Health Gadgets
Fingertip Heart Rate Monitor - This fingertip heart rate monitor continuously displays your resting pulse without relying on uncomfortable chest straps or requiring you to press a button. The device simply clips to your finger and automatically provides an EKG accurate reading to +2 beats-per-minute. It displays readings on [...] continue reading
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White Noise Sleep Machine - Compact style machine that produces the so-called white noise effect - in this case, a gentle whooshing sound - that can help reduce background sounds such as traffic, ticking clocks etc. The idea is to help you relax with out distraction or to aid in restful sleep. Also useful in the office to mask distracting [...] continue reading
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Back Pain Relief Cushion - Comfortable seat cushion designed specifically to help relieve back pain. The backrest has a wooden support covered in foam that gently repositions the spine and shoulders, encouraging optimal lumbar alignment while at the same time discourage slouching. An adjustable-height, removable lumbar [...] continue reading
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Carpal Support Wrist Brace - This easy to apply carpal support brace helps relieve pain associated with the common condition of carpal tunnel syndrome as well as support for repetitive stress injuries. The brace is constructed with a metal palmar splint and a dorsal stay that stabilize the wrist at a 25 degree angle to alleviate [...] continue reading
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Skate Cycle for Recreational Sports - The Freerider Skate Cycle from Brooklyn Workshop is a new concept in recreational sports that has similar ideals to snowboarding, skateboarding, and the nimble movements of casterboarding. A great fitness device for fast foot-directional traveling. [q]A next generation recreational vehicle [...] continue reading
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Wearable Weights - Undoubtedly a sensible health enhancing idea - wearable weights that fit compactly around your forearm or calf that aid in burning calories during your normal day activities. The slight extra effort needed for walking will ensure calories are burnt over time without the strenuous quick exercise [...] continue reading
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Forerunner 305 GPS Receiver With Heart Rate Monitor - Wrist mounted GPS devices are quite popular with athletes or just the average person that likes to run or bike. Garmin is now the leader in the industry for creating the powerful, reliable, and accurate Garmin Forerunner 305 GPS Receiver With Heart Rate Monitor. This unique device even keeps track of [...] continue reading
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Hand Fitness Trainer - When you first get a glimpse of the hand fitness trainer you may believe it is a gadget used by the Borg to assimilate you into the collective, however, it is a true innovative medical device. For anyone that sits at their computer day after day writing in their blog, programming, or any of the other million [...] continue reading
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Circulation Improving Seat Cushion - For anyone that sits at a desk all day long the circulation to your legs and feet will be decreased. This is the main reason why long-term sitters have problems with pain in the lower back, hips, legs, and feet. The way in which this cushion works, is by dispersing the weight, evenly this relieves the pressure [...] continue reading
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