Archive for the 'Exercise & Fitness' Category
RunKeeper with GymPact Charges you for not Exercising
Sunday, September 2nd, 2012Miss a workout and pay the price. A new alliance between RunKeeper and GymPact will penalize you if you fail to do the workout you promised. Gympact is a service where you make a ‘pact’ to exercise on certain days of the week. If you miss a workout you must pay the monetary penalty you [...]
UP, a Fitness Wristband that Monitors Activity, Eating and Sleeping Habits
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011Can wearing a wristband make you healthier? Perhaps. If it was intelligent enough to track my sleep patterns, my daily activity, and allow me to record what I eat. The Up just happens to be a fitness wristband and iPhone app that monitors your movement, your sleeping patterns, and allows you to record what you [...]
MOTOACTV Fitness Tracker and Smart Music Player
Monday, November 7th, 2011A gadget probably isn’t going to get me to exercise more often nor is likely to give me any additional enjoyment from a workout. I have a routine that works for me and I tend to stick with it. However, some people really like to push the limits of thier endurance and a gadget like [...]
Kettlebell Workouts
Sunday, June 5th, 2011Simple designs tend to be the best and the Kettlebell is a great example of that principle. The humble kettlebell is a cast iron ball with a large handle that is used in a variety of strength training and conditioning exercises. Also known as a girya (the Russian name), the kettlebell has been used by [...]
Build Stronger Bones With Tai Chi
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010Ancient healers have long known that Tai Chi does a body good, but now science is starting to catch up with this knowledge. Tai chi is a traditional martial art focused on slow, steady movements and balance. A new study published this month in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine finds that older women [...]
