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Fitbit Flex Review: Peer Pressure Sucks
Fitbit’s One is arguably one of the best activity trackers available today, and yet less than seven months since it hit the street, Fitbit has decided that a stripped-down version worn on the wrist was something the market has been clamouring for. Back in ’77, Bert Lance first uttered the immortal phrase “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” There’s a reason we still say it today.
Fitmodo: Breathing Smarter For Better Performance
During any form of physical exertion, most people don’t think about breath until they’re gasping for it. The most advanced exercisers among us are conscious of trying to breathe lower, into their bellies. But there’s an even better way, and making this simple switch will get more oxygen into your blood, faster.
Of Course Formula One Drivers Stay Fit With A Car-Shaped Exercise Machine
Professional race drivers spend hours in a car battling excessive G-forces, and so require just as much training and physical fitness as an athlete running up and down a field. But their needs are specialised, which is why Ferrari F1 drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa use this racecar-shaped workout machine from Technogym.
This Bobbing Display Lets You Read While Running On A Treadmill
There’s a recent fitness trend that sees people switching from a traditional desk to working on a treadmill to maximise their physical activity. The problem is that at anything more vigorous than a casual stride, it’s difficult to read a static display while on a treadmill. At least until researchers at Purdue University commercialise their new ReadingMate system.
Fitmodo: How Far Do You Run Playing Different Sports?
While watching sports, have you ever stopped (midway through a bowl of Cheetos) to wonder how far are those guys are actually running? It’s a common question, one that’s historically been subject mostly to guesswork, Thanks to some recent technological developments, we can now actually apply some data to it. So which of your heroes are putting in the hard yards?
All The Tools Used To Workout In Space
Chris Hadfield — CSA Astronaut, ISS Commander and the human explainer for all things space-related — answers another question with his latest video: how do astronauts exercise with that zero gravity and all? Turns out, they do a lot of the same stuff we do: running on a treadmill, deadlifts, squats and more.
Basis B1 Review: The Best Activity Tracker Despite One Critical Flaw
After a couple years of gestation, Basis’s B1 — watch-like activity tracker — has finally arrived. But, unlike the FuelBands and Fitbits and UPs of the world, Basis offers a unique look into one’s health, however cursory as it might seem. Tracking steps and analysing sleep isn’t new, but the B1′s analysis of both is rooted in biometrics and not some arbitrary process or made-up algorithm.
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