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Studies have shown that when runners exercise to the sound of an MP3 player that their heart synchronizes to the beat and that provides inspiration and motivatin to keep on racing. That is because music is cheerful and related to dancing. It simply makes a workout more fun.
Knowing this the electronics company Yahama invented a gadget called Bodibeat that is part MP3 player, part heart-rate monitor and part work out coach. It words by selecting songs on your player that match the heart rate that you need to keep on running and burn calories.
The system comes with a USB charger (no wall unit style of charger), an arm strap to keep it stable while you are running, and a set of headphones with a small clip attached that also monitors your heart rate.
You should upload your own songs before you go exercising although if you like you can use the songs that are preloaded. The unit has two settings – “free workout” or “walk and jog fitness.” The free workout mode allows you to move at whatever pace you want while the system picks songs based on your current heart rate. It also takes your age, weight and height into account and selects a song to get you moving.
The reason it is suggested that you upload your own songs is because what you hear on the preloaded selections is kind of a cross between what you would hear in a techno disco and the pinging noises of a video game. However most people find that it does successfully get them running to the electronic beat. Also the preloaded version changes songs quickly which is not the preference of most joggers or runners who like to get into the tantra of jogging for a while to one tune.
Of course a nifty gadget like this is also a little computer and it keeps track of everything about all of your workouts including the distance covered, pace and heart rate. Each workout session is thoroughly and completely analyzed and you are told whether or not you kept up with your target heart beat rate. You are also able to quickly compare your last workout to the current one to see if you have made any progress.
One criticism of this unit that people have (besides whoever invented it having lousy taste in music) is the constant flipping over of tunes even with songs that you select. This seems to be part of the product’s attempt to keep your heart rate at a target rate so if it gets to slow you might find your song disappearing and being replaced by one that is faster.
The device can also be used as a standard MP3 player but it only has about 512 MB of memory. It retails in most places that sell it for about three hundred dollars.

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