SportsFitnessNews

August 7, 2006 -- I don’t have time, I’m too tired, it’s too tedious, I can’t seem to get motivated, I’ll start tomorrow – sound familiar? Say goodbye to common excuses for not exercising with The Fitness Challenge! The Fitness Challenge is an eight-week exercise program packaged in the form of a colorful and fun game and is perfect for anyone who wants to get fit. This revolutionary exercise program does what no pedometer, health club or piece of exercise equipment can—it gives people the much-needed motivation to exercise.

The object of The Fitness Challenge is for two people of any age or fitness level to challenge each other to participate in and complete an eight-week exercise program. Based on the buddy system, The Fitness Challenge succeeds where other programs fail by having a partner hold you accountable. Each player completes a contract with a start and end date, agrees on their respective current fitness levels, and builds a wager book of coupons for awards they’d really like to win—think a day at the spa or dinner on him. The chance to win the wagers provides the motivation to exercise and creates a friendly competition between spouses, friends, co-workers and kids. A scoreboard hangs in daily view and lets players see how they’re doing against their competition. Read more

July 27, 2006 -- This August Camper celebrates its Title Sponsorship in the 25th annual Copa del Rey sailing race with the launch of a limited edition boat shoe, Imar.

Imar is a shoe inspired by sailors from the 1960’s, who participated in the first long distance regattas. It is a combination of the romanticism found in long solo crossings with the aesthetic of the sailors, whose strength and determination were able to achieve their goals. Read more

July 24, 2006--NFL fans and fantasy football players can now take the NFL with them wherever they go. Available only to Sprint customers, NFL Mobile is the perfect companion for the NFL fan offering the widest array of football information including real-time statistics, scores, injury reports and other updates. And it's all available to Sprint PCS Vision and Sprint Power Vision subscribers free of charge. Read more

July 17, 2006 - The Bag Boy Company, a Division of Dynamic Brands, and a leading designer and manufacturer of push carts, travel covers and golf bags, today unveiled the The Navigator, the most advanced three-wheel electric walking cart ever developed. Featuring the worlds only electric “On Board” compass, which provides a GPS-like Fixed Point Navigation System, The Navigator is designed to provide the ultimate hands-free walking experience in golf.

Backed by an unprecedented warranty and service program, The Navigator’s on-board compass, which operates up to 200-yards via point and click remote control, allows the golfer to control the direction and speed of the cart over any type of terrain. The remote control can change the direction (forward, reverse, left or right) of The Navigator at any time, while enabling the golfer to increase and decrease the speed, and stop the cart instantly. Electronic-sensored braking further ensures that the cart will provide “soft braking” at all times. Read more

June 2006 - From the makers of the world famous Brush-T -- the bristle brush plastic golf tee -- comes QOLF (pronounced KWALF), an indoor/outdoor game that is a cross between golf and croquet.

Created in South Africa, where its popularity is paramount, QOLF has evolved into a widely accepted leisure activity for golfers and non golfers alike, offering a fast paced, fun and easy-to-learn alternative to the Links. Further, golf instructors have found QOLF to be an ideal game to introduce children and newcomers to the game.

An alternative to traditional lawn games and indoor family games, QOLF provides a test of accuracy, touch and skill. This makes it an ideal tool for short game training, as golfers can hone their chipping skills and hand-eye coordination, whether in the backyard or living room. Read more

May 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nike and Apple today announced a partnership bringing the worlds of sports and music together like never before with the launch of innovative Nike+iPod products. The first product developed through this partnership is the Nike+iPod Sport Kit, a wireless system that allows Nike+ footwear to talk with your iPod nano to connect you to the ultimate personal running and workout experience. Read more

May 1, 2006-- The wait for poker fans is over. You've heard about it, now watch it! The highly anticipated PROFESSIONAL POKER TOUR (PPT) from WPT Enterprises, Inc., creator of the WORLD POKER TOUR (WPT), will launch on Wednesday, July 5 at 9 p.m. on the Travel Channel. The action-packed new series will showcase poker's 250 leading stars in a new and exciting format, destined to ratchet up televised poker to a whole new level. Read more

March 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Garmin today introduced the eTrex Venture Cx, an entry-level addition to Garmin's eTrex Personal Navigator product line. The eTrex Venture Cx is the least expensive eTrex handheld unit that combines expandable memory, color TFT display, USB interface, and advanced GPS auto-routing capabilities in a waterproof design.

"The eTrex product line is highly regarded by adventure seekers and Read more

February 15, 2006 --Terrapin Communications announces the release of the Safety Turtle wireless gate alarm Model GA-101, and Model GA-ML-101 adapted to the Magna-Latch fastening hardware.

Safety Turtle now provides two layers of protection for children. A Base Station in the house alarms if a child manages to open the gate, if the gate fails to latch within 11 seconds of adult entry, or if a child wearing a Turtle wristband goes in the water*. Because it has an adult bypass switch, the GA-101 never has to be disarmed.

Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ - Need help sticking to your New Year's Resolution to get in shape? Sprint and Bones in Motion are offering BiM Active, the first in a suite of applications that enables active individuals to use Sprint and Nextel phones and the Web to achieve their fitness and lifestyle goals.

BiM Active enables runners, cyclists, and walkers to wirelessly capture and monitor their activity in real-time on GPS-enabled Sprint and Nextel Read more