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FinanceStay fit while charging your phone
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010Nokia has a new accessory that will have you working for that precious juice for your mobile phones. The Nokia Bicycle Charger kit will let you recharge your Nokia mobile phone while you’re riding your bike. It’s a great greener way to get a charge, but it also encourages more exercise, which is a good [...]
Dance Exercise DVDs will make you move
Thursday, April 1st, 2010Fitness experts Jill Ross and Lindsey Emery give you the low down on popular exercise dance DVDs. If you want to get in shape, you might want to hit the dance floor and get moving. It’s the latest fad in exercise DVDs. These DVDs feature swing, jive, cha-cha, samba, hip-hop and other dance moves, capitalizing [...]
Does Wii Fit really get you fit?
Thursday, December 17th, 2009According to a recent study, the Wii Fit may not get you very fit after all. In the study, a Wii Fit was loaned to eight families and their usage and fitness impact were tracked over time (specifically three months before they got the Wii, and three months after). The final verdict? Well it looks [...]
Fight Prostate Cancer With Coffee And Exercise
Thursday, December 10th, 2009It seems like an odd combination, but drinking a few more cups of coffee and exercising each day can reduce a man’s risk of dying of prostate cancer, according to two studies. Now this isn’t a proven treatment, but data shows a clear association with both activities. Of almost 50,000 men in one study, spanning [...]
Philips DirectLife Activity Monitor
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009Philips DirectLife Activity monitor makes exercising easy for geeks. As a geek, I don’t always understand fancy concepts like calories or body mass index etc. What I do understand and what every geek knows is status bars. We know when something is fully loaded, half loaded or almost there. That’s not complicated at all. We [...]
Butt Blast Workout
Thursday, October 8th, 2009No one likes a flabby butt, especially on themselves. We want it firm and looking good. But everything that you eat seems to go straight to your posterior. So it’s time to do some butt exercises and anyway it’s really important to strengthen your gluteus maximus. It’s the largest muscle in the body. The link [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
