Five gadgets to keep a check on your lifestyle

One must stay healthy to enjoy life, but to do so you need to take initiative and be more proactive be it working with a trainer or discarding your cozy bed early in the morning. In case you have been thinking how technology can help you become healthier we have a list of five gadgets that surely deserve to be a part of your armory to keep health-related issues at bay.

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Kinomap

Kinomap is such an easy to use and exciting app that will make your cycling fun. You may have dreamt a couple of times about participating in Tour De France, or cycling alongside Thames in London. Kinomap gives you just that opportunity thanks to its simulation of such tracks. You can take advantage of a number of tracks recorded by fellow cyclists and can even upload one of your own. Kinomap offers two such fitness apps i.e. Kinomap Fitness and Kinomap Trainer at a monthly subscription of $10.99.

Basis B1 Band

Basis B1 is a wristband that you can wear day and night and gives quantified results related to your blood flow, body temperature and perspiration. The device is laden with a number of sensors and an accelerometer to keep track of these vital functions in your body. Whether you’re running or resting the device tells you about your current heart rate, skin surface temperature as well as moisture level and gives you an insight into your body’s vital statistics. Priced at $199 Basis B1 is simple yet effective gadget that will help you stay healthy.

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Nike+ Fuel Band

In case you think you’ve been lazing around lately Nike+ fuel band can give you some activity throughout the day with the help of your iPhone or Android phone. With the help of FuelBand you can count the number of steps you have taken or the amount of calories burnt throughout the day. FuelBand boards a gyroscope that keeps track of your physical activity and you can plug it in to your computer with a USB and churn out data related to your daily activity. One of the best looking wrist gadgets, FuelBand is a rubber-coated bracelet with a bright array of LEDs mounted on its body. In order to own one you’ll have to part with $150.

Fitbit One

Fitbit One is your flash drive like pedometer that you can tuck on the side of your pocket or fit it on your belt during the day and mount it on your wristband at night. Besides keeping track of number steps you’ve taken and claries you’ve burned during the day, Fitbit One can help you determine the quality of sleep by syncing it with your computer or phone and knowing the duration of your sleep and the number of times you woke up. In case you fear howling alarm clocks Fitbit One’s silent vibrator alarm can help you out. To own one you’ll have to shell out $100.

BodyMedia Patch

BodyMedia patch was up on display at this year’s Consumer Electronic Show. This skin friendly biometric patch can be glued to your skin for seven days, which means you don’t need to worry about it getting lose or detached every now and then. According to the company it records more than 5000 data points in a minute and gives key information about calories burnt, steps taken and sleep patterns. Expected in this year’s later half the wearable will be priced around $50.

Getting quantified results related to your conscious efforts to improve your lifestyle and being more proactive in this regard can be a big boost to your efforts. These gadgets can help you track your progress and help you improve your lifestyle.

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