While a pair of gym pants and shoes are good (as long as you know the right size), giving her a fitness gadget will motivate her more and will help her achieve her goal.

And if you are not a fitness buff yourself, your girlfriend’s fitness regimen is maybe one of the things that you can’t relate with… well, giving her some fitness gadgets will show that you appreciate her passion and love the way she is (am I talking from experience? hehehe.. )

Fitness Gadgets For Fitness Buffs

Pedometers

If she’s trying to lose weight, you can give her a pedometer.

A pedometer or step counter is a device, usually portable and electronic, which counts each step a person makes. — Excerpt from wikipedia

Pedometers comes in various sizes and functionality. You may give a simple pedometer that will basically count steps to a more high tech one, like the function to count calories and distance. You may want to check my Omron Pedometer for more information about pedometers.

I bought my Omron Pedometer at Electronics Boutique – ParkSquare at PHP1,400.00. So if you’re based in the Philippines, you may want to check out their store.

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Myfitnesspal offers a free membership so I think there’s no reason not to try their service. Upon signing up you will be asked to create your diet profile, that is to give your current weight, your goal weight, your daily activity and how quickly you want to lose weight and other information that is vital to identify your fitness goal.

After entering all the needed information, here’s what I got:

Aside from the goal suggestion listed above, there are other fitness tools available for you to help, guide and motivate you on your way to fitness. There’s a food diary, an exercise log, and hey there’s an online progress log to keep you informed about your progress. There’s a message board also that allows you to interact with fellow members with the same interests.

Knowing how much calories a certain food contains is no hassle at all, since Myfitnesspal got a calorie and nutrition facts chart to guide you with your food intake. In addition to the fitness tools are lots of information, tips and guides on your way to fitness. So with all the resources you need plus the determination to achieve your goal, losing weight is never been easy.

I’m still discovering other features of the site, and the initial information that I got are really very useful for techie girls with busy schedule yet are health conscious.

Source(s): Myfitnesspal Website

Missing the gym for about 2 weeks now (due to busy schedule) inspires me to write about gadgets and fitness in a regular basis (haven’t you noticed? hehe) ..

I was first introduced with heart rate monitors when me and my fitness coach were discussing about number of calories burnt for every physical activity. She told me i can get a quiet accurate value when i try polar heart rate monitor (she’s wearing one then).

What’s an HRM
If you’re very new to the concept of heart rate, you might be wondering WHAT’S AN HRM (Heart Rate Monitor). It consists of a watch worn on your wrist, and a transmitter that you comfortably wear against your skin and around your chest. The transmitter picks up the signals of your heart, and sends them wirelessly to the watch you wear on your wrist. It’s that simple. No wires, no taking your pulse and doing a multiplication equation. Just look at your wrist and it’s there. AND THE KEY, IT’S DISPLAYED CONTINUOUSLY. The continuous display is what makes it effective. It’s there guiding you during your whole workout.

The Polar F11 is an exerciser’s dream come true. A revolutionary heart rate monitor that creates a workout program to tell you how much, how hard and how long to exercise to reach your goals. It has a vast of fitness applications installed to help you track your improvements, your fitness level, the number of calories/fat you burn and the motivation that you need to achieve your fitness goal. Aside from this super high tech features, it is created with a stylish and fashionable look that you really gonna flaunt.

Package Contains: Polar F11 Wrist Unit, Polar wearlink coded transmitter (strap), user manual with quick guide.

Source(s): Polar USA Website

Price: PHP10,000 at Toby’s Sports .Suggested retail price is $179.95

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Health magazine rated the Omron Healthcare Digital Premium Pedometer HJ-112 as one of its best products for 2006. This pedometer is a great tool to use in keeping track of your workouts, whether you walk, jog or speedwalk. It is so easy to use, but just make sure to setup the product properly before using it, i had spent several test walks before i got it counting correctly. It keep track of your steps, distance and calories burned when you are strolling around the mall, walking to your car or running after your children.

One great feature of the Omron HJ-112 is that it works if placed on your waistband, in your pocket or clipped on to your pocketbook. This allows you to keep track of your steps and distance walked all day, not just during your workout.

Make sure to have this gadget lie on its face or on its back relative to the ground while in a moving vehicle (cars, jeeps, trains etc.). This would make the gadget stop counting, but most likely, there is small variance due to the very sensitive sensor.

Pedometers are proven to motivate people to exercise more. With determination, these gadgets are really a great help in achieving a healthy and fit body. So instead of taking some supplements like hydroxycut, better walk your way to fitness and achieve that fitness goal the  natural way

Source(s): http://www.about.Com

Package contains: Main Unit, Battery, Screwdriver, Strap, Clip for strap, Holder (locally, holder is not available), Instruction Manual and Warranty Card.

Price: Bought mine at Electronic Boutique – ParkSquare at PHP1,400.00. List price at Amazon.com is $39.99 but they are giving away great discounts so there’s a big change of getting this product at a lower cost.