Stuff Gadget Guide - UK - Issue 4 (2022-01)

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Under Armour Breeze

Sweat-soaked shirts aren’t just

uncomfortable and stinky – they’re

bad for recovery too. This rapid-dry

T-shirt takes mid-training moisture

control to the next level. It features

Gore-Tex Infinium, a fast-drying

technical fibre that goes from dripping

wet to virtually dry in just six minutes.

So you can sweat hard and cool down

without getting cold.

£50 / underarmour.co.uk

Beats Powerbeats

If you can cope with a cable, the

Powerbeats are a fine half-price

alternative to the true wireless

Powerbeats Pro. Wires aside, you

get the same design, same sound

and same Apple H1 chip for reliable

connectivity. They pack 15 of hours

workout time on one charge, and a

five-minute fast charge juices you

up for a good hour of suffering.

£130 / beatsbydre.com

JBL Clip 4

Humans train harder with music.

Science fact. This portable speaker

is ideal for adding motivational backing

tracks to your burpee fests. At 239g,

it barely outweighs your daily dose

of post-workout protein powder

and comes with a handy carabiner

clip that attaches to anything. It’s

waterproof and, perhaps more

importantly, salty-tears-proof.

£55 / jbl.com

Larq Bottle Movement

Dehydration is the enemy of every

six-pack hunter – and there’s nothing

like a stinky bottle to put you off

glugging the water you need. The

solution: the world’s first ultra-light

self-cleaning water bottle and

purification system. It uses sterilising

UV-C LED light to eliminate up to

99.9% of bio-contaminants from

your water and bottle.

£78 / livelarq.com

Myzone

£free / Android, iOS

First, the hardware:

Myzone’s MZ-3 heart

monitor (£130) turns

effort into points and

rewards your workrate,

not your current fitness,

so you can compete

on a level playing field

with friends, family and

other users.

Fire up the free

companion app and

the new MZ-Remote

feature allows you

to join live coached

sessions through an

integrated Zoom video.

You’ll see everyone’s

heart rate and points

in real time.

Just like at your local

gym, classes are listed

on a weekly timetable

and signing up for a

session takes a few

taps. Notifications

remind you when it’s

time to put down the

Monster Munch and

get sweaty, while

integration with

most music streaming

services takes care

of the playlist.

OUTDOOR FITNESS

OUTDOOR ACCESSORIES

DAPPER

STRAPPERS

Wahoo Tickr X

The smartest chest

strap going, the 2020

Tickr X keeps tabs on

your pump but also

tracks running analytics.

It’ll connect to ANT+ plus

three Bluetooth devices

including watches, apps

and bike computers.

£65 / wahoofitness.com

Polar H9

One of the best budget

monitors, the H9 packs

fewer frills than the

gold-standard H10 but

delivers reliable tracking

accuracy, decent

comfort and 400 hours

of training on a single

button battery.

£53 / polar.com

Garmin HRM-Dual

Another wallet-friendly

workhorse, Garmin’s

cheapest chest strap

copes well with the

rush-and-rest format

of HIIT-style workouts.

It’ll do two simultaneous

Bluetooth connections

and last 1000 hours.

£60 / garmin.com

GAMIFY

YOUR

PAIN

Hardcore heart-rate straps p52