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5 Fitness Gadgets That Will Help Boost Your Fitness

It’s time to amp up your fitness game! Fitness gadgets are a great way to take your workout to the next level by enhancing your overall workout experience. Whether you work out in a gym or prefer to train on your own, our list below features useful fitness gadgets for every type of athlete.

1. For the cyclist

Biker with LED lights for signaling and visibility

Stay safe on the road this season with the Visijax commuter jacket. This innovative jacket has turn indicators  and LED lights built into it. The indicators activate when you raise your arm to signal a turn and the 23 LED lights are featured on both the front and back of the jacket. With its convenient waterproof material, the commuter jacket is suitable to wear anytime of the year.

2. For the swimmer

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The Mi-Sport is the ultimate mp3 player for avid swimmers. Both wireless and waterproof, this high-tech gadget features text-to-voice software, 4GB of memory and up to seven hours of battery life. And it allows you to swim in water up to two meters deep! Finally, a place to listen to your favourite nineties songs in peace.

3. For the yogi

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The SmartMat yoga mat is probably the fanciest yoga mat you’ll ever come across. Not named the SmartMat for nothing, this mat can detect when you’re out of alignment and give you verbal, real time feedback on how to correct your pose. So yes, essentially you’re doing yoga with a robot instructor. Using sensors built into the mat, the Smartmat calibrates your body shape, size and personal limitations and then saves your personal stats in the mobile app to provide you with specific feedback later on. You’ll become a yoga pro without ever having to attend a class!

4. For the gym buff

Foam Roller with lady stretching

The HyperIce Vyper foam roller isn’t your typical foam roller. This top-of-the-line fitness gadget features a vibrating motor to roll out all the knots in your muscles, providing instant relief to tightly-wound areas. It can help increase flexibility and circulation, reduce muscle soreness and stiffness, and warm up the body before a workout. It also conveniently has three speed levels to allow you to control the amount of pressure applied. 15 minutes of use is more than enough time to ease any muscle pain so its two hour battery life will easily last you for the week.

5. For the runner

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The Adidas MiCoach Pacer is perfect for every type of runner. Similar to the encouraging coach you had in high school, the Adidas MiCoach Pacer is the perfect support system to have with you on your daily run. It provides real-time audible coaching, and keeps track of your pace, encouraging you to speed up or easy up in accordance with your target heart rate zone.  It keeps track of your progress with its interactive training program.

…And a bonus one for the sleep advocate!

Bed side sleep tracker

The S+ Sleep Tracker is unique in that it’s the world’s first non-contact sleep sensor. It can monitor your breathing and body movements, and provide you with a personalized sleep pattern analysis. This advanced tracker can even record the light, noise and temperature levels in your room! It uploads all recorded data directly to your smartphone so you can view your results instantaneously.

 

These helpful fitness gadgets can help boost your fitness by providing the motivation you need to starting leading a more active life. The right equipment can make working out a lot more fun, so try out these fitness gadgets today to take your workout to the next level!