A tool that combines a heart rate monitor with an accelerometer (which records forward, back, vertical and rotational movement and its intensity) to track fitness levels and amounts of activity all day long.
Similar devices on the market use a chest strap to monitor heart rates — OK for exercise, uncomfortable for wearing 24/7. This can be worn on the wrist or ankle. Second, the information being monitored can be downloaded into a PC where it will be analyzed, allowing users to track their progress online. By plugging in one's age, height and weight, calorie burn can be calculated. The tool's name is HappyHR, for "happy hour," the exhilarating feeling after intense exercise (we think of it more as utter exhaustion, but that's just us).
Thursday, April 16, 2009
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