It’s January and you already know exercise: it’s time for this year’s collective fitness goals to manifest in Sports team, Some home kit to swell, and a membership to your local gym. Maybe you’ve come so far in dry january without cheating, and now you feel like you can conquer the world. Maybe you still believe in the New Year’s version of Santa Claus: New Year, New Me. Or maybe you’ve realized that you and Fergie have more in common than meets the eye. For whatever reason, you’ve decided that you, too, will be in the gym just working on your fitness. I see you.
I also praise his optimism and faith in his own discipline; really, I do. But take a little advice from someone (me) who has won a Lifetime Achievement Award for quitting smoking: You’re going to need more than a pair of slippers to keep your fitness goals on track. If you don’t have a generous supply of Catholic guilt to push you toward a healthier lifestyle, it helps to have some outside motivation. Fortunately, there are tons of high-tech options out there to help keep you on track. From Fitbits and smart scales to splurge-worthy home workout gear like Peloton and The Mirror, these cool fitness gear will be the motivation you need when you’d rather be on the bench.
If you need a babysitter
If you’re a lost lamb when it comes to knowing what to do in your workouts (and why you’re doing specific moves and exercises), then the Fitbit Charge 5 is your good-hearted babysitter who doesn’t want to see you. hurt yourself on your watch. This wearable fitness tracker records your activity, sleep cycles, and heart rate variability to make personalized training recommendations tailored to your individual needs. Plus, there are hundreds of additional guided routines you can try. That you manage to overcome more than half of them. There’s a reason Fitbits are considered the gold standard in affordable fitness tech; the design works for you and your goals.
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Fitbit Charge 5 Black or Graphite
Level up
Time to get rid of your old bathroom scale (if you haven’t already). This smart scale gives you the measurements you really want to know when pursuing long-term health and fitness goals: your muscle mass, body fat, hydration, BMI, and weight. Plus, it lets you track your data over time so you can measure your progress and brag about it to your friends.
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Smart Scale for Body Weight
For Apple fans
Declaring that you are going to become a marathon runner is the perfect excuse for you to treat yourself to the new Apple Watch Series 7. Even if you eventually give up using it to track your runs and jogs, you can go back to using its many others. features, like texting your friends about how “running a marathon is so last year” and listening to true crime podcasts.
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Apple Watch Series 7 GPS
Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate
No, those PBRs you drank no account for your daily water intake, Brad, no matter how much they taste like H2O. Everybody’s supposed to be drinking 11-15 glasses of water a day, according to science, and I’d bet my meager life savings that you’re not. This smart water bottle tracks your daily water intake and lights up to remind you when you’re falling behind, so you can stop looking and feeling like a raisin. see more smart water bottles and hydration motivators here.
Sticker Chart Motivation
If you were ever one of those kids who would do anything for the promise of a gold star sticker, this is the workout you were born for. The more you use this clever jump rope, the more prizes you will unlock. Type-A, jump!
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Smart rookie on the jump rope
A less intimidating personal trainer
Does the thought of going to a gym and working out with a living, breathing, sweating, iron-pumping personal trainer make you nervous? Yes, the same. With The Mirror, you can train from the safe haven of your own home, and with the purchase of a Mirror Membership, you’ll have access to unlimited live and on-demand workouts for up to six household members. Plus, when you’re not using it to tear yourself up, it blends seamlessly with your home decor and is great at being a real mirror and offering you countless adjustment controls.
Your masseur at home
In case you didn’t know, we are Therabody staunch stans. So here’s the one part of your new routine that’s going to be easy to stick with: the post-workout massage. The wave duo It’s a foam-rolling bad boy that has five different speeds that help release the pain and tension you’re feeling, perfect for both post-workout recovery and pre-workout warm-ups. The Theragun Elite— the Cadillac of massage guns — it’s like having a muscular, strong-handed masseur on call at all times. Use any of them before a workout and remember the days of yore when you could actually go to a spa in real life. Theragun Elite also syncs with the Therabody app to learn about your routine and suggest treatments that are best for you. If the promise of pounding your muscles into blissful oblivion doesn’t motivate you, I’m not sure what will. (Oh, and if the Theragun is a bit pricey for your wallet after the holidays, might we suggest a cheaper alternative?)
The cult of NordicTrack
No judgment! Nothing will keep you engaged like dropping a rental check on a bike that’s going nowhere and everywhere. you will do it have to use it just to prove it wasn’t an impulsive New Year’s fever dream and avoid texting from your friends. Plus, you’ll have 24-hour access to studio cycling classes, available to your entire family.
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NordicTrack Business Study Cycle
cardiovascular care
Your resolution was to get in shape, not pamper your cold and loveless heart. It’s all about keeping that clock ticking, baby, and huffing and puffing during a cardio workout is a great way to helps your heart health. This Polar heart rate sensor tracks your cardio workouts, offers training tutorials and counts calories so you can push yourself up and climb, healthy enough to break hearts for decades to come.
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POLAR H9 heart rate sensor
lazy turns
Fast walking in the park not your thing? No problem. This under-desk elliptical allows you to exercise while you’re busy doing more important things, like turning off the camera while attending Zoom meetings in your pajamas. (Not that we ever do that.)
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JR2 seated under desk elliptical
mind reader
If your resolutions are for the complete health trifecta: mind, body and spirit, try the MUSE 2 Brain Sensor Headband. It makes meditating and learning to calm your noisy brain so much easier.
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MUSE 2: The headband with a brain sensor
Tally ho folks, and may your 2022 feel very, very good.
