FX Excursions

FX Excursions offers the chance for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in destinations around the world.

Fitness Travel Gadgets

by Gtrav

Oct 1, 2007
2007 / October 2007

Your hotel room becomes your gym when you pack FitDeck for your next trip. Each of the 50 cards in the deck spotlights an exercise for a specific muscle group; no equipment required. Shuffle the deck, pick 15 to 20 cards and feel the burn of this full-body workout. $18.95. (http://www.fitdeck.com)

Traveling with the Progio Training Companion is like traveling with a personal trainer. This portable, handheld device contains detailed descriptions and instructional videos of expert designed workouts that it displays on a color LCD screen. It tracks your progress and the length of your workouts, and it allows you to download additional fitness regimens from the Internet. Unit with 512 MB memory $399; unit with 1 GB memory and heart rate monitor $499. (http://www.progio.com)

The Mio Shape Elite helps you stay on top of your fitness and diet goals on the road. The sleek watch tracks your heart rate via a strapless heart rate monitor and features a calorie management tool that counts calories burned and consumed. $149.99. (http://www.miowatch.com)

The Athletic-Minded Traveler gives fitness enthusiasts the skinny on where to stay, work out and eat while traveling. The guide identifies the best hotel gyms, running routes with maps and mileage, healthy restaurants, fitness clubs and athletic retailers for purchasing or renting exercise equipment. Book $18.95; Web site subscription $2.95 per month or $19.95 per year. (http://www.athleticmindedtraveler.com)

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