SportsFitnessNews

August 2, 2007--Sports training in the modern world just received a boost… of bass. Timex, the nation’s leading watch manufacturer, today unveiled the iControl ™ watch, a functionally advanced sports watch that also serves as a wireless operating device for Apple’s iPod. The iControl also works with Apple’s iPhone when the phone is in airplane mode.

The newest addition of Timex’s famed Ironman* collection which continues to be the standard against which sports watches are measured, the iControl wirelessly syncs with a user’s iPod for convenient music control during any activity. Equipment designed to work with a body in motion, iControl is sleek, light-weight and water-resistant. Read more

May 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Garmin International today announced it has refreshed its eTrex series by adding a high sensitivity GPS receiver to this popular line of outdoor handheld devices. The new models include the eTrex Vista HCx, eTrex Legend HCx, eTrex Summit HC, eTrex Venture HC and eTrex H. In addition, Garmin has unveiled a new way to load geocaches to the eTrex series and many other Garmin handhelds.

"The eTrex series is the ideal compact guide to the great outdoors, and now with the high sensitivity GPS receiver users will be able to acquire and maintain a GPS fix more easily," said Dan Bartel, Garmin's vice president of worldwide sales. "The eTrex series is also fully compatible with myGarmin's new Go Geocaching feature that makes loading geocaches a snap." Read more

April 2007 -- If you've ridden on a teardrop-shaped bike seat for as long as you've known, why would you try something new? We all seem to be creatures of habit and doing the unfamiliar may not “sit” well with us, even if carries with it the possibility of avoiding pain, possible genital numbness, erectile dysfunction, or low sperm count.

For male cyclists who've experienced the discomfort and even health risks of riding on a traditional "horned" bike seat too long, there's now an innovative bike seat designed by an avid biker to protect male anatomy, including his own. The MoonSaddle is specifically engineered to eliminate the soreness, genital numbness, erectile dysfunction, and low sperm count associated with prolonged use of traditional bike seats, which are linked in scientific studies to a significant decrease in penile blood flow while seated. Read more

November 15, 2006 – It’s all about inflation these days. That, at least, is what the sporting goods industry and consumers have indicated. Spalding is bringing its industry leading innovation – NEVER FLAT technology -- to the soccer fields.

The Spalding NEVER FLAT™ soccer ball line, centered around similar technologies found in its top selling NEVER FLAT basketballs, are the first-ever soccer balls with proprietary pressure retention technologies and are guaranteed to stay inflated 10 times longer than traditional soccer balls. Read more

November 15, 2006– Another chapter in innovation is unfolding for Spalding, the world’s largest basketball equipment brand. A pioneer in product development since introducing the first official basketball in 1894, Spalding is launching NEVERFLAT®, the first-ever ball with proprietary pressure retention technologies guaranteed to hold air up to 10 times longer than traditional basketballs. Read more

September 28, 2006 – Ben Sutton Golf School -- the nation’s longest-running, largest golf instruction destination – today announces that attendance at its Windham, New York campus, located at historic Christman’s Windham House Resort, exceeded projections during its inaugural season.

Hundreds of students from throughout the United States registered for three-, five- and seven-day programs at the school, which opened April 30 in complement of the original Sun City Center (Fla.) location. Situated in the heart of the northern Catskills -- just three hours north of New York City and one hour from the Albany “Capital District,” Kingston and Oneonta -- the full service instructional facility benefited from its proximity to major east coast population centers such as Boston, New York City, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. Read more

September 11, 2006 -- Tennis anyone? Starting Friday, Sept. 29 at 9 a.m., the Tennis Pros at Barton Creek Resort & Spa will be teaching lessons for 24-consecutive hours to raise funds for the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF). Local celebrities and long-time LAF supporters JB & Sandy from MIX 94.7 will broadcast their morning show live from the Barton Creek tennis courts.

Barton Creek Director of Tennis, Israel Castillo, will be teaching lessons nonstop the entire 24 hours. Approximately 90% of the Resort’s Tennis professionals and Sportball instructors will donate their time as well, taking three-hour shifts during the event. Many Barton Creek Country Club members and cancer survivors have registered to participate in this fund raising event. “A group of eight women who regularly play here are going to set up camp between 11 p.m. and 5 p.m. said Castillo. “They want to support me and to see if I fall apart!” Read more

September 8, 2006 – Trend-setting performance apparel designer Ralph Dunning and his company, Dunning Golf, introduce the spring 2007 collection featuring a complete, golf-specific playing system of more than 160 pieces engineered to the highest quality standards.

Developed in conjunction with Dunning Golf’s staff of elite Tour professionals – including Zach Johnson, John Senden, Craig Barlow, Bob Estes, Brian Gay and Bob Burns, among others – the collection consists of compression undergarments, polos, mock necks, shorts, pants, pullovers, thermal tops and a variety outerwear all incorporating the company’s proprietary fabric technologies. Read more

September 6, 2006 — As football season starts, thousands of fans pack stadium parking lots throughout the nation. Though fans may differ in their level of commitment to their team, most share a common respect for the longstanding ritual of "tailgating," and Crutchfield offers all the necessary tools to create the ultimate tailgating experience - everything from the preparation of meals to a full multimedia experience.

Crutchfield, the nation’s first integrated marketer of consumer electronics products, helps fans create the "Ultimate Tailgating Experience” with a wide selection of satellite radios, televisions, digital cameras, GPS devices, stereos, speakers and more - everything needed to be the envy of the stadium lot. And Crutchfield now offers a tailgater something more exciting than a new first-round draft pick: the ability to barbeque on site without hassle. Read more

September 1, 2006 – Panasonic just announced that it is supplying NBC Universal with two 103” full high definition professional plasma displays (TH-103PF9UK) to be integrated into the set of NBC's "Football Night in America” studio show, premiering Sunday, September 10 at 7 p.m. ET. The Panasonic TH-103PF9UK, which recently made its worldwide debut, is the world's largest plasma television available. NBC Universal is the first commercial customer to purchase the 103” plasma display.

With industry leading 16-bit color reproduction, the super-size TH-103PF9UK provides stunning widescreen progressive display featuring full HD pixel resolution of 1,920 horizontal x 1,080 vertical, a contrast ratio of 5,000:1, and 4,096 equivalent steps of color gradation, delivering clear, crisp and impactful fast action video images. This 1080p display's screen resolution, which amounts to about 2 million pixels, equals twice the resolution of high-definition televisions that are commonly available today and boasts an effective display area of approximately 89” wide by 50” high, which is equivalent in size to four 50” Panasonic plasma displays. Read more