you can't do with a few mouse clicks. The obvious downside is that most people aren't getting enough exercise. So I wonder, if there were a way to combine computing with exercise, would you do it? Read The Full Story

iJoy Board Trainer helps you prepare for snowboarding season

, Oct 2nd 2007 Discuss [1]

the end of the year is fast approaching, and with it comes winter and snow, so I am sure there are some of you awaiting that first snow, your first chance to hit the slopes. Well in order to get you better prepared iJoy has released the Board Trainer exercise machine that works your abdominals and obliques just like on a real snowboard. So if you want to be able to hit the slope running again just like you were at the end of the last season instead of having to start back on the small hill pick one of these up and give it ago, sure it won’t be able to fully prepare you for all that bone-crushing hyper-extending fun, but you’ll be that much closer and you might have the stamina to stay out there for a little longer than 20 minutes. Read The Full Story

Gamercize – No, it won’t make your kid excercise any more

, Sep 24th 2007 Discuss [0]

People tend to gripe that today's youth has become lazy due to the popularity of video games. While I don't deny that video games do give kids a good excuse to sit around all day, I hardly think that's the real problem. I won't bore you with my thoughts about parenting, and how that's a bigger part of the problem. I will however show you a product that will ensure that you're getting plenty of exercise while gaming. Read The Full Story

Platinum Club Series Treadmill – Plays nicely with your iPod

, Sep 21st 2007 Discuss [0]

Exercising is boring. Unless you're got a Wii and a little white thing you stand on. For those seeking a more traditional method of exercise, you can now get a treadmill that does its best to keep you entertained. Read The Full Story

The Reality of the Nike+iPod Kit

, Sep 14th 2007 Discuss [2]

If I ever were to get a Nike+iPod set, I would probably return it or sell it on Ebay, sure I would like to get more fit, but I am a big dude, so running is kind of out of the question unless I want to wind up in the hospital. I do however like the idea of it, and it seems I am not alone in this mentality as the actual average number of miles each one of these kits is used for is 12 miles. That is just funny. Consider that in order to fully use this set, you’d have to buy an iPod Nano for at least $149, the Sport Kit for $29, and a pair of the shoes it works with which range anywhere from $80 to $140, and then you use it all for just a few miles before giving up or at least choosing not to use it. Read The Full Story

POWERbreathe Ironman PLUS Is Like Bench Press For Your Lungs

, Sep 3rd 2007 Discuss [0]

I, like you probably, wondered what the heck this device did. Apparently it trains your lungs, allows them to fill with more air, work better, stronger, and faster, so essentially the Ironman PLUS is like a workout machine for your lungs. There are three settings, light, medium, and heavy. Obviously you would probably want to start with the light level and work your way up. It is said to help with your breathing and even your breath-holding abilities. Read The Full Story
Pages: Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next