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Beyond Nike + iPod: Apple's new fitness project

Mmm... An apple pie after that workout perhaps?If you liked the iPod/Nike+ gadget to help you with your runs, you may be excited to know that was merely the beginning of what seems to be a much larger pie Apple has been working on (pun absolutely intended).

AppleInsider appears to have gotten its hands on some patent filings made for what looks like a comprehensive "fitness companion." At this point, it looks like a bunch of iTunes-esque prompts for a "fitness inteview" to help you get a fitness program for your goals, and flow chart type displays of how these programs might look as you are using them.

Considering that it is still in the patent stages, we have no idea if Apple is really going to follow through. But at least we can be hopeful. Whether this will work on current iPod Touch/iPhone technology or on next generation models isn't clear, especially with rumors of new iPods coming on the market later this year.

Or maybe we can just memorize our workouts and write down our progress on paper. Old school, but it works.

[via TechMeme]

Gimme 20 says, uh, Gimme 20!


Oh social web, do you know no bounds? Gimme20 is a social fitness site where members can share workout routines, track workouts and all that healthy Jazz. Props to Gimme20 for the shameless Web 2.0 logo.

So, what are you waiting for? Hop up outta that chair and get your geek in shape, dig? While your at it, you can read Download Squad on your mobile phone. How's that for a connected workout?

Play Tetris, lose weight

Tetris WeightliftingWant to lose weight by playing video games? Not coordinated enough to play DDR? Tim Tucker has the solution for you: Tetris Weightlifting. It's a version of Tetris that you control with a pair of handles each attached to a set of weights. You pull the right handle to move the piece right and vice versa for the left, and press a button on either handle to rotate the piece. Tucker built the Tetris Weightlifting machine out of an open source version of Tetris and a Phidgets electronic sensor. "Users expressed high satisfaction with the system," says this promotional poster. "They focused more on game-play than on exercise, setting goals based on in-game cues rather than traditional metrics such as number of repetitions." It sounds like my kind of workout, but Tucker doesn't say how many calories players can actually burn. You can download the Java source for his customized version of Tetris as well as the C# code for his sensor controller.

[Via Waxy.org]

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