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Don’t be a square, get a Yakima

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Every car I've owned has had a roof rack. Even my old pick-up truck had a bed rack to hold and lock my mountain bike (which cost more than the truck). For my latest rack I switched to a Yakima rack system and I'm happy I did. Assuming…
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Winter triathlon training, part 1: swimming

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Alright, for those of us in the northern hemisphere, or who are not doing much racing until May/June/July, etc., this is probably what you would call our Base period of training. Now is the time to focus on technique, endurance and conditioning…
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Fitbit captures daily activity and sleep patterns to help track overall wellness

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Using built in sensors, the Fitbit captures 'three dimensional motion' to provide insight as to the amount of activity and sleep you log each day. It compiles this data and based on your sex, height, weight and age calculates daily the amount…
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Yakima StrapThang: Surf more, freeze less

To non-surfers, the Northeast seems an unlikely place to find good waves. It's not California, not Hawaii and too cold most of year to get in the water... right? It seems a well kept secret that waves here in the Northeast are sometimes great…
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Tangle-free Surfing

Here in the Northeast we were just blessed with great surf for the past 4-5 days. I was fortunate enough to make it out for 3 of these days and loved every minute of it... almost. One of the most frustrating parts of surfing is after earning…
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The Perfect Pushup puts a positive ‘spin’ on pushups

Over my lifetime I've done perhaps hundreds-of-thousands of pushups, usually as a form of punishment for poor performance in karate and sports. I still hear my coaches screaming 'drop and give me 30!' and it always puts me in a cold sweat. In…
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“Druid Challenge” Ridgeway Ultramarathon (a 3-day crash course in running marathons)

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Last weekend I participated in the inaugural "Druid Challenge" ultramarathon, along the Ridgeway, a beautiful, tough trail, just to the northwest of London.  I did it because: (a) I wanted to get motivated to do some long-distance running…
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Mountain Hardwear jackets provide continuous heat and power to personal electronics

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In the Northeast the weather can change in an instant. This time of year temperatures fluctuate +/- 20° F almost daily. Being resistant to bad weather is important in these parts (I see kids in t-shirts at the bus stop in January), being prepared…
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VholdR ContourHD 1080P: Hands-free Hi-Def in the Wild

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I've taken your standard hand-held Sony camcorder on many hell-runs down steeps or through glades and only broke one camera. This point of view (POV) filming let's me relive snowboarding in the off season, reminding me of favorite lines... and…
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HitchSafe: stash keys for a surf or workout

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Surfing in the Summer is quick and easy; boardies, rash guard and off you go. The only problem is there's nowhere to stash a key (which in wetsuit season goes behind my calf). Surfers, runners, bikers, anyone who drives somewhere to get a workout…
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Another Strange and Cruel Gadget for Lazy Dog Owner

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While it's true the main focus of Bitness is fitness gadgets, we do - from time-to-time - write about gadgets for dogs. Most of these gadgets (like this, this and this) border on animal cruelty, but possible none quite so much as the PooTrap... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IrlhLF1c3k Source:…
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The Shake Weight – 6 Minute Workout

We've seen some pretty interesting exercise equipment (e.g. this, this and that), but none made me blush quite so much as the Shake Weight. Using what the manufacturer calls dynamic inertia, the Shake Weight promises a "revolutionary new…

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