Friday Giveaway: Reebok Fitness Watch and Digital Pedometer

This giveaway is part of our FBG Birthday Week celebration! Check out all of the special four-year birthday posts and huge giveaways here! Today’s FBG birthday giveaway is for the fitness tech-lovers out there who love to track their every step—literally! One lucky U.S. reader will win both the Reebok inShape Fitness Watch and the Reebok [...]

Checking My Pulse With New Balance’s Strapless Heart Rate Monitor

I know some people (like Jenn) swear by the heart rate monitor and wouldn’t be caught without one during their workouts. But I’ll be honest: I’m not that person, even though I know that they are super helpful in making sure you’re pushing yourself and staying in the zone befitting your workout goals. I’ve even [...]

Swim Up a Sweat With Help From the Right Tools

You’re probably already fully aware that swimming is a great form of exercise. It blasts loads of calories without any harsh impact to your body. You can go at any pace, and between doing different strokes and drills, you can mix up your workouts in a jillion different ways. It’s kind of perfect—and even more [...]

Getting Fruity with the Fruitz Watch

I’m absolutely fascinated by “Natural Frequency Technology.” I can’t really say that I fully understand how it works—or if it really does work (proving that it’s more than just a placebo effect is darn tough, and really, I’m not one to knock the placebo effect if it helps!)—but ever since those darn recovery fitness bracelets [...]

Heart-Rate Monitors: Knowledge Is Power

I’ve been working out with a heart-rate monitor for a long time now, and I absolutely love it. Not only does it tell me how hard I’m working, but it also tells me when I need to pick up the pace, and it gives me a great estimate of how many calories I’ve burned. Not [...]