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Using Technology to Help Your Workout

Technology has been pushing its way into the fitness market for the past couple years. There are several gadgets that make working out more fun, and several that allow you to track progress during your workout. These gadgets range from the iPod to heart rate monitors. Video games are also being developed to make workouts more fun, both for children and adults. Following are several gadgets that you can either find on the market now, or are being developed for use in the next couple of years.

Progio Training Companion

The Progio Training Companion is a small hand-held machine that gives complete instructions for personal workout programs. These workouts have detailed instructions to provide a safe and satisfying workout. You can choose fitness, rehabilitation and sport-specific workouts that are designed by fitness experts to meet specific needs and workout goals. The Progio tracks your results, monitors your heart rate and helps to keep you motivated throughout each workout.

Workout programs from fitness sites like HyperStrike can also be downloaded to the Progio Training Companion as well as to your iTouch, iPhone, Windows Mobile device and PDA. Working out has never been so convenient!

Nike + iPod Sport Kit

Apple and Nike teamed up a couple of years ago to bring a unique sport kit to the market. This sport kit has a sensor in the Nike shoe that records information and transfers it to an iPod nano. The sensor tracks distance, time, pace, and calories burned. It syncs to the iPod, and you can track your progress through your workout as well and track it on your computer; when the iPod syncs with your computer, the information is transferred so you can track your progress over time. You can even program your iPod to give you audible progress updates in your earphones. If you want to know when you've run two miles, you can program your iPod to give you an audible update when that happens. This sport kit is perfect for anyone who wants to track their workout statistics and monitor them.

Wii Fit

The Nintendo Wii swept the market when it arrived a few years ago. Due to its interactive and completely physical style, many people have been using it for a workout. Nintendo is currently developing Wii Fit, which is an exercise program that you can complete in the privacy of your home and have fun doing it! Wii Fit will include a balance board that you stand on to perform workouts; games such as aerobics, yoga, muscle stretches, and various sports will be available. This program is perfect for those who already own the Wii; since the Wii game console is in such high demand, this can be a hard item to track down.

Dance Dance Revolution

This is another video game that has taken the market by storm as far as getting a great workout. This game has a dance pad that you step on, guided by the television screen. Many people use this as exercise, and the newer games have ways to track your calories burned as well as track your progress over time. Just recently, this game has been introduced in several schools for use by children in gym class. This game is a great way to have some fun while working out!

Various Watches

There are many watches on the market which contain gadgets such as a heart rate monitor, pedometer, and body fat calculator. These gadgets are also available individually, but many watch makers like Timex have integrated all three of these into one easy-to-use device. Most of these watches will also track distance and time, making one gadget handy and extremely useful when you are working out.

You can definitely expect the above gadgets to continue to be improved upon as technology continues to develop and grow. There seems to be more of a push for gadgets that can track most statistics throughout your workout so you can make the most of your time and know the details of your workout. With those details, it is much easier achieve your end result, whether it is that 26 mile marathon or just losing a few pounds.

About the Author

Michael Greeves, CEO and founder of Hyperstrike, wanted to develop an affordable fitness program for individuals and athletes that could be customized to their personal abilities and goals, and be delivered to any one, any where, any time. Learn more about HyperStrike workout programs.

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Nike+ipod $119.48 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles The Nike+iPod Sports Kit is a device which measures and records the distance and pace of a walk or run. The Nike+iPod consists of a small accelerometer attached to or embedded in a shoe, which communicates with either the Nike+ Sportband, a receiver plugged into an iPod nano, or directly with a 2nd or 3rd Generation iPod Touch, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4. If using the iPod or the iPhone 3GS, iTunes software can be used to view the walk or run history. The sensor and iPod kit was revealed on May 20, 2006. The kit is able to store information such as the elapsed time of the workout, the distance traveled, pace, or calories burned by the individual wearing the shoes, and display it on the screen or broadcast it through the headphones of an iPod. The sensor and Sportband kit was announced in April 2008. Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 Publication Date: 2010/09/11 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.48 inches

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Pedometer $98.77 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles A pedometer or step counter is a device, in modern times usually portable and electronic or electromechanical, that counts each step a person takes by detecting the motion of the persons hips. Because the distance of each persons step varies, an informal calibration performed by the user is required if a standardized distance (such as in kilometres or miles) is desired. Used originally by sports and physical fitness enthusiasts, pedometers are now becoming popular as an everyday exercise measurer and motivator. Often worn on the belt and kept on all day, it can record how many steps the wearer has walked that day, and thus the kilometres or miles (distance = number of steps x step length). Some pedometers will also erroneously record movements other than walking, such as bending to tie ones shoes, or road bumps incurred while riding a vehicle, though the most advanced devices record fewer of these false steps. Step counters can give encouragement to compete with oneself in getting fit and losing weight. Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 164 Publication Date: 2010/09/11 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.38 inches

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Apple iPod Wireless In-Shoe Nike+ Sensor MA368LL/E $14.49 This wireless sensor works with your iPod nano or iPod touch 2nd generation to track your workouts. Insert it into the built in pocket beneath the insole of your Nike shoe and pair it with your existing Nike iPod receiver attached to your iPod nano. This sensor is perfect as a replacement for a sensor that has been lost or has exhausted its battery. Or it's great if you want to have a sensor for a second pair of Nike shoes. If you have an iPod touch 2nd generation , all you need to track your workouts is this wireless sensor. With its built in support for Nike iPod, your iPod touch 2nd generation can deliver all the benefits of the Nike iPod Sport Kit without the extra receiver. Requirements Either an iPod nano with the Nike iPod Sport Kit receiver, an iPod touch 2nd generation and later , iPhone 3GS or later. Nike shoes iTunes 10 or later available via free download A Mac with a USB 2.0 port and Mac OS X version 10.3.9 or later or a PC with a USB 2.0 port and Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home or Professional SP3 or later Internet access and a free Nike.com account

Marware Sportsuit Sensor+ for Nike + iPod Sport Kit $6.99 Designed to complement the Nike + iPod Sport Kit (not included), Sportsuit Sensor+ is a finely crafted neoprene and rubber pouch that allows serious runners to attach the Nike + iPod wireless sensor to the top of your favorite pair of running shoes. In addition the Sportsuit Sensor+ incorporates a pocket to safely store your Nike + iPod wireless receiver while not in use.The Sportsuit Sensor+ is easily attached and removed by slipping a small rubber strap underneath your shoelaces and fastening it with a strong Velcro closure. Once in place, your Nike + iPod wireless sensor is protected from all the elements that serious runners encounter.

Nike Nike+ Stand Alone Sensor $21.95 Pick your mix and motivate your run the Nike+ Stand Alone Sensor lets you listen to tunes while you track your progress on an iPod nano. Simply slip the Nike+ sensor into any Nike+ Ready shoe, and head out. The Nike+ sensor slips unobtrusively into a pocket under the sockliner.

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JFit Deluxe Slim Pedometer $19.95 The JFit Deluxe Slim Pedometer is perfect for any athlete, whether jogging, hiking or walking. This sophisticated pedometer counts your steps up to 99,999 and tracks calories burned based on your programmed weight.

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