| Sports might be about getting fit, but that doesn't mean | | | | heart beat, distance covered and time running when |
| it's not without its gadgets. Whether you're running, | | | | out on a run. |
| cycling, snowboarding or swimming, gadgets can help | | | | But rather than just record your information to |
| you get the most out of training. | | | | download to a computer later, the phone, through the |
| Here are a couple of great gadgets that will maximise | | | | headphones, will give you running information on the fly |
| your training, helping you on the road to victory. | | | | by simply tapping the screen. Measuring your |
| Nike+ SportBand | | | | heartbeat, the phone will also tell you if you are running |
| The Nike+ SportBand allows runners to get real-time | | | | too fast or too slow, based on the fitness programme |
| performance feedback during a run giving them | | | | you have selected. The miCoach will offer over 220 |
| information on their distance, pace, time and calories | | | | training programmes via a fitness website ranging from |
| burned, in addition to gaining access to all of the | | | | plans focused towards you loosing weight or running a |
| features and tools on nike plus. The Nike+ SportBand | | | | marathon and measure your running speed within four |
| watch face is a detachable link that captures all the | | | | zones to best suit your training based on an initial |
| run data from a sensor located in the runner's Nike+ | | | | assessment run. |
| ready footwear and once a run is completed, the link | | | | Wii Fit |
| plugs into a computer like a USB drive, so data can be | | | | The computer game from Nintendo means you can |
| tracked. The system also offers Nike+ Coach so | | | | play computer games and get fit at the same time. |
| beginners and intermediate runners can access | | | | The Wii Fit comes bundled with the Wii Balance Board. |
| existing programmes to train for a 5k, 10k, | | | | It senses weight and shift in balance in any direction |
| half-marathon or full marathon. | | | | and therefore by standing on the Wii Balance Board |
| Orange e-diet | | | | during activities allows players to follow along to |
| Launching later in the year, the Orange e-diet is a text | | | | movements ensuring they have full control of the |
| service in the UK that will allow you to monitor calories | | | | on-screen activities. |
| in the food you eat on the go. Users wanting to | | | | There are four training categories including Aerobic |
| monitor what they eat will be able to text orange and | | | | Exercises, Muscle Workouts, Yoga and Balance |
| get the calorie count back giving them the information | | | | Games that Nintendo claim will help you (and your |
| of whether its good or bad for them before they buy. | | | | friends/family) to develop bodily balance control ability, |
| Samsung miCoach fitness mobile phone | | | | burn fat in the body, help tone and condition muscles, |
| We've had camera-focused phones, we've had | | | | as well as help increase aerobic stamina. Within those |
| music-focused phones, and now Samsung is to launch | | | | categories there are over 40 different activities such |
| a fitness-focused phone. Called the miCoach (F110), the | | | | as Hula Hoop, Ski Jump, Press-up Challenge, Rhythm |
| quad-band slider handset will offer a dedicated fitness | | | | Boxing, Rowing Squat, Lunge and classic Yoga poses |
| button that once connected to a heart rate monitor | | | | such as Half Moon, Tree and Crocodile Twist. |
| and a step counter will give you information about your | | | | |