They say you should tell people when you have goals such as losing weight, because feeling that others have expectations can keep you more honest with your diet. Well, it doesn’t get much more honest than a scale that can post your data to social media sites.
The Withings WiFi Body Scale
Personally, I’d be mortified if anyone on the web knew my middle name much less my weight, but for those who like to share it all in the hopes of sticking with their diet, then here’s the scale for you.
$160
The new year is here, and if you’ve made a resolution to lose weight (again), then perhaps a diet gadget can help you reach your goals (if nothing else, high-tech toys are fun to play with, right?).
The Food Watcher is a “transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator, designed and clinically proven to inhibit the sensation of hunger. It generates safe TENS-like pulses applied transcutaneously to the ear ducts, temporarily inhibiting vagal activity and thus reducing gastric motility and consequently the drive to eat.”
I’m not sure this would work for those of us who eat because stuff just tastes good (chocolate, french fries, how we love thee), but if dieting constantly has your stomach cramping with hunger pangs, then maybe the gadget could help.
The Food Watcher is currently available on UK-based The Microcurrent Site for £99.99.
If you’re tired of the boring white gym towel the guys at the front desk sold you on Day 1 of your gym membership (workout towels required, and yes we sell them for right here, thank you very much!), how about an upgrade?
These humorous gym towels are made by Etsy seller WordstoSweatBy (great name, don’t you think?) and feature funny little sayings to keep your workout lively.
“The towel is 100% cotton, sized 16 x 24, and has an applique of an original mantra by Whimsical Walney. All towels are packaged in a drawstring organza bag not only to create zero waste packaging but also so that they can easily be given as a gift.”
At $8, they’re not that expensive, and they’ll make a fun conversation starter at the gym (just in case you’re there to meet women/men as well as tone those abs).
You might have picked up a water bottle with a wide mouth so you can put your ice cubes in and clean out the inside from time to time. The only problem with that wide-mouthed bottle is that it’s easy to make a big spill. Go over a bump in the car or a tree root on the trail while you’re taking a swig, and you’ll have 32 ounces down your shirt!
The Guyot Designs SplashGuard is a simple little device you can attach to the top to limit the amount of liquid that can pour out.
The SplashGuard only costs $3 and is available in a number of colors. You can match your existing water bottle or go for something bright and contrasting.
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If you’re a fitness buff, you’ve doubtlessly heard about interval training. And if you haven’t, here’s the short wikipedia definition:
“Interval training is a type of physical training that involves bursts of high intensity work. This high intensity work is alternated with periods of rest or low activity (the intervals in interval training).” It can be helpful for improving cardiovascular fitness, and studies have suggested interval training can be better for weight loss than steady-pace jogging, biking, etc.
While you can simply use a watch or the timer on the treadmill to figure out your intervals, the gadget lover in you may prefer the GymBoss Interval Trainer.
“This quality interval timer will make any workout easier to plan and execute with more accuracy and consistency.” The pager-sized fitness gadget features include:
- one or two different time intervals from 2 seconds to 99 minutes
- an auto mode that keeps repeating through intervals
- the ability to set up to 99 rounds
- a manual “countdown timer” mode
- a stopwatch function
- an alarm to alert you when it’s time to switch from high to low or vice versa
Pick one up for $20:
If you have trouble getting your eight glasses of water a day (who doesn’t?), then perhaps you can enlist the aid of the HydraCoach Intelligent Water Bottle.
The HydraCoach comes with a digital, interactive Hydration Monitor. “This patented technology enables users to program in their personal hydration needs, track their daily water consumption sip by sip, and be coached throughout the day to achieve optimal hydration.”
I suppose for optimal performance, you should keep the water bottle filled with actual water instead of coffee, diet soda, etc., but we won’t tell what’s in your bottle if you don’t….
Pick one up for less than $30:
If you’re looking for Christmas presents for the fitness fanatic (or die-hard dieter) in your family, then how about getting a watch that counts calories?
If you’re trying to lose weight, or just maintain what you’ve got, it’s fun to know exactly how many calories you’re burning off while you’re jogging the streets or playing racquetball at the gym (hey, you want to know how many Oreos you can justify eating after that 40 minute run, right?).
Available in men’s and women’s, these calorie-tracking “fitness” watches are less than $30, so they’re not nearly as pricey as Polar heart rate monitors and fancier gadgets, but they ought to give you a ballpark idea of how many calories you’re burning.
Sportline 555 Women’s Calorie Tracking Fitness Watch
Sportline 555 Men’s Calorie Tracking Fitness Watch
