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Making Fitness Fun with New Technology
Whether you're jogging outdoors, spending hours on the stair-climber or pumping iron at the health club, listening to music can help make your workout time more fun. Today's convenient and powerful technology tools provide many options and make it easy to bring music into fitness activities.
"With so much new technology available for the fitness enthusiast, work out time is becoming the most enjoyable part of the day," said Laurie Bauer, spokesperson for Best Buy, the nation's leading retailer of consumer electronics, personal computers, entertainment software and appliances. "From the new generation of portable CD players to portable MP3 players that can store more than 100 hours of music, there's never been a better time to take your music with you."
Here's a list of the newest products that can help you look forward to the weekly workouts:
Portable Stereos
If listening to the radio is your thing, today's portable stereos are more powerful than ever, ensuring you can hear your station at the health club or while running outdoors. Even better, many health clubs have televisions that you can tune in on the radio. New designs like arm-band models provide increased mobility that make music on the run hands-free, so you can focus on the workout. Prices start as low as $9.99 for AM/FM tuners with cassette.
Portable CD Players
The new portable CD player has been designed for people on the go. Today's units have 10-second skip protection as a standard, with most models boasting a 45-second buffer, making skipping a thing of the past. There are several models designed specifically for jogging, with durable sports design and water-resistant parts. Prices start below $25, with jogging models starting at $89.99.
Portable MiniDisc
Slim, lightweight and extremely portable, Minidisc is the perfect music medium to take with you. Able to store 74 minutes of music on a 2.5 inch disc, Minidisc's provide digital audio and can be re-recorded more than a million times without losing sound quality. MD's can also encode and display information about the recording, including artist name, album/track titles and timing information. Better yet, Minidisc's are virtually skip-free. Prices range between $149.99 and $249.99.
Portable MP3 Players
For the techno-savvy fitness guru, MP3 is the only way to go. Portable MP3 players are just a fraction of the size and weight of a portable CD player, and with no movable parts, skipping isn't even an option -you could run a marathon or test out a trampoline without missing a beat. MP3 players come with a variety of memory capabilities, from 32MB with enough room for a few tracks to the 6 GB jukebox from NOMAD, which allows for more than 100 hours of storage. MP3 is a dream come true for music lovers, with thousands of tracks available for download on the Internet. Prices range between $139 and $420.
Portable TV
For the exercisers who don't want to miss their favorite show, portable TVs are the easy answer. These mini TVs are better than ever with stylish designs and crystal-clear LCD screens. Perfect for when you're strapped to the stationary bike or training on the treadmill, handheld televisions can make any workout routine more entertaining. Prices for these portables range from $99.99 to $199.99.
With all of the great technology tools available today, no workout needs to sacrifice fun for fitness.
Courtesy of ARA Content,
www.aracontent.com, e-mail:info@aracontent.com
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