I’m a fan of headphones. I wear them at the gym religiously. Whether I’m doing my circuit workouts, body weight exercises, or I’m running on the ARC trainer, I have my ‘ear buds’ locked in.

I do it for many reasons, but mostly for the motivating music. I humbly admit that the headphones also afford me quite a bit of solitude from the rest of the noisy-active gym. Sometimes the ‘gym-gerks’ can really put a damper on the limited time you have to exercise.

The enormous drawback to wearing my ear buds when running on the ARC trainer is the lack of cord control. I sometimes will listen and/or watch the TV attached to the ARC trainer, therefore I plug in my headphones to the machine. While running full speed, or maximal effort the cords to my headphones become an animated dragon I sometimes have to slay. The running action causes the cord to whip and swing with the rhythm of my running. It’s not a pretty sight sometimes. I’ve have caught myself a few times almost losing my balance and footing when attempting to calm the cord-critter. I get distracted by the constant cord lashing.

Well it seems there might be a product out there for me?

The Magneat

A magnet-like clip that ‘clips’ to your clothing by the ‘sandwich’ method. Its a hefty-strong magnet that will hold your earphone cord in place where ever you place the magneat.

It comes with a clip for securing the end of the cord, and of course comes in a variety of colors and styles.

Upon further digging into their website you can order these lil puppies online. Oh and there’s a demo video on the main website for your viewing pleasure.

What do you think?

Worth a try?

A new fitness journal / diet log to help assist you on your journey to improved health and fitness.

FloggDaily

I’m always about brutal honesty. So here’s my take on this new fitness journal.

It’s a great idea. A great idea that is not new in the world of fitness and dieting industry. Tracking your progress. Tracking your calories. I believe Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers have made quite a bit of money off this very simple concept.

It seems that this is just a new twist on an old idea.

The book itself looks sleek and has some eye-catching appeal. The book doesn’t seem to offer anything more than a personal journal for your dieting and exercise activity rolled with some sparse extras.

"With FLogg DAILY, meals and exercise are divided equally on two-page spreads, providing ample room to track your calories for three full months. Fresh foods and sports / activity caloric indices are included as handy reference guides, as well as personal assessment pages to gauge your progress, all rolled into a slim, sexy package that you can take with you anywhere. "

I’m sorry. I’m not convinced. I’m not understanding why I would pay close to $20 for a notebook? A notebook that has a rugged backing for wear and tear, yes. But it’s still a notebook.

Why don’t I just go buy a similar sized notebook at my local store for a fraction of the price?

I can utilize the dollar-store notebook in the same way as this new-innovative product can’t I?

Oh and besides the actual product, what about the name? FloggDaily?

I’m not what you would call extremely diverse. I’ve done my fair share of living. But when I read the name, I hade to read it twice.

FloggDaily..

…

Flog???

What a minute. Flog?!

“1 a: to beat with or as if with a rod or whip b: to criticize harshly2: to force or urge into action : drive3 achiefly British : to sell (as stolen goods) illegally <flogged their employers’ petrol to ordinary motorists — Economist> b: sell 7 <traveled by horse, flogging encyclopedias — Robert Darnton> c: to promote aggressively : plug <flying around the world flogging your movies — Peter Bogdanovich>4British : steal 1intransitive verb1: flap, flutter <sails flogging>2British : to move along with difficulty : slog

— flog·ger noun “

FLogg DAILY or "Food/Fitness Log"

OK.

I understand the concept of the name, but seriously. This product produces images in my mind… and on the web… of things that are SO not related to losing weight and being fit.

• Would I use it?
  • Probably not. I don’t keep count of my calories. I keep count of the quality of my calories
• Would I buy it?
  • No. If I required the use of a diet log or fitness journal I’d go out and buy the dollar-store variety notebook.
• Would you recommend it to others?
  • Can’t say I would. Once again, an unnecessary expense. If you choose to count and need to write them down, there are less pricey ways of doing this.

Sorry folks. I’m not good at spreading the word on things I can’t honestly say I’d use or utilize. I wish the folks at FloggDaily the best of luck with their new product, I’m just not an interested consumer.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this one.

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