Tag: EXERCISE

Now that the Nintendo Wii has become the village bicycle of exercise accessories, the metaphor is rapidly approaching its natural conclusion; a Wii exercise bike attachment is on its way. German publisher Bigben Interactive is developing a Cyberbike in conjunction with its own eco-themed game, which pits players against pollution as they maneuver the bike through land, sea, and air. The device ...

At the University of Houston, there's a converted racquetball court that houses an aerobics class. Yet, this isn't your traditional aerobics class, no spandex-clad instructor stands at the front of the room. Instead, students turn their gazes to a television screen. That's because they're playing 'Wii Fit,' and it counts as college credit, too. According to NPR, students who enroll in PEB 4197 ...

After three decades, it's clear that kids love their video games and won't give them up without a fight. Take the classic dilemma: What self-respecting parent wants their kids staying inside playing games during the day, becoming just another statistic in the country's growing obesity epidemic. Suggesting they go outside and play -- or join a summer sports league -- usually causes the tykes to ...

A phone that encourages you to lose weight? That's the novel idea behind the Stix concept phone. You can hook the phone, thanks to its pliable body, to a belt loop or wrap it around your wrist. As the phone can only be charged by kinetic energy, you'll have to walk, run, or otherwise work out if you plan on talking to your friends and loved ones via the phone. It also has a built-in pedometer ...

These days, an office desk or cubicle often resembles the control panel for a spaceship. There are enough gadgets, gizmos, lights, and monitors to have even the technologically inclined scrambling for an instruction booklet. We've chronicled this new wave of office accessories, and have mentioned the weird phenomenon of office treadmills. Now, Steelcase is introducing one more treadmill to the ...

Nintendo's DSi may have just launched, but if you figured your wallet would be safe from buying any other related hardware in the near future, you clearly aren't in tune with the rabid peripheral market. Our best buds over at Joystiq sat down with David Young, the assistant PR manager for Nintendo of America, in order to talk shop and get a glimpse into the DSi's future. Of note, Mr. Young ...

With the whole world going green, we're seeing less Hummers and more hybrids than ever before--but did you know that there's zero-emissions way to get around using nothing but the power of your legs? Be the envy of your hipster friends with the stylish "Moof" bicycle from industrial design aggregators Areaware, which we recently caught on video. The top tube of this European-style ride has ...

The Wii Fit might have some competition brewing, if Men's Fitness magazine is a publication worthy of the public's trust, that is. The details are vague, to say the very least but, here's what we "know": Dave Kushner, executive producer at EA Sports, told the magazine that the company is planning an 'unnamed fitness game' with a 'new peripheral' which will connect the Wiimote to the player's ...

Unafraid to incite elitist gamer geek unrest, respected video game industry analyst Michael Pachter has supported a prediction by GigaOM that Wii Fit will outsell 'Grand Theft Auto IV' this year. Yeah, you read right: the latest entry into what is arguably the biggest hardcore video game franchise around is gonna get whooped by an exercise tool -- we're not shocked, we're just laughing. 'GTA4' ...

The phenomenon of U.S. office workers' replacing their chairs with treadmills is sweeping home offices and corporate headquarters alike, the New York Times reports. This development is at least partially attributed to the research of Dr. James Levine, whose 2005 Mayo Clinic study showed that, of folks who work in offices, the most fit are the anxious types who are constantly moving, whether by ...

Although the world already has a set of headphones that encourages you to work out, the newly announced Fitbit is just a hair more sophisticated. Designed to be worn or carried around in a spare pocket, the personal tracker is about the size of a standard flash drive and includes a built-in motion sensor to keep tabs on "exercise intensity levels, calories burned, sleep quality, steps and ...

New Scientist is always bringing us fun new inventions and advances in technology. The latest batch of inventions promises to make exercising easier for the morbidly obese, clear atmospheric disturbance from satellite images, and create energy from human motion. The treadmill bed attaches a treadmill (surprise, surprise!) to the foot of an adjustable hospital bed. The bed slowly tips the ...

It has taken its sweet, sweet time in arriving, but it seems the iPhone Nike+ running application is just... about... here. A slew of new screenshots of the application have emerged, and while there are no juicy tidbits to accompany 'em (release date, cost, etc.), we all know how many lines of text a single snapshot is worth. Hang tight runners, the app you've been waiting (and waiting) for ...

Okay, so we all know that everything is overpriced in the big city, and we don't just mean rent. Food, bottled water, parking, movie tickets -- you name it, it'll cost you twice (or more) as much as the same thing would cost you in some nice, small town. Paying $110 to get some supervised play time with a Wii, though? That's a bit exorbitant, no matter where you live. According to the New York ...

Do you run at night? We've found the shoe for you. Down dark alleys and through the murky underbrush (are you sure you really want to run in such places), your way will be lit with this concept shoe from the folks at Pioneer. With each pavement pounding step, the shoes power up a small battery, which keeps a small light going, letting you see what's before your feet. The concept seems familiar ...