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WiFi Body Scale Sends Your Weight To Your iPhone
Monday, July 27th, 2009This is for people who need to be motivated. I’m just not sure it will help to motivate anyone. The Withings scale has a sleek and stylish look that you don’t find in your typical scale, along with WiFi functionality. Through Wi-Fi, your weight and body fat measurements will be sent to a web dashboard [...]
The Pedomostick: Walking Stick With Pedometer
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009If you use a walking stick, you may think that it limits some of your exercise options, but with a little creativity it doesn’t have to. For instance you can still get in on the whole pedometer thing and count your steps easily. The Pedomostick is like a regular walking stick, but it also features [...]
Tips For Stronger Legs
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009Msn has an interesting article about strengthening your legs. It’s all in the hips. That’s where the power comes from. The trouble with most exercise machines, like the ones for leg curls and leg extensions, is that they work your hamstrings or quadriceps from a fixed position, so they ignore your hips and the rest [...]
Mississippi Is The Fattest State
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009Mississippi’s still the fattest state, but Alabama is a close second. Yep, it’s that time again. Time for the nation’s annual obesity rankings. The good news is that Colorado is pretty lean. The bad news is that that is about all the good news there is. In 31 states, more than one in four adults [...]
Taxi Walker Pedometer Shows You How Much You Save By Walking
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009The Taxi Walker Pedometer from Japan calculates calories and distance measurements just like a standard pedometer, but it also integrates a meter displaying how much money you are saving by walking rather then taking a taxi the same distance. That way you can get a good workout and feel good about saving money. Looks like [...]
Walking Cuts Breast Cancer Death Risk In Half
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009Almost 40,000 women die every year from breast cancer. On top of that, 180,000 will be newly diagnosed this year. There is some good news in fighting this however. A simple way to lower your risk of death from breast cancer is simple exercise. According to a study from the University of South Carolina, five [...]
Men’s Health Unveils iPhone Workout App
Monday, June 22nd, 2009The iPhone has really changed how we use mobile phones, providing much more usefulness in our daily lives. There are apps for everything from helping you with your finances, games, even helping you stay healthy. On the health front, Men’s Health has announced a new iPhone app called Men’s Health Workouts. It’s available now on [...]
Steelcase Sit-to-Walkstation With Built-In Treadmill
Thursday, June 11th, 2009Who says you have to leave the office to go to the Gym? Or leave the gym to go to the office. Well, with the Steelcase Sit-to-Walkstation, maybe you won’t have the entire gym at your disposal, but at least you’ll have a treadmill. That’s because the Steelcase Sit-to-Walkstation is a workstation and a treadmill [...]
Need A Partner? Exercise With Your Cat
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009Cat owners are a special breed. There’s a bond that can not be explained. So why not let your cat share in the exercise routine? Tara Brown of Venice Beach does just that. She noticed that her white, spotted cat, Lucky Cat, would scurry between her feet whenever she used barbells. So Brown got inspired. [...]
To Join A Gym Or Buy Wii Fit
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009So I’ve been thinking about joining a gym and I’ve been checking out prices. Gym memberships are priced crazy. All kinds of extra fees and commitments. So it got me thinking about buying Wii Fit instead. I know that some of the Wii boxing games have really given me a great workout in the past, [...]
