5 Weird Fitness Gadgets

What wouldn't you try in the quest for losing weight and getting fit? Here are the latest and weirdest fitness and weight-loss gadgets:


1. Ropeless Jump Rope - two handles without the rope for high-tech hopping

2. Wi Fi Scale - we all need motivation and sometimes accountability on the journey to lose weight. How would you feel if your every weigh in was auto-tweeted to all your followers? Offered by Whithings (http://www.withings.com/en/bodyscale)




3. Ab Belt - no more crunches to get perfect abs. More about how ab belts work (http://www.theflexbelt.com/ab-belts/)




4. Robot Personal Trainer - fun way to do basic stretches and exercise routines

5. iGallop - electric horse to strengthen your core

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Are you getting enough?

It seems like every day we are bombarded with messages about how getting your 5 a day is vastly important and how it can be detrimental to your health. But do any of us actually know why it is so detrimental not to get your recommended intake of fruit and vegetables?
Everyone has heard of Vitamin E and knows why it is so important to the body, how it is needed to protect the skin and that it can help slow down the aging process. But do many people know it can have other benefits to the body?
Recent research has shown that so called ‘bad’ cholesterol can cause blockages in coronary arteries which may lead to atherosclerosis and heart attacks. It has been suggested that Vitamin E can help delay or even prevent this by limiting the oxidation of the ‘bad’ cholesterol.
There is also believed to be some link between an increase in Vitamin E and a decrease in the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. A high intake of Vitamin E is also found to reduce the possibility of developing cataracts.
With so much evidence to show that Vitamin E has so many beneficial qualities for us it is perhaps not surprising that doctors are trying to get us to increase our intake and that there are so many supplements out there.
What maybe surprising however is the fact that a recent study showed that the intake of Vitamin E by women aged between 19 and 50 averaged as less than 90% of the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA). The same study showed that men within the same age group averaged out at closer to 100% RDA. When you consider that the RDA is the minimal requirement your body needs and any less means your body is in deficiency this is a scary thought.
There are often debates about whether we should be getting our intakes from the food we eat alone or whether it is okay to take supplements. But even the most hardened detractor of supplements will agree on this one we need as much as we can get.
You can take a look atthe healthy food storeHolland and Barrett today for all your health supplements.

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Naked Yoga..... Would You?

...and no, I don't mean in the privacy of your own living room, although I'm sure even that would inspire you to really get deeply and intimately in touch with yourself! I am talking about going to an actual public naked yoga class!

Naked yoga classes are a trend on the rise prompting many to shed their inhibitions (as well as their clothing), step into one of these bare bones yoga classes totally unabashed and just leave it all on the mat. Literally! ;)
Actresses like Halle Berry and Jennifer Lopez are said to have been participants of this hot yoga trend (yeah, I bet you guys would have no problem attending THAT class!). However, I'm willing to bet that the naked yoga classes attended by most celebs are extremely private. Especially in this day and age of Youtube and Twitpics. But then again, where would you hide a camera? ;)

Those who partake say that they experience a freedom that they have never before experienced in an exercise class, as well as a unique connection with the inner self and a total unleashing of their deepest inhibitions. According to one participant who did a public naked yoga class "once you got over the initial shock of being naked in a room full of other naked people and just began to focus on the poses and the flow, it just felt so complete and natural.  I can truly say that after doing naked yoga, I have no fear whatsoever of doing anything". Well! That seals it! I will have to go and check this out!   From a distance. With binoculars! ;)

So, how about it? Would you have the nerve to participate in a naked yoga class? By the way, I don't know if they are gender specific or unisex, although I'm sure there are "women only" classes for sure.  There would have to be, seriously!  Otherwise, there would just be a bunch of guys getting into yoga for all the wrong reasons!
As for yourself, do you see how naked yoga could really be beneficial to those who take it, or does it seem like yet another useless trend? Do tell!

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