Health and Fitness Gadgets You’ll Want

Every year the entire tech world unites for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, where reportedly more than 50 football fields’ worth of cutting edge gizmos and gadgets get their marketplace debut. And CES 2016 was truly a fit person’s happy place, with new product launches to help pave your path to wellness. Check out the pieces we want to buy, pre-order or just ogle right now from CES 2016.

The Fitbit Blaze
Why You’ll Love It: This latest model from the king of trackers is a fit take on the classic smart watch, alerting you to calls and texts on its color screen. Naturally, the Blaze also offers all of Fitbit’s other data-sensing features, including the souped-up versions with heart rate monitoring and GPS tracking.
Also available on the color touchscreen are on-screen workout ideas and music control — when you really need to boost those BPMs. At just under Shs600,000, it’s a steal compared to other smart watches.

Under Armour HealthBox
Why You’ll Love It: If you’re a fan of UA’s sleek, sporty gear (or its badass spokeswomen like Misty Copeland), you’ll love the brand’s first big foray into the tech market with its three-pronged system dubbed the HealthBox. The set features Under Armour’s first wearable tracker, the UA Band, which displays workout duration, steps and intensity — no touch required. You’ll also get a chest-strap heart rate monitor to gather additional activity data as well as a smart scale, which can register up to eight different users. All three pieces of hardware use Bluetooth to sync to the UA Record app, where you can look at all of your calibrated stats in one place. The bundle will sell for $400, but you can buy them separately, too.

Gymwatch Sensor
Why You’ll Love It: If you’re a stickler about form, this German device, which is just now available in the US., will help you really stick to it.

Worn while using free weights, machines or when performing bodyweight exercises, this wearable is designed to detect incorrect execution of a move. You’ll get instant audio feedback through the companion app, helping you adjusting your posture, grip and pace accordingly.

One device will cost you $99, less than a pricey personal training session.

KuaiWear Coaching Headphones
Why You’ll Love It: Think of these wireless headphones as way more than earbuds, because they’re practically a portable personal trainer. The set has a biometric sensor that provides you with real-time, vocal feedback on your performance.

The “coach” also helps you adjust your pace and stride based on the newfound information. With the corresponding app and seamless Bluetooth connectivity, they’re also waterproof up to three meters (hello, lap lane) and have a seven-hour battery life. If you preorder until February 1, you can a pair for just $149.

Hexoskin Shirt
Why You’ll Love It: Called the “world’s first biometric smart shirt,” the Hexoskin’s 2016 CES entry’s got a solution for both men and women. Measuring data like heart rate, breathing rate and movement, you can sync up the data with a variety of wellness apps, including MapMyRun and RunKeeeper.

If this is your first foray with Hexoskin, you can’t just buy a shirt: You’ll also need the corresponding hardware pack, which includes the battery back and USB cable, too. If you pre-order now, you can still grab a Shs800,000 special for the set for either gender, as its market price has yet to be confirmed.

iFit NordicTrack Escape

Why You’ll Love It: Well, there’s no doubt about it: NordicTrack has created the world’s coolest treadmill. While a giant 60-inch 4K OLED TV, turned on its side for maximum runner visibility, transports you to scenic locations far and wide — Google Street View enables you to even go block by block if you’d like. Four motors inside the machine replicate rolling hills or steep declines, gently jostling you from side to side at times,
simulating the outdoor terrain of whichever locale you’ve chosen. With such technological precision, this baby definitely won’t come cheap — its current retail estimate is Shs24 million — but it might just be worth it if you’re often stuck indoors.