22 September, 2004 - Lean (vending) machine

Yesterday I attended Leisure Industry Week, the UK's largest fitness and leisure industry exhibition, with huge expo halls full of wonderful and weird product innovations. The H-box.com is one product that may make a difference in your lunch room, office or fitness centre reception. The H-box is a vending machine stocked with only healthy food options.

It's not a new idea, but H-box boss Steven Man is championing the case for a solution to childhood obesity, so they stand out and are worthy of support. One of the most effective ways to get people to improve their dietary habits is to make healthy eating choices, easy and convenient choices. Where can you place a healthy food vending machine and how can you make money out of it? Thinking caps on!

5 September, 2004 - Gadgets that may just help you lose weight

It appears that while technology is taking opportunities for physical activity away from us through conveniences like remote controls and power-everything, it may also be providing new opportunities to help people manage their weight.

Tanita is reported to be releasing a pedometer that links to a website via mobile phone technology. It will send the data on steps, distance and calories burned direct to your computer so you can track your progress.

Another gadget Phidgets Weight Sensor will link bathroom scales to your computer, instantly recording and tracking your weight. This may be useful way for personal data to be fed back to a central database ( a lot like a back-to-base security system) with a rapid response team of dietitians and personal trainers ready to race to your house to get you into shape the second you register over your predetermined upper limit.

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