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Byline: BY THE WIRED REVIEWS TEAM PHOTOGRAPHS BY CERA HENSLEY SHAPE SHIFTERS Whether exercise is already part of your daily routine or you've just embarked on a sweat-based self-improvement plan, [...]

Editor-chosen, reader-tested good-for-you products and apps to help you live well. YOGA ANYWHERE Stash the lightweight Gaiam Foldable Yoga Mat ($25, gaiam.com) in your luggage so you can keep moving [...]

Pros love SAM MILLER's Proteus Motion machine, which transforms how you work out with new, complex motions--and a detailed analysis of those moves. In a few years, you'll love it, [...]

THINKING ABOUT CANCELING that gym membership and working out at home? You're not alone. Industry analysts say that gym memberships peaked at 42.7 million in 2006, have slipped slightly since, [...]

Want to blast away belly fat? Lose one size in 10 days? Tone every body part all at once? Claims like those continue to crowd the airwaves 11 years after [...]

As yet, there is still no technological substitute for human willpower. But in the quest to get in shape, we flabby citizens have a long history of leaning on gadgets [...]

Among the manufacturer claims we evaluated in our recent smart trainer test: 'virtual silence.' Using a decibel meter, we recorded the latest Wahoo Kickr at 69 dB as Test Editor [...]

CHISEL YOUR UPPER BODY AND PACK ON MUSCLE ALL OVER. IT TAKES JUST 30 MINUTES! DESIGNED BY Nick Tumminello, C.P.T., owner of Performance University international BEST FOR Enhancing upper-body strength [...]

IS IT A SEX TOY, KITCHEN UTENSIL, OR EXERCISE AID? 14 METROKANE ELECTRIC RABBIT $50, METROKANE.COM A KITCHEN UTENSIL! The Rabbit's recessed corkscrew releases a steady stream of vino in [...]

TESTER NOAH BUBMAN, OPERATIONS DIRECTOR FOR EARTHBAR JUICE BARS IN CALIFORNIA HUROM HH ELITE SERIES SLOW JUICER $400, USA.HUROM.COM Because the juice we serve at Earthbar is gently squeezed (a [...]

The first time I stuck the Marc Pro Muscle Conditioning Device's electrodes to my legs and watched my quads contract, I was skeeved out. Then I used it nightly during [...]

Don't let mediocre gear block your road to fitness: Our favorite new calorie-blasting tools will work with your body, not against it. SPECIALIZED SIRRUS PRO CARBON BICYCLE Whether you're riding [...]

Byline: BY PAUL SCOTT AS SEEN ON TV: RATING THE INFOMERCIALS ADS FOR AT-HOME WORKOUT GEAR CATCH YOU AT YOUR WEAKESTON THE COUCH, WATCHING LATE-NIGHT TV, EATING CHEETOS. SOME OF [...]

100 BEST NEW PRODUCTS FOR MEN The countdown begins here Edited by KYLE WESTERN Olivia Munn photographed by EMILY SHUR Still-life photographs by DAN FORBES Meet the Men's Health Tech [...]

Byline: Steinberg, Steve Does it work? Our personal trainer tests the latest fitness gear By Steve Steinberg Balance pods have long been the mainstay of stability training, but when martial-arts [...]

Byline: Jhung, Lisa Insider training New treadmills that make winter miles more bearable By Lisa Jhung They ain't cheap, but when daylight slips away and the weather turns nasty, in-house [...]

Byline: Steinberg, Steve Does it work? Our personal trainer tests the latest fitness gear By Steve Steinberg Thumbs up. The Perfect PushUp (a pair of handles that rotate with each [...]

Byline: Sagal, Peter Into thin air : How a decidedly earthbound runner learned to fly By Peter Sagal Running would be a much more pleasant sport without all that gravity. [...]

We love ellipticals because they're basically an entire gym without the gym: You get a whole-body workout, but one that's not hard on your joints. NordicTrack's C 12.9 topped our [...]

The Spirit Fitness XE395 has a smaller footprint than the winner's--great if you're short on space. TESTER NOTES Users loved the simple program-picking controls and the fact that buttons on [...]

Byline: Jancee Dunn It's daunting. It looks peculiar. But I can attest that the GyroGym, a nine-foot-high contraption that turns you into a spinning human gyroscope, provides a demanding workout. [...]

Byline: Mcmorris, Megan Insider training : Eight treadmills that make indoor miles race by By Megan McMorris Treadmill training doesn't have to be monotonous. A new batch of machines offers [...]

For gizmo-geeks, the Adeo Fitness GPS ($150) shines like the Hope Diamond. The sleek unit attaches to your mp3 player and gives you female-voiced audio updates (distance, time, pace, etc). […]

Byline: Mark Anders OBESITY EXPERTS agree: Technology is making us fatter. Your metabolism plummets when you sit at a computer all day and only get up only to use the [...]

Byline: Strickland, Bill; Phillips, Matthew; Madden, Steve; Cushionbury, Mike Get Going Nowhere It's nasty outside, but you can still put spring muscle in your legs with these 4 indoor machines. [...]

Today, our every activity can be quietly monitored, from who our friends are to all of our financial transactions. And with medical records in the 'cloud' and imminent gene sequencing, [...]

With its beautiful curved screen, Samsung's take on an activity tracker is much more attractive than its smartwatches. The Fit tracks your runs (or walks to the mailbox), heart rate, [...]

THE DEAL: The Mogo Portable Upright Seat ($100, focaluprightfurniture.com) offers an alternative to endless hours of sitting (bad for you even if you go to the gym, according to research) [...]

It all started with the pedometer, attached to the hips of the mall-walking elderly and moms out for a morning lap around the neighborhood. Decades later, fitness trackers are everywhere. [...]

These activity-tracking wristbands prod you to get more exercise. But IT editor Rachel Metz finds them to be a work in progress. Jawbone Up 24 ($150) My favorite of the [...]

Italy's hottest new export isn't a wine or a decadent culinary creation. The country's popular group-fitness class Fitwalker recently arrived at NYC's Superstar Gym and showed Shope staffers how fun [...]

***1/2; $100; Withings; withings.com The small, lightweight Pulse measures steps, elevation, distance, calories burned, heart rate, and sleep quality. It's a rounded rectangular, solid-feeling piece of black plastic, with a [...]

**** $100; Fitbit; www.fitblt.com The Fitbit Flex can sync with (among other devices) the iPhone 4S or 5, and third-gen and newer iPads. It tracks steps taken, distance traveled, and [...]

* It's the first commercially available elliptical bicycle to deliver the high-performance benefits of running, cycling, and the elliptical with little to no impact on your joints. Burn fat while [...]

***; $100; Fitbit; www.filbit.com Almost as soon as I strapped on the tiny Fitbit One fitness tracker, it became a great fitness sidekick. With an easy-to-read display, the gadget rotates [...]