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 [...]