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Jawbone Up review
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Keep track of your life
26 December 2011 9:00 GMT
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Get ready with those new year resolutions. If one of them is going to include trying for a fitter, healthier you in 2012, Jawbone is here to help. Jawbone is best known as the maker of excellent Bluetooth headsets and a great portable speaker, the...
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Firebox to sell Wii weights
Along with a booster that turns the balance board into a step 7 May 2010 15:37 GMT TweetDo you feel like you haven't got enough plastic in your living room? Are you not at all concerned about the state of the north Pacific gyre? Then you're probably a potential purchaser of Firebox's new Wii Fit accessories.
There's two on offer....
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Carl Lewis Vibro Exerciser launches
Claims 70% more benefit than regular exercise... 28 September 2007 10:13 GMT TweetThe Vibro Exerciser is a new product in the Carl Lewis range of Home Fitness equipment that can claims to give you up to 70% more benefit than regular exercise.
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Workout with your favourite celebrity
New Year resolutions the DVD way 5 January 2007 15:49 GMT TweetIn the world of fitness, New Year means swelling gym memberships, surging sales in new trainers and snapping up the latest celebrity DVD so you can prance around your lounge. Usually the “resos” only last a few months before the good intentions are dropped...
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Want to lose the belly?
Get free fitness advice 3 January 2007 17:06 GMT TweetPocket-lint has tied up with men's website Mansized to offer you free fitness advice.
Whether you want to lose the tum or firm up your bingo wings, Mansized's fitness editor Anthony Punshon has all the advice you need.
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WEBSITE OF THE DAY – bupa.co.uk/health_information
A site that could help with a new you for 2007 2 January 2007 0:00 GMT TweetSo the fog of New Year’s Eve is probably lifting a little easier today and all those good intentions and bold words are coming back to haunt.
If you’ve said you’re going to take better care of yourself in 2007 this is a good place to start. -
WEBSITE OF THE DAY - nutritiondata.com
A website that will tell all on the food and drink you shove down your neck. 31 October 2006 0:00 GMT TweetToday’s website of the day is nutritiondata.com and if you are what you eat, as they say, then this makes startling reading.
A comprehensive site that lists pretty much any food stuff you can think of (including all our favourites for the... -
Circulation Booster Mobile for travellers worrying about DVT
It is not a phone - before you ask 10 October 2006 19:59 GMT TweetFor every paranoid consumer, there is a high tech solution. High Tech Health claim to have the solution to all your DVT nightmares with the CB Mobile.
We’re all aware of the risks of DVT (deep vein thrombosis) – or economy class syndrome... -
Powerisers Jumping Stilts review
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Keen to break your neck? The Powerisers might just be the solution
10 October 2006 0:00 GMT TweetKeen to break your neck? Thought you were. Then you want the Powerisers Jumping Stilts.
You've probably seen the YouTube videos of guys running around leaping in the air, doing triple somersaults and back flips.
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WEBSITE OF THE DAY - realbuzz.com
A website that could very well save your life
22 August 2006 6:20 GMT TweetToday’s website of the day is realbuzz.com a website that could very well save your life.
A report recently announced that there are now more obese people in the world than there are those suffering from starvation and malnutrition. That’s... -
Philips QC5170 DIY Hair Clippers review
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Philips promised to make cutting your hair easy
29 July 2006 12:24 GMT
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Philips believe they has solved the age old problem of shaving your own hair with the creation the DIY hair clippers.
The trick, it says, is that the head rotates through 180 degrees so you can literarily cut your hair as if you were combing... -
Philips shavers take pole position
Shavers and F1 - well I never 12 June 2006 15:10 GMT TweetAs modern man becomes more sophisticated, so do his tastes. Modern design is cutting-edge and we are experimenting with contemporary materials, clean lines, bold colours and sleek finishes. To bring design into the bathroom and to celebrate Philips Shavers...
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Philips Bodygroom – for all sorts of men
80 percent of women find excess male body hair a huge turn off 9 June 2006 13:42 GMT TweetThe days when a thick carpet of body hair was considered the epitome of sexy masculinity are over – in most circles anyway. Thanks to the male grooming experts at Philips, Bodygroom is here to help: an all-over body shaver and trimmer designed specifically...
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Lay-z-Spa offers portability with its inflatable hot tub
Fill it up and turn on the heat 5 June 2006 15:46 GMT TweetWhen you think of an outdoor spa, the first thing that springs to mind is probably not portability. Lay-z-Spa is out to change that with its all new inflatable hot tub.
The 4-person spa holds 230 gallons of water, and features an Air Massage... -
Suunto t6 heart rate monitor wins Best Fitness Gear award
The US Health magazine has named the Suunto t6 as the Best of Fitness Gear in their second annual Best of Fitness Product Awards 12 January 2006 1:45 GMT TweetThe US Health magazine has named the Suunto t6 as the Best of Fitness Gear in their second annual Best of Fitness Product Awards.
Built specifically for target heart rate training, the Suunto t6 was selected for its thorough and accurate measurements...
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