Most people want to keep fit and workout regularly. The problem comes with making it a part of their lifestyle. Many people work out energetically for a week or two, after which, when faced with life’s inevitable distractions, the motivation to continue fizzles out.
How do you keep yourself motivated in the face of all the other things clamouring for your attention and time? You have be highly self-motivated to maintain a lifestyle of physical fitness but there are tools that have been designed to make it easier for you. Here are four fitness gadgets that can make the difference:
Studies suggest that the more often a person eating and exercising to lose weight checks his/her weight, the more weight he loses. A smart scale helps you to check and track your weight loss. A smart scale connects with your smartphone and each time you step on it, it automatically logs your weight and feeds it to your smartphone via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. Seeing the progress you are making encourages you to keep at your workouts. A good example of a smart scale is the Fitbit Aria Smart Scale.
If you run with your iPod Nano or Touch always plugged in your ears, you could make your running more exciting. A gadget such as the Nike iPod Sport Kit takes things a step further. The kit comes with a sensor, which, when you attach it to your shoe, shows the time you have spent exercising, your pace and the calories you’ve burned- as well as other things.
Fitness tracker: A fitness tracker helps you track your activity. It warns you when you have been sedentary for too long and reminds you to take steps. It keeps you accountable and motivates you to keep working out so you can achieve set goals and objectives. You can use an app on your smartphone as a fitness tracker or you can buy a wearable gadget. As an extra, you can join communities with your tracker, which gives you the chance to connect with other people trying to keep fit and adds a bit of healthy competition to your fitness activities.
A waterproof music player: Is your favourite exercise swimming. Would you just love to swim while listening to your favourite songs without a media player having to be strapped to your arms? The Finis SwiMP3 is a great mp3 player for you to use. It can make your swim time more exciting and keep you swimming for longer. The player is made of headpieces, which stay on your face with goggle straps and transmit the sound of the music through your bones.
There are a whole host of gadgets out there with amazing features and benefits. It can get a bit confusing. You might also want to get a personal trainer. You can find one on a site like NRPT.co.uk, or just at your local gym.
It is, of course, perfectly possible to get and stay fit without gadgets or personal trainers to help. But many people find that they provide the motivation and social engagement that they need to stick at it.You might too.
