Music can be a great motivation tool for exercise, which is it’s almost impossible to go to a gym and not see an iPod. However, that’s just one role an iPod or a Mac can play in regard to fitness — with the right applications, it can be a personal trainer, dietitian and trail guide.
The iPod is clearly the ultimate exercise accessory. Not only does it play music, but it also plays podcasts, videos and audio books. So if Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” won’t get your heart rate up while jogging, certainly most any audio book by master of horror Stephen King will.
A study from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, as reported in fitness magazine Men’s Health, has confirmed that those who listened to music while going hard on an exercise bike for 10 minutes pedaled 11 percent farther than those who listened to silence or static for the same amount of time. It seems obvious to those who exercise to tunes, but this scientific study confirms the assumption.
Aside from the basic benefits of listening, what other products for the Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) Latest News about Apple enthusiast can help with living the healthy life? There’s quite a handful, it turns out.
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