This new product from Polar provides the exerciser to be with an easy introduction to heart rate based training and it looks good too!

The FT4 is perfect for those who want to keep their training simple with the basic heart rate features. It shows when you are improving your fitness, giving a clear view of when the heart rate is in the desired zone. The easy to use FT4 also counts and displays the amount of burned calories allowing you to know exactly how much work you have done.

The FT4 comes with the comfortable Polar WearLink transmitter. Each transmitter has individually coded heart rate transmission, which means there won’t be any crossover during group exercise or when there are several people training, so you can be sure your training computer picks up your heart rate and not someone else’s.

Getting the most out of your training doesn’t always mean working faster or harder. The best way to improve fitness and see results is to train at the right intensity, and the new FT4 monitor helps you do just that. All you have to do is grab your new training computer, put on a comfortable Polar WearLink textile transmitter, and you’re ready to enjoy whatever sport you want. Come on girls what are you waiting for!

Price £75

The UV monkey is a key-fob sized UV ray detector. Just expose it to sunlight and it’ll tell you how strong the pesky rays are that cause nasty sun damge. It only takes a couple of secs to give you a read out on its colourful purple scale. Each part of the scale corresponds to the UV warning scales used in national forecasts too so you know when to whack on more cream and when to go indoors.

Silva EX3 Pedometer

A fantastic, tiny pedometer from Silva, weighing only 20 grams, which can be positioned anywhere and still count steps correctly so we’re talking around your neck, on a key-ring, even in your pocket. The Silva EX3 pedometer has a one-week memory which helps you keep track of the week’s training. It also senses how it’s being held and adapts the display so you can see the figures easily.
So simple, just get up, pop it on and get moving. Every step counts!

Price £ 23.99

Polar Bike Mount

For all you super fit guys out there who own a heart monitor * you know who you are* then check out the new Polar Bike Mount. It’s suitable for securing all Polar heart rate monitors on the handle bars (except the M91/92ti). It’s attached and held securely to the handlebars by cable ties. The receiver is then fixed around the bike mount as if it were placed on your wrist.
Price £ 6.99

Skipping Rope Calorie Counter

I used to luv skipping at school, I’m a big girl now so no longer confined to the playground but still think skipping is a perfect way to keep fit. Calorie Jump not only counts the number of skips performed, but also calculates the number of calories used in each session. Whether forwards, backwards or criss-cross, Calorie Jump can count up to 9999 revolutions. The plastic twist-free cord is strong, lightweight and easy to turn (rope length can be adjusted according to height.) Don’t skip your fitness now kids!
Price £ 9.99

Calling all adrenalin junkies, now all your summer sport action can be captured on this hands free video camera so you can re-live all your adventures

Capture up to 2 hours of footage in all weather and now with an incorporated viewfinder, it’s never been easier to make those fun packed recordings. Suitable for everything the great British Summer can throw at it (errr so that’s rain then), the camera is waterproof up to 10 feet and shock resistant so will be able to withstand any knocks and bumps. The new 1.5″ colour LCD screen, photo capture function and up to 4GB of memory makes the ATC5K, the most advanced and powerful version of the video camera yet.

Available now from www.oregonscientific.co.uk at £179.99.

As my pedometer on my iPhone never seems to work properly, I’m quite looking forward to the latest addition from Nintendo, Personal Trainer: Walking, a game for the DS and DSi.  Each copy of the game ships with two Activity Metres, or advanced pedometers, that sync wirelessly with the gaming system and count and record steps during a given period of time.

The game’s software then converts these into statistics or is that too geeky?!  Each Activity Meter can store up to seven days of data, while the DS/DSi game card can hold up to five years’ worth of downloaded data, that’s a LOT of walking!  A single game card can store four users and their data.

And if you have a wuffer, even pets’ activities can be saved to the DS/DSi by attaching the Activity Meter to a dog’s collar, for example. Daily goals can be set and you can import your Mii characters from the Wii game console or design their own. Sounds pretty fun and simple to use.

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