Stuff - UK (2020-01)

WINTER FITNESS

Kaia Personal
Trainer
Bad technique is the
enemy of effective
workouts. But in the
future, AI motion
tracking – like in this
clever app – will offer
real-time guidance
for hitting the
perfect form for any
exercise using just
your phone camera.
iOS

Rezzil
Immersive VR
training isn’t a thing
of the future – it’s
already here. Rezzil’s
advanced VR tool is
used by top football
clubs to help players
bounce back from
injury, improve
technique and
adopt new skills.
rezzil.com

Nintendo Ring
Fit Adventure
Carrying on where
the Wi Fit left off,
Nintendo’s vision of
future fitness lies in
turning the burn into
RPG entertainment.
Hand-held sensors
and immersive
graphics make high
knees, squats and
shoulder presses fun.
Switch

FUTURE

FITNESS

VIRTUAL

GAINS

MUSCLE MACHINES

Whoop

Strap 3.0

You get stronger

during recovery, not

during your workout,

and this wrist-strap

is a subscription-

based 24/7 fitness

tracker with a heavy

focus on how quickly

your body bounces

back. Its built-in

heart-rate and

motion sensors

provide insights into

strain, recovery and

sleep, so you can

optimise your effort

for a more effective

route to fitness.

from €150 + €25/m

/ whoop.com

Nexus

Nexus does the

complicated job of

tracking over 140

strength-training

moves common

in crossfit. Motion

sensors and machine

learning decipher

when you’re doing

a deadlift, a double

under or a barbell

clean, or just

reaching for your

towel. With real-time

feedback on power,

work, round splits

and rest times, you

can train smarter

and avoid injuries.

$299 /

trainwithnexus.com

TRX Medicine

Ball (10in)

Want to get ripped?

Get your balls out.

Medicine balls,

that is. These

handcrafted training

aids from TRX,

resistant to moisture

and scuffs, have

reinforced seams

to withstand pretty

much anything

you can throw them

at. They come in

weights ranging from

4lb to 12lb, ideal for

drops, wall-throws

or bounces, from

novice to boxer level.

£55 /

trxtraining.co.uk

Bowflex

SelectTech

560 Dumbbells

Unless you’re a

Premier League

footballer it’s unlikely

you’ve got room to

stash a whole suite

of dumbbells in your

pad. These clever

space-saving

weights solve that

by cramming a

complete rack of

heavy metal into

two compact,

Bluetooth-connected

selectable irons.

They also fire your

stats to an app.

£599 / bowflex.com

Bulldog Gear

HIIT Box

A neat and compact

home for all the

kit you need for

a full-body workout,

this seven-level

adjustable bench is

the gym equivalent

to Batman’s utility

belt. It has storage

for dumbbells up

to 15kg, kettlebells,

skipping ropes

and slam balls, and

doubles as a sled for

strongman-style

pushes and pulls. You

can also attach ropes

and resistance bands.

£1200 /

bulldoggear.eu

Hyfit

Wearable Gym

Ideal for strength

workouts without

the need for loads of

weights, Hyfit makes

resistance-based

training connected

and smart. Each

set features two

1m bands with

adjustable resistance

so you can tailor the

toughness of your

drills to suit. But the

real smarts are in

the wrist-based

heart-rate monitor

and cuff sensors that

track your reps.

$149 / hyfitgear.com