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Get in Shape with the Buddy System

Dec 13, 2013

iStock_000005225596XSmallEveryone wants to get in shape. Whether you’re trying to lose the holiday pounds, you want to lose a lot of weight, or you just want to firm up and get stronger, it’s a worthy cause. It can be really hard to get going, though. Here are some tips for getting started.

First of all, talk to your friends about getting healthier. Chances are at least one or two of your friends will have similar goals. This is your chance! There’s nothing harder in the world than getting started and staying motivated on a workout plan on your own. You and your buddy can keep each other honest.

If you don’t feel like going to the gym one day, you’ll be a lot more likely to get through that malaise if you know your friend will be meeting you there. Guess what! They’ll get the same motivation from you. You’ll be helping each other out.

Next, choose your type of workout. You need to pick something that you will enjoy. Whether you’re taking spin classes at the gym or starting a running program, choose something that you’ll want to do, that you’ll look forward to. Getting healthy isn’t a part-time or temporary thing. You’ll be changing your whole lifestyle for the better.

Once you’ve started working out with your friend, see if you can get more friends involved. Get together for healthy potlucks. Go for morning runs or bicycle rides. Instead of happy hour or going out drinking on the weekends, plan hiking and camping trips. You’ll feel better about yourself, and you’ll notice a huge change in how you see yourself. The reflection in the mirror will say it all, and you’ll feel more energetic all around. Go talk to your friends about getting fit today!

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Body Weight Exercises to Keep You Fit

Dec 11, 2013

iStock_000005148674XSmallDo you have a job that keeps you sitting at a desk most of the day? Are you constantly battling weight gain and muscle loss? Do you work out in the evenings or mornings and eat right, but you still feel like you’re gaining fat? You’re not alone!

More and more people find themselves unhappy in their “dream” jobs, not because they don’t like the work, but because they feel their bodies deteriorating around them. Sitting down all day is bad for you. It’s a common, known fact, but what can you do about it? According to Competitor Magazine, an online runners’ publication, you can fight the malaise and the atrophy with a few body weight exercises .

What is a body weight exercise? Body weight exercises are exercises where you use your own weight to help gain fitness. One of the most basic of these is the plank. This may look a little funny to your coworkers, but ignore them. They’re getting fat, while you’re getting lean.

To do a plank, lie face down on the floor. Put your hands on the floor at shoulder width. Now, raise yourself up by straightening your arms and balancing on your hands and toes. Make sure your back is flat. Now, stay there for thirty seconds to a minute. It sounds easy, but it’s deceptively difficult. Rest for thirty seconds, then repeat.

If you have time in your plank break, do some push ups, as well. These will work on your upper body strength, while your planks work more on your core strength.

If you add in some lunges, reverse lunges, lateral lunges, and other body weight exercises, at random intervals throughout the day, you’ll find that your metabolism increases. You’ll have more energy to get through your day, and you won’t be battling weight gain. Body weight exercises give you a great way to break up your day and get healthy.

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“Team Spree” to Debut at San Antonio Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon

Nov 12, 2013

Six-runner team to showcase revolutionary fitness monitor at Nov. 17th race

SAN ANTONIO, TX (November 5, 2013) – A team of six long-distance racers will be
sporting the revolutionary Spree fitness monitor as they compete in next week’s Rock ‘n’
Roll Marathon in San Antonio. The cutting-edge product will also be showcased at the
accompanying Health & Fitness Expo held prior to the race in the Alamodome.

“Team Spree” will be the only runners able to monitor their body temperature with the
same device that measures their movement and heart rate. That’s because Spree is
integrated into a sleek and comfortable headband, a welcome alternative to runners and
other “healthletes” that are concerned about the effectiveness of their heart rate monitor or
irritated by chest straps.

Spree also measures distance traveled, speed, time and calories burned, and combines these
data points into simple graphs that let each runner know when his or her body is hitting its
optimal zone.

“Traditional chest straps, armbands and bracelets usually work fine for tracking heart rates
and other basic information, but they ignore the critical element of body temperature,” said
Peter Linke, President of Dallas-based Hothead Technologies, Inc., which developed the
proprietary technology in Spree. “Knowing the temperature at which their body reaches
peak performance gives Team Spree, and our other customers, a huge advantage, since
Spree is the only device that does it.”

By placing its advanced Performance Optimization Device, or POD, securely in the
headband, Spree can most accurately measure body temperature, since the forehead is one
of the best places on the body surface to do this, while also serving as a great place to
measure heart rate. The headband likewise addresses a common complaint from women
about chest straps, which are often considered uncomfortable, awkward and restraining.
Studies also show that arm and wristband units tend to provide the least reliable data.
“We’re looking forward to cheering on our racers and to meeting and educating
‘healthletes’ at the Expo about the importance of monitoring their body temperature,”
continued Linke, who recently put Spree to the ultimate test at the Hotter ‘N Hell Hundred
in Wichita Falls. “I know they’ll be impressed by how easy Spree is to use, and how much
more comfortable it is to wear while exercising.”

The Spree headband is the most comprehensive fitness monitor on the market, and the first
to track body temperature, movement and heart rate without using a chest strap.

The innovative headband unit captures all the real-time data needed to optimize every
workout and achieve ultimate performance, then streams the information to an easy-to-use
smartphone app that charts exertion and provides visual indicators when each activity’s
goal is reached. Armed with this information, you learn where your body is burning the
most calories, when it is building the most muscle mass and at what pace you are achieving
maximum endurance.

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon comes to San Antonio on Sunday, November 17th. The
Health & Fitness Expo will be held at the Alamodome on November 15th and 16th.
Spree units will be on display at Booth #518 during the Expo, and may also be reserved
online at SpreeSports.com.

ABOUT HOTHEAD TECHNOLOGIES
Based in Dallas, Texas, Hothead Technologies, Inc. (www.HotheadTechnologies.com) is a
leading provider of wireless biosensor solutions, including the revolutionary Spree fitness
device. Its patented and proprietary systems are at the forefront of performance
measurement systems and are currently used to help prevent heat-related illness in athletes,
firefighters and industrial workers. Hothead Technologies’ solutions have earned national
recognition, including Popular Science magazine’s prestigious “Best of What’s New”
Award.

For more info contact: Ladd Biro, 972.930.9933

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