I just love finding new gadgets that you really don’t need but sure would like.

Here’s my latest find - the Yamaha Bodibeat

It’s an amazing music player that will synchronize your tunes to your heart beat.

Strap it to your arm and then get stuck in to your exercise routine. As you get moving and warming up, the Bodibeat will start shuffling the play list according to your heart rate.

During warm up, it will play some mellow and quiet music. But soon, as you hit your stride, so too will the Bodibeat, matching your playlist’s beats per minute to your heart rate.

It’s loaded with a couple thousand tunes - predominantly ‘90 techno - but if that doesn’t suit, you can upload your own workout music.

Sounds cool. I want one. Guess I’d better add it to the ever growing Christmas list.

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Aiming to be fit this summer?

Or at least a whole lot fitter?

Yeah, I know. Much easier said than done.

But if you are really interested in getting up and moving towards a fitter you, then FitnessMagazine.com wants to help.

They are running a ‘celebrate summer series’ that features workout routines, motivation tricks for getting your bikini body ready for the season, and special summer drink recipes.

Get Fit the FitnessMagazine.com Way…

“Get a Bikini Body in 4 Weeks” - receive weekly plans for getting your body in shape, featuring cardio and toning exercises and diet recommendations.

 Cycling guide - detailed information on how to get the most out of your biking exercise

10 motivation tricks - geared for how to get in your exercise even in hot weather.

Swimming pool workout - exercises that burn calories while you tone muscles and are targeted to different areas of your body.

Maximum sun protection summer workout outfits -  a guide to coordinated hats, tops and shorts or pants for maximum sun protection, broken into several categories—walking, running or just covering up at the pool.

Smoothie recipes - includes several combinations of fruit with added ingredients, such as flaxseeds, peanut butter, and even chocolate.

Low-cal drink recipes - gives a choice of refreshing alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks for your happy hour.

Driving might be the American way of life, but it’s a way of life that’s simply not good for your health nor the environment.  The more we drive, the less we walk and the more difficult it becomes to get the recommended 10,000 steps a day to maintain wellness.

In fact, according to Lawrence Frank of the University of British Columbia, “Every additional 30 minutes spent in a car each day translates into a 3 percent greater chance of being obese,” he said.

Unfortunately, many American cities are not made for walking. As David Goldberg of Smart Growth America (a coalition of nonprofit groups that works to improve town and city planning) says “We have designed cities to suppress walking”  But times have changed and now the cities need to look at ways to move away from car culture and focus more on the health of their residents. This can be done through urban renewal projects and also through education.

In the meantime, here’s a few ways to get those daily 10,000 steps…

•  use public transport wherever possible and get off a stop or two before you need to and walk the rest of the way
• don’t aim for the closest car park at the shopping mall. Instead, park further away and walk.
• do a lap or two of the shopping mall before going into the supermarket or department store.

Of course, you could always move to one of these more pedestrian friendly cities.

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Sure hope it’s not too early to start on my Christmas Wish List ’cause I just found something to put on the top of the list

It’s a Pumgo Scooter - the world’s first pedal-powered scooter.

Check it out…

Think of the all possible benefits…

• Increased exposure to Vitamin D - By being outside, you’ll get a decent quota of Vitamin D, something that’s apparently lacking for many people.
• Fun and entertaining - Remember, laughter and fun is important for good health.
• A stress release - How could you be stressed when riding around like a kid on a Pumgo Scooter.
• An exercise workout - It’s a cardio-vascular workout that will burn calories and strengthened muscles.
• Clean, green transportation - Small enough to sit in the office while at work, this could be the newest way to get around the city and to work and back.

It’s like taking your gym’s stair-climber outside into the sun for fun.

Welcome to yet another edition of the Healthbolt Carnival. You know the drill - grab a coffee, get comfortable, and start reading…

Tristan fromBody And Fitness Blog discusses the importance of Muscle Overload in exercise.

Romeo Vitelli from Providentia writes about The Rafferty Experiment and how early medical experiments that helped shape the future of medical research.

Free Organic News suggests that you Nourish Your Skin Organically with these great tips.

FeminineSpirit provides some Easy Ways to Fuel Your Metabolism.

Dan Abshear from Informaproject looks at The Issues With Electronic Medical Records.

FitJerk from FlawlessFitness provides some Powerful Plyometrics Training That Will Knock Your Socks Off!.

Alvin Hopkinson from High Blood Pressure Treatment and Medication Reviews offers some Tips in Preparing a Diet to Prevent High Blood Pressure.

Dejan Banovic from Weight Loss Writings writes about How To Loss Weight.

Madeleine Begun Kane from Mad Kane’s Humor Blog asks Does Your Guilt Spring Eternal?

J.D. Bell from It Takes Work looks at Core Training and asks What’s With All The Bouncy Balls?

Ann Monahan from End Hemorrhoids Naturally provides suggestions for Eliminating Hemorrhoids.

Walter from The Highlight HEALTH Network reviews Brain Toniq and looks at the science behind this ‘Think Drink’.

Ross from Energise for Life discusses How To Cure Yourself of Hay Fever naturally.

dietetic boy from Vegetarian Culinary discusses The Advantage That you Will Find From the Many Vegetarian Menus | Vegetarian Culinary Recipes.

That concludes this edition of Healthbolt Carnival.

By the way, this is will be the last Healthbolt Carnival for a while.

Stop back next week and see what we’ve got up our sleeve instead.

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I admit it. I spend way too much time on the computer.

If I’m not blogging about health issues here at Healthbolt, green issues at ecosalon, travel at Perceptive Travel, or travel writing at Write to Travel, I’m checking my emails, twitter and  RSS feeds.

So I find articles like ‘10 Ways to get Fit WHILE Blogging’ a real help. It not only reminds me that I need to exercise but also provides interesting, unique, and fun ways to do so while chained to the computer.

But knowing that I’m probably not the only one out there often chained to the computer, I thought I’d share their list of exercises with you…

1. Cyber Squats
2. RSS Raises
3. Move it! Break #1
4. Twitter Tummy Tone
5. Social Squeezes
6. 10 Minute Move it! Break #2
7. Inbox Incline
8. 10 Minute Move it! Break #3
9. Blogger Breather
10. Sign Off Stretches

Read the ‘10 Ways to get Fit WHILE Blogging’ article to find out what to do and how to do it.

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It’s fun. I promise.

Ever wonder what it’s like to have prosthetic legs?

Aimee Mullins - athlete, model, and actress - lets us into her world with this interesting talk at TED.

Image: Newscom

Born without fibular bones, Aimee had both legs amputated below the knee when she was an infant and learned to walk and then run on prosthetics. The running led to competing as a sprinter and resulted in her becoming a world record breaking runner at the 1996 Paralympics in Atlanta.

Hi everyone and welcome to the lastest Healthbolt Carnival.  It’s a little late due to technical difficulties, but if you grab a coffee, sit down, and start clicking, you’ll  find it was worth the wait.

Ever wondered what’s it like being a full-time vegan in a world of meat-eaters? QiQi from Celebrating Me let’s us know in What’s It Like Being a Vegetarian

Find out why J.D. Bell from It Takes Work says It’ll Cost You To Be A Couch Potato..

Kara-Leah Grant from Prana Flow NZ gives us the top eleven reasons Why you want to start practicing yoga TODAY.

Joe E from Promote Health lists Top 10 Healthy Drinks to Help You Lose Weight.

Brain Blogger discusses the Logistical Barriers to Stem Cell Research..

Dean Moyer from The Back Pain Blog discusses Aquatic Therapy for Back Pain.

Dr. Davon Jacobson from *Health and Nutrition Facts* focuses on vision health and provides these useful tips on How to Protect Eyes.

Willb fromWilliam Bakhos’s Blog offers tips on How to pack a 90 minute workout in 18 minutes.

JP Hagen from Frozen Shoulder | Exercises, Treatment, Prevention looks at Shoulder Pain Traditional Treatments.

Aparna from Beauty and Personality Grooming discusses Home remedies for age spots.

Wenchypoo from Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket presents This Just In: Scientists Discover Root Cause (ha-ha) of Gray Hair.

Dan Abshear from Informaproject explores the tactics implemented by pharmaceutical corporations to expand the boundaries of disease states, if not actually create such illnesses in This Makes Me Sick.

Tami Blodgett from Online Wellness: A Safe Haven lists eight “Inspired Choices For Staying Emotionally Balanced at times of tremendous emotional, mental, physical, spiritual and economic upheaval.

Sarah McCurdy from Health Log has some suggestions for Preventing Acne..

Paula Kawal from Journey Inward Productions says Chakras speak and asks Are You Listening?.

one from green weight loss looks at how the Latest Diet Trends Are Keeping People Fat.

Petra Ioni from Fountia has information on Emerging Treatments for Atopic Eczema.

Sigrid Landau from A1 How To discusses her decision to have laproscopic banding surgery in Morbid Morbidity.

Helene Zemel from Health Plans Plus looks at AC-11 and DNA Repair.

Sarah McCurdy from Health Log discusses Causes Of Childhood Obesity.

myln from Weight Loss Help and Tips lists 28 weight loss tips with exercise/

Jerry Navarro from All About Family and Health discusses the Brain and Healthy Aging.

Alvaro Fernandez from SharpBrains introduces a brain podcast featuring Michael Merzenich: Brain Plasticity offers Hope for Everyone.

Steve Patterson from Weight Loss Diet Forum looks at The Health Benefits of Acai Berry.

Ed Biado from lists Ed Biado at MST Life | Philippine Lifestyle News 10 great foods to Feed your brain.

run4change from My Angle found some Amazing before and after pics dealing with loose skin removal surgery..

Jeremy Reeves from Hassle Free Fat Loss looks at 5 Reasons Bodyweight Training Might Be SUPERIOR To Weights.

steven germain from Rough Fractals presents The (Avian and Other) Flu Virus - A Major Medical Development…, saying, “Video and discussion of recent breakthrough scientific developments in flu vaccine.”

Amy B. Scher from Healthcare Hacks has has had stem cell therapy and writes Surprise! More Embryonic Stem Cell Improvements.

John Duke from Pure Acai - Acai Berry Info Blog writes Acai Berry - Common Questions Answered.

And that’s it for this edition of the Healthbolt Carnival.

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It’s Healthbolt Carnival time again. A day late but worth the wait. So grab that coffee and start clicking…

Robert Burton Robinsonfrom Mind Over Mania looks at 9 Ways Yoga Makes You Younger.

Mert Erkal from Hugepedia.com suggests some interesting ways of Finding Time to Exercise.

Britannica Blog from Britannica Blog lists the Top 10 Myths About Anorexia.

Evan Pfaff from Who’s In First Blog looks at Home Exercise Equipment.

Cory from Eating Healthy looks at Exercising in a Recession with some tips to get good, fun exercise for cheap.

Dan Abshear from Informaproject offers some Thoughts About The Influenza Virus.

Dr Tooth from WorlDental reports on Stress-Free Teeth Treatment Services In Dental Spas.

Tristan from Body And Fitness Blog suggests Running In The Evening To Burn Fat.

Randy Powell from Eating-Veggies.com: High Alkaline Diet blog asks Are Alkaline Foods Right For You?.

Michael Molloy from One Step To Fitness.com wants to Make Fitness Fun.

Joel Gray from Health Tips 101 looks at Tips And Tricks To Staying Healthy As We Get Older.

Ashley Cook from Frugal Girl provides some Quick Home Meal Ideas.

Cyndi from Evolution Ezine?Evolution Ezine - Collect your free mind power and self growth gifts has some Anxiety/Stress Relief techniques.

Kara-Leah Grant from Prana Flow NZ discusses yoga in Witnessing the evolution of yoga from Vinyasa to Prana Flow to Flow Motion to Your Yoga.

Den Levin from Battle Anxiety has six self-help Tips For Hypochondriacs.

And James Colquhoun from FOODMATTERS. writes about Heart Disease Prevention Made Easy.

That’s it for this edition of the Healthbolt Carnival.

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It’s Healthbolt Carnival Time again. So grab a coffee and start clicking…

Madeleine Begun Kane from Mad Kane’s Humor Blog entertains us with Multi-Task Madness.

Orna Ross suggests people should F-R-E-E-Write Your Way to Wellness?.

To help you learn more about the Vegan lifestyle, Piotr Stepien from we overstep provides a list of Inspiring Vegan Links.

C. Myers from Mind Mart suggests several natural remedies for Boils in Boil, Boil, Toil and Trouble.

Tami Blodgett from Online Wellness: A Safe Haven offers a review of the book FAMILY MATTERS the Soul of a Family.

Dan Abshear from Informaproject reports on The Power Of Bacteria.

myln from ManageYourLifeNow.com looks at How to tell if someone is lying.

Alvaro Fernandez from SharpBrains: discusses Brain Training: It Works, and It Doesn’t Work.

Brain Blogger asks Is Obesity Contagious?.

Nancy Miller from Nursing Assistant Guides says just relax with these 77 Easy, Painless Tips to Focus & Invite Tranquility In.

James Hubbard’s My Family Doctor Blog asks What is a medical home? Will it cut health-care costs? Definition and doctors’ opinions.

Gem-Publishing from Weight Loss Tips asks Can you lose 30lbs in 30 days ?.

Kalidasda from Natural Healing and Applied Kinesiology writes about Back Pain Relief Naturally, An Example Of Gentle Self Adjustment.

Pregnant Woman from Pregnancy looks at Identical Triplets - Three Bundles Of Joy, saying, “Triplets occur in one of every eight thousand live births”

And that’s it for this edition of Healthbolt Carnival.

Don’t forget to stop back again next Wednesday for more interesting health and wellness posts.

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