Gruve – a device that reminds you to get muving….
Here’s a fun new device, Gruve, that tracks your calorie burn throughout the day and tells you to move if you have been inactive for too long. The company behind the product has a mission similar to yumkid, which is to help prevent obesity. Gruve is a small plastic device that clips on to your [...]
75% of our youth are unfit!
November 5, 2009 by admin
Filed under commentary on life, Diet and Nutrition, Exercise
According to the recent WashingtonPost article, “To pass an Army physical fitness test, an 18-year-old male must be able to do 42 push-ups in two minutes, 53 sit-ups in two minutes and run two miles in 15 minutes and 54 seconds.” Wow! That is some pretty intense exercise. I am not sure about the push [...]
I heart HopeLab’s gDitty device to promote exercise in children!
October 30, 2009 by admin
Filed under Exercise, Tips/Tools
Welcome gDitty from hopelabs.org! gDitty is a tween(9-14) friendly activity monitor that encourages tweens to do physical activities. It’s a great tool to fight the decline of physical activity in this age group. gDitty monitors a tween child’s movement, and rewards that exercise by helping them accumulate points towards free Mp3s or gift certificates to [...]
