A fun gadget can be just what’s needed to snap out of a fitness rut. These new, revolutionary tools will help motivate anyone to get into shape. Get these for the gym rat in your life, or give yourself the gift of health this holiday.
Fitbit Zip Wireless Activity Tracker. Track your steps, distance traveled and calories burned in a sleek, fluorescent, wireless package that’s sweatproof and rainproof - and wirelessly syncs to computers and select smartphones. $60 at fitbit.com [1]
The Smart Pedometer. It stores up to 30 days of activities in its on-board memory before you’ll need to transfer the data to your smartphone. When you do the transfer, it’ll display a free fitness app that’ll help you monitor your progress and track your fat burned, workouts and steps taken. $50 at hammacher.com [2]
HI-RES LED Light. Stuff this into your fave runner or biker’s stocking, and you’ll feel safer knowing that drivers will spot him from a mile away. It has four flashing LED bulbs, and it attaches to any garment via three magnets. $15 at asicsamerica.com [3]
Runtastic Libra. Step onto this scale – and the info will be wirelessly transferred to your phone via Bluetooth. It’ll calculate your weight, body fat, bone mass, BMI, muscle mass and even body-water content. Once it hits your phone, you can track your goals, and it can monitor up to eight people at a time, so everyone in the family can get into shape. $130 at runtastic.com [4]
Julbo sunglasses. Don’t let the sun, snow, wind, water or any extreme condition stand in the way of your workout. These sunglasses were made to handle them all, and they’ll darken in the sun and lighten on a dark day. They’re also shock-absorbant, ergonomic, ventilating – the list goes on depending on your need. Prices vary by style at julbousa.com [5]
HAPIfork Bluetooth-Enabled Smart Fork. Eating too quickly? It’ll light up. It’ll also track how long it took you to eat your meal, the number of times you brought your fork to your mouth per minute and the number of pauses you took between putting your fork in your mouth. $100 at brookstone.com [6]
Freestyle watch. Swimmers (or people who sweat a lot while exercising) will appreciate this timer, which is water-resistant up to 100 meters and has two timers, two alarms and a calendar that can all operate at the same time. Starts at $35 at freestyleusa.com [7]
The Boston Marathon Treadmill 4.0. If you’re going to splurge on a huge gift, this is it. This treadmill does everything but move your legs for you. It analyzes your efficiency, which helps you maximize your peak performance by adjusting your form. It also simulates the race route, complete with inclines and declines with a built-in video. $4,000 at proform.com [8]
Up app. This wristband and phone app is essentially every fitness, sleep and nutrition app all thrown together into one massive app. It analyzes how you eat (take a picture of your food or scan the barcode), how you work out, what makes you happy (it tracks your moods) and even how you sleep (it’ll wake you up at your lightest level of sleep) and then track it all for you in one tidy electronic package. Starts at $130 at jawbone.com [9]
Adidas Micoach Smart Run Watch. If you’re tired of tracking your heart rate with a chest strap, then its time to upgrade to this watch, which does it via your wrist through a sensor under the watch. It also tracks your distance and calories – and streams music via Bluetooth headphones. $400 at adidas.com [10]
Neptune. Using Bone Conduction audio transmission through your cheekbone to your inner ear, you can listen to your favorite tunes while swimming laps in the water. It has 4GB of storage, and comes with two side speakers and a high-contrast OLED screen that rests on the back of your head that’s easy to check for songs – without interfering with your stroke. $160 at finisinc.com [11]
References
- ^ fitbit.com (www.fitbit.com)
- ^ hammacher.com (www.hammacher.com)
- ^ asicsamerica.com (www.asicsamerica.com)
- ^ runtastic.com (www.runtastic.com)
- ^ julbousa.com (www.julbousa.com)
- ^ brookstone.com (www.brookstone.com)
- ^ freestyleusa.com (www.freestyleusa.com)
- ^ proform.com (www.proform.com)
- ^ jawbone.com (jawbone.com)
- ^ adidas.com (www.adidas.com)
- ^ finisinc.com (www.finisinc.com)
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