Entertainment and exercise (Clarkson Integrator)Welcome to the future, in which you can
Entertainment and exercise (Clarkson Integrator)
Welcome to the future, in which you can zap calories using electronics-laden cardio equipment that sends boredom to the locker room. A new generation of machines, from treadmills and elliptical trainers to stationary bikes and stair steppers, is taking exercise to higher levels while offering entertainment options such as iPod ports, games and built-in TVs.
Just me and my multi-trainer (Haaretz Daily)
In a home fitness room, the equipment's always free, and the music is always your music. For those who still crave company, new apartment buildings increasingly have health clubs in the basement.
Gadgets to weigh in on exercise (The Springfield News-Leader)
Of course, it's still possible to interrupt your exercise routine, put your finger on your pulse and watch the second hand of the clock at the gym to check whether your heart is beating about the right rate for your age. Later, you can write the number down in a notebook and date the entry. Hey, that works fine.
Three generations join (The Trenton Times)
You don't have to be a fitness buff to know that Pilates, the exercise method that strengthens the core of the body, is hot. Health clubs offer classes. Television infomercials hawk tapes and equipment. Bookstores stock shelves of Pilates-related exercise books.
Ogawa to raise RM32m from IPO (The Edge Daily)
Main Board bound Ogawa World Bhd, which manufactures health and wellness equipment, plans to raise RM32 million from its listing exercise.
