Nike Plus System
I ended up getting the Nike plus system and have been running with it for a couple of weeks now. This is what I invested:
Nike Plus shoes - $1004GB iPod Nano - $140Nike Plus kit - $29Sony headphones - $60Now, you could do it cheaper, by modifying your non-Nike Plus shoes, but I needed new running shoes any how. I also didn't have to buy $60 headphones, but the ipod buds hurt my ears and don't sound nearly as good. I ended up spending $329, but it's SO worth it. I love the Nike plus system! It's a great motivational tool and it honestly pushes me to run harder and more often. Even if I'm fading at the end of the usual 3 miles I do, I always push myself to beat my last time. Nike plus also tells you when you beat your personal records. For example after my last run, it was rattling off the details:
"You have completed your goal of 3 miles in 30 minutes, 26 seconds. Your average pace is 10.06 minutes per mile. Your have burned 275 calories. Congratulations, you have run your fastest mile to date, which is 8 minutes 15 seconds!"
Before I bought the Nike plus system, I researched it on the internet (of course ;)...) and I read somewhere that Nike plus did not work well if you ran on a treadmill. Well, I tested it out at the gym last night and it worked fine. The stats were only slightly off of the stats on the treadmill. Nike plus said I ran 1 mile and the treadmill said I ran 1.06 miles.
So, if you're feeling unmotivated to work out (like I was), get Nike plus! Swimsuit season is coming ;)...
Labels: Health, Nike Plus, Technology
Rambled by Vicious Summer @ 6:03 PM
1 Shenanigans:
It's good that technology can also motivate as well as make people lazy, a la TV remote control.
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