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Fitness

Breakthroughs

From top: Courtesy of Speedo; Courtesy of Tern Bicycles

We reckon it’s only a

matter of time before

Aussie footballers start

enhancing their strength

workouts with underwater

training. Surfing great Kelly Slater

and Orlando Magic basketballer

Aaron Gordon are already converts

in the US where it is a booming

smart exercise trend. Water is 800

timesdenserthanair,soresisting

it as you raise weights or do squats

givesyouasuper-intenseworkout

without stressing your joints.

Slater runs on the ocean floor

carrying rocks to boost lung power

and muscle strength; Gordon

became a high-leaping dunk

king by carrying a huge kettlebell

acrossthebottomofadeeppool.

ForagreatH 2 O workout, get some

kettlebells or dumbbells and hop in.

GRAB A

TOILET

SEAT AND DO

A FEW SETS

■We call them

dumbbells,

treadmills and spin

bikes. What do

billions of bacteria

call them?

We’re guessing

“carnival rides”.

Fitness reviewer

FitRated recently

swabbed 27 pieces

of equipment at

three gyms and

found they were

crawling with

a million-plus

potentially harmful

bacteria per

square inch. Worst

offender: free

weights, with 362

times more germs

than a toilet seat.

To stay safe,

avoid touching

your eyes/mouth

during a workout,

and be sure to

wash your hands

afterward.

■To make underwater training more

comfortable and effective for land-dwellers,

Speedo has unveiled a new line called Speedo

Fit, which consists of specially designed

goggles, hand paddles, compression

swimwear, fins and sneakers, like these

men’s Upswell water shoes, which have

S-Trac outsoles to maximise traction

and FluidFlow technology that lets water

flow freely through the midsole to increase

water resistance and drag. From $58.30,

amazon.com

Speedo gear

W

Join the

underwater

resistance

AND YOU

THOUGHT

AQUAMAN GOT

SUPERHUMAN

STRENGTH

RESISTING

MEREAIR?

■Bring on the hassle-

free bike commute!

Sleek and sturdy,

the Tern Eclipse X22

“Blackbird” is a road-

racing–inspired

commuter/light tourer

that rides like a full-size

bike yet folds down in

10 seconds so it can be

carried neatly onto an

elevator and cosied up

right next to your desk.

With its sleek design

and stealth black paint

job, the bike not only

looks cool — when we

rode it for testing, we

were asked about it twice

in the first five minutes —

but has the tech to match:

hand-built 26-inch

wheels with race-tuned

frame geometry as well

as Shimano’s 22-speed

drivetrain and hydraulic

disc brakes to make it

tight and responsive.

From $2,500,

ternbicycles.com

This Blackbird flies — and folds!

Ternheads.

The X22 rides like

adreambutfolds

in just 10 seconds.

26 MEN’S FITNESS AUGUST 2016