If you’re really into the whole fitness thing, you can also pick up a $299 version which comes with a “footpod” which lets you accurately track your performance by uploading information to your computer, like the Nike+ system.

The watch also works with cyclists wanting to track their bike riding skills, which is something the Nike+ can’t offer you. It has a user-replaceable battery that will last about a year, and weighs 44 grams. It’ll also play nice with other ANT+ fitness devices, which probably means something to gadget fans who actually exercise. To me, not so much.

[Garmin]

The device can track up to eight different users, sending results to a password-protected website or iPhone app. It not only measures weight, but also calculates BMI and fat and lean masses. Plus, it automatically switches itself off.

The superfied set of scales will set you back $249, although it’s available for $225 until Xmas.

[Wifiscale]

Let me just preface this by saying that I worked as a personal trainer for years and, for the most part, I steered my clients towards cardio programs that did not involve a lot of high-impact running. The bottom line is this—an effective cardio workout is all about getting your heart rate into the appropriate training zones—and you don’t need to run in order to achieve this. That’s where Nautilus is coming from with the Mobia.

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Mobia strengthens the core, builds endurance and improves balance by combining the movements of the most popular and effective gym equipment: the forward motion of a treadmill, the stepping motion of a stair stepper and the low-impact benefits of an elliptical. This three-in-one motion is possible because Mobia operates with two separate “treadles” that rise to meet the users` feet as they walk. The action of pushing down the gently resistant treadles provides an intense workout with maximum efficiency, while reducing stress on knees and ankles.

So you are walking here — not running. But the stair-stepping and elliptical motion should provide enough of a challenge that even fit users can get a real workout. Of course, it is up to you to decide whether or not walking vs running will keep you motivated — but the $US2000 price tag might decide for you. [Mobia and Reuters]

1. The Push Up Pro

It’s an age old question: Where do you put your hands when doing push-ups? If “the floor” seems like a naive answer, then the Push-up Pro is your salvation. The set of oversized rotating saucepan lids is designed to tone and strengthen your upper body, without expensive workout equipment. Erm… okaaaay. [Push Up Pro via Amazon]

2. ROM – The Four Minute Cross Trainer

More like a medieval torture device than a cross-trainer, this beast promises the ultimate workout in just 4 minutes. All for a lowly $US14,515. But why so expensive? It’s perfectly reasonable, really. In fact, we’ll leave it to the manufacturers, who explain it so succinctly;

“People routinely buy airline tickets for $500 or more where they could have purchased a $200 bicycle to travel the same distance but they decide air travel is cheaper because they get from A to B in a fraction of the time. The same goes for our ROM machine. It gets you from A to B in exactly 4 minutes per day. Not the average of 60 minutes that people spend to get the same or even fewer benefits from exercise. More importantly, people will actually do the 4 minute exercise because it does not take a lot of self-discipline as opposed to having to do 60 minutes of exercise.”

Our logic, precisely. [Fast Exercise]

3. Go Girl

It’s a mask. No, it’s a shoe horn. Nay, it’s a fud! Ladies, rejoice! Thanks to this nifty female urination device, now you can finally pee like a man. Granted, this is more a fitness aide, than a fitness gadget. But just imagine all those long hikes you can take without the much-dreaded bush-squat. As the manufacturers claim; “It’s neat. It’s discreet. It’s hygienic.” It’s peeing in a funnel. [Go Girl]

4. The Osim iGallop

The iGallop lets you tone those pesky lower regions and look like an absolute moron, all within the comfort of your own home. The equestrian simulator features three intensities: trot, gallop and race, while a fourth option randomly switches between the three. As the multi-directional saddle moves, muscles are involuntarily engaged, effectively giving you a full body workout without any conscious exertion. Much like a fit. It’s zero-impact—unless you count falling off the contraption—and ideal for those who don’t mind a dislodged vertebrae or two. Wanky hat sold separately. [Osim]

5. The Shake Weight

Tired of spending gruelling hours in the gym to tone your arms? Fret no longer. The Shake Weight has arrived and it will tone your arms in just six minutes a day. The key, according to its manufacturers, is the principle of “dynamic inertia” to increase the muscle activity in your arm. Simply hold the 5kg beast, turn it on and let it work your hand in a jerking motion. We just have one quick question; does anyone find the Shake Weight suggestive? Because for the life of us, we can’t imagine why. [Shake Weight]

6. The Hawaii Chair

“If You Can Sit, You Can Get Fit, The Hawaii Chair.” With a tagline like that, there’s not much else we can say really. It’s a cushioned seat mounted to an electric motor, which claims to twist your flabby gut into a six pack, while you sit and go about your day. We just don’t know what’s more disturbing; watching people gyrate suggestively on an office chair, or watching people gyrate suggestively on an office chair, as they pretend that it’s perfectly normal to gyrate suggestively on an office chair. Maybe the tagline should be changed to; who needs to have an office affair, when you can pelvic thrust, fully dressed, at your desk. [Hawaii Chair]

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Our question today is this: What gadgets do you use to make your regular exercise more enjoyable? Let us know in comments.

Playing with balls is Gizmodo AU’s week-long look at the technology behind the sports we love, from the jerseys to the balls and everything in between. Go the Woodies!

The Webcycle isn’t the first time someone tried to motivate flabby nerds by either restricting their computer use or awkwardly integrating it into an exercise machine—but forcing you to pedal faster to increase internet throughput could be effective.

This is only a concept of course, but imagine how much weight you would lose if you had to pedal to enjoy all of the inappropriate videos you peruse online? You would be in great shape in no time. Of course, it may take a while before you are ready to “multitask” and kick that workout into overdrive. [Matt Grey via Make]

The point, of course, is to track your measurements over time to help motivate you to achieve your fitness goals. It even compares your measurements to “ideal” values as an added incentive. If you are serious about getting fit, keeping a record of your progress is always a good idea—although at $US183, only serious food and gadget junkies need apply. [Withings via ChipChick via Hometone]

So do what we do: Don’t workout. Eat terribly. And only copulate with partners who promise to either ignore Cheetos-induced stretch marks or allow you to wear your RIPT FUSION t-shirt in a jacuzzi.

What’s a RIPT FUSION shirt? Well it’s “a classic men’s undershirt injected with steroids,” of course. For just $US58, it’ll add pecs and abs all while sucking in the flabby parts. But even more critical to society, it’ll put geeks on the same playing field as jocks, the lazy on the same playing field as the obnoxiously active.

Even if the Ript Fusion is too gimmicky to make you look good, it could eventually make muscles look bad. And in the long run, that’s really just as beneficial. [RIPT via Super Punch]

But now the BodyTrace scale, $US120 this November, wants to publish your weight (via Wi-Fi we assume) to their website. You share this very personal information, along with a daily food diary and interactive BMI chart, for “friends, family, or co-workers” to better “motivate” you—a public festival of humiliation that will only cost you $US20 every 3 months.

I don’t know about you, but I’m just gonna post a shots of my second chin and third testicle to get the punishment out of the way. At least that won’t cost me anything as my dignity has long been spent. [BodyTrace via CrunchGear]

You can choose between three daimyo characters from the Sengoku, or Warring States. The more you walk, the closer you and your foot soldiers will come to conquering Japan. Although, something tells me Samurai wouldn’t need a nap after five minutes on a treadmill. [Bandai via Impress via Tokyo Mango]