New Apps, Digital Fitness Devices Keep Track Of Your Workout

This free iPhone app from Puma helps track your workout, crunching the data into an overall score. The app also helps you figure out conditions that affect your workout, and the scoring system can be motivating.

Like a car odometer, it starts working automatically when you run, displaying the current total miles on the screen and providing an alert when you reach personal targets and shoe lifespan milestones. (The conventional wisdom is that running in the same shoes beyond 400 or 500 miles can lead to injuries from shoe wear, so knowing the mileage on them http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/p90x3-reviews/sbwire-455028.htm is a good idea). Bluetooth-enabled, Milestone stores 20 hours of data covering mileage, pace, cadence, distance, number of runs, steps per minutes and time, p90X3 workout which can be loaded onto your computer via USB. Week and month views let you track long-term trends.
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Five goals for better fitness

Exercise is good for you, but just 20 percent of Americans get enough of it.

A treadmill can be a good choice. People tend to work out harder than they realize, so they end up burning more calories, research suggests. But for people who are heavy or have back, knee or hip problems, a non-impact elliptical might be better. And competitive or easily bored types might opt for a spin bike or rowing machine. Goal: Kick it up a notch.
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