Technology has made the world smaller and every individual smarter. Now carrying or wearing a gadget for better lifestyle moreover for fitness has become a norm. Whether it is a smartphone, fitness tracker or any other gadget that will track our health and fitness levels these gadgets promise to keep us safe and sound on our fitness trail.
We have handpicked some of the best health and fitness gadgets that will help you stay fit and safe.
Fitbit Versa
The Fitbit Versa smartwatch is a compact and lightweight fitness tracker with an improved interface that makes fitness readouts easier. This watch puts fitness first as it includes all that you would want from a Fitbit device. It can capture real-time stats for 20 different activities – even swimming. It is water-resistant – up to 50 meters – and works with iOS and Android phones. What adds to its attraction is its 300 by 300 pixel LCD touch-screen, which will allow you to keep a tab on all activities in real-time.
PowerDot
Get your muscles working for you with the PowerDot wireless muscle stimulator. It uses electrical muscle stimulation to activate your muscle fibres and strengthen you. It works via an app on your phone, which lets you control your workouts – you choose the muscle groups you want to target and a safe impulse is sent to the pod that causes your muscles to activate. It has 9 different workout programmes, comprising of four programmes to help you recover and five performance programmes to increase muscle strength. The encrypted app runs independently, without interrupting your workout. You can operate it using your phone’s Bluetooth function.
Beast Sensor
This is not a fitness tracker but can assist, in more ways than one, fitness enthusiasts who love to lift weights. Since it is designed as a small magnet, it can be easily plugged on to barbells, dumbbells, kettle bells and other gym machines – even your body – for performing free body exercises. It will show you, in real-time, how much you are pushing; you can monitor your performance on the go. The Beast Sensor works on Velocity Based Training, which will tell you how much load you should be adding or removing. What is more, it will also inform you if you should try a new exercise.
PainPod
As the name suggests, PainPod is a wearable gadget that will assist in killing pain – without popping a pill. It is FDA listed and easily described as ‘physiotherapy in your pocket’. It is powered by micro-currents and biomedical technology, which uses your body’s bioelectrical system to manage pain. This bioelectrical tech will manage pain, improve performance and ensure a speedy recovery. All that you need to do is place it on the spot that is causing pain and let it do its work. The collection of PainPods includes PainPod Mi, PainPod 3 and extra application for hands and feet: while the PainPod 3 has 12 treatments and 20 safe intensity settings, along with acupuncture, the PainPod Mi is a tiny all-day wearable with 10-hour micro-current painless treatment.
Nokia Thermo
Nokia Thermo is a no contact smart temporal thermometer that is designed to send information to your smartphone via the Thermo app. It is FDA cleared and uses Nokia’s HotSpot Sensor Technology to measure the temperature by scanning your forehead -16 infrared sensors take over 4,000 measurements to find the hottest point without actually touching skin. This information can be recorded onto your Smartphone for quick access; you could even set reminders that will help you monitor your health or that of your family members.
Moov Now
The ‘Moov’ in the name, as you guessed, is a command to MOVE, and that too, NOW. It’s a fitness tracker whose larger objective is to teach the user the concepts of a healthy life. Its key features include activity and sleep tracking, real-time coaching with vocal feedback, 10 guided workouts for running, cycling, walking, swimming and more. It can track your movements in 3D, analyse them and also give you a comprehensive report of your performance – during and after the workout.
Skulpt Chisel
The Skulpt Chisel is a step above the regular fitness trackers; it measures your muscle quality and body fat percentage – it can track 24 individual muscles and also track the changes in your body and the progress achieved. This is hand-held body fat and muscle quality analyser that allows you to monitor the results of your fitness achievements and help you understand when you are losing fat and when you are gaining muscle.