Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Published on: 12/08/05
Here are some ideas for accessories, workout tools.
Champion Pouch Pedometer
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MOST POPULAR$29.99, Target
Pedometers are great workout tools, but ones that serve dual purposes are even more useful. This one not only displays time, total steps, distance and calories burned, but its neoprene zippered pouch holds keys, cash, credit cards and any other little items you might be carrying along on your walk.
Nike polyester-fleece jacket and pants with Dri-Fit hat
$49.99 (jacket), $36.99 (pants), $16.99 (hat), Academy Sports & Outdoors
With warm, attractive athletic wear like this, there's no excuse for skipping a workout when it's chilly outside. The fleece inside the jacket and pants is soft but lightweight. And the Dri-Fit material in the matching cap wicks sweat away from the skin.
The Walk Diet DVD
$13.99, Amazon.com
Leslie Sansone's latest in-home "walking for weight loss" DVD won't be released until Tuesday. This 48-minute DVD includes a one-mile walk to get your heart pumping and a two-mile walk to burn even more calories. Recommended for anyone just starting to get off the couch and into an exercise routine.
"Portion Telle"
$19.95, Barnes & Noble Booksellers
There's been a lot of buzz about this book by registered dietitian Lisa Young because it offers new, practical ways to visualize proper food portions. It also blows the whistle on popular diet foods such as "bunless" burgers and "low-carb" pizzas. The information is useful for people just starting to lose weight or anyone who needs reminders along the way.
Health and fitness magazine subscription
$12-$18, Amazon.com
Put to good use those floppy cardboard subscription cards that always fall out of the magazines. We love the ones that offer tips for healthy lifestyles, not just how to drop a few quick pounds. A few of our favorites: "Health", "Shape", "Fitness" and "Prevention".
ProSpirit digital jump rope
$14.99, Target
Jumping rope's an intense cardio workout. This rope shows you just how intense. It records fat grams and calories burned, counts the number of jumps, times your exercise and shows a 24-hour clock.
DLO Action Jacket sport ready case, belt clip and armband for iPod Shuffle
$19.99, Fry's Electronics
Protect your iPod Shuffle with this soft, padded neoprene case. We like how this particular case gives you two alternatives to wearing an iPod around your neck: You can clip it around your waist or secure it to your arm to keep it from interfering with your workout.
Wilson Hope tennis racket
$24.99, Target
There are a lot of tennis rackets out there that'll do just fine. But when you purchase this blue-and-pink, lightweight titanium racket, Wilson will make a donation to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, the company says.
Bally Total Fitness Bally Boxer with pump
$16.99, Marshall's
Nothing says stress relief like an inflatable punching "pillar." The makers of this one say using it will also improve coordination and flexibility, burn calories and sharpen reflexes. Put it in your garage or any office break room.
Ogio Super Sport Locker Bag
$54.99, Academy Sports & Outdoors
This is a hardcore gym bag that's a locker in itself. Zippered compartments can hold exercise equipment, clothes, water and just about anything else you want to stuff inside it. We love that it comes with three refillable squeeze bottles, a soap holder, hairbrush and toothbrush holder.
