Fitness Files
The latest news from the world of fitness.
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Fitness Files: April 2007
by WLR's Kelly Olsen
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Running Route Sites
I don’t know about you, but it’s good to know how far you
have run or plan a route with a given distance, especially if
you are trying to train for something specific like the
Race for
Life.
If you do not own the latest
Polar gadget to measure your distance then the next best
thing is to use one of the route planning sites. Some of them
even tell you whether you will be running on tarmac, grassy
verges or concrete roads. Here are a few…
www.walkjogrun.co.uk
www.runfinder.co.uk
Both cover the UK and are really easy to use
www.runlondon.com/routefinder
A good route finder – London routes only
Impact of Exercise on Boys and Girls
The impact of exercise could be different for boys and girls
– new research says that we may need to look at exercise for
boys and girls differently. For the full article go to
www.medicalnewstoday.com
Child Gamers
Although this is an older article I thought it was quite
interesting in the light of all the news on child obesity. A
machine which connects to computer games has been developed to
get children to work out whilst playing the game. The Step2Play
step exercise machine directly links to the computer games
console. Read here for more information.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6112890.stm
High Tech Exercise?
Graumann, a fitness director with Motivatrix, has shown off
the MX9 Workout Master, this purports to be the latest
technology for the gym of the future.
The MX9 is similar to ‘Dance Dance Revolution’, which is a
popular video game where a user tries to copy dance steps shown
on a screen. The difference is that the MX9 involves a user's
whole body rather than just foot movements.
The machine monitors the user’s performance and measures
calories burned. It also features different kinds of games and
exercises, combined with great graphics and choices of music.
See here for the full article, let’s hope we get them in the UK…
sfgate.com
Got Crow’s Feet – Try the Downward Dog!
Yoga has been taken to a new level – Annelise Hagen states
that her version of Yoga – Revita-Yoga can help combat frown
lines, wrinkles and sagging.
Being hailed as the natural alternative to cosmetic face
surgery, there will no doubt be a flurry of books available
later this year. To read the full article go to the New York
Times website here…
www.nytimes.com WLR has all the diaries,
tools and resources you need to track your fitness levels. You
can see how many calories you burn and how many you consume. |
