I am guessing it has happened to almost every female at some point in their lives–you dive into the ocean or pool only to resurface with part of your bikini askew and showing a little more skin than perhaps you originally intended. In order to save all of us from future embarrassment and our paparazzi photos from making the front page of Us Weekly, Patagonia created a technical bikini that does not slip.
Last week, Garmin announced their first set of underwater friendly heart rate monitors. The HRM-Tri and HRM-Swim feature compact designs for minimal drag through the water. Storing up to 20 hours of heart rate data during your swims, both devices forward this data on to a compatible Garmin device at the end of each session and can even send real-time heart rate data to your watch when the monitor is out of the water.
Part fitness tracker, part personal coach, Moov helps you train smarter. A few weeks ago, the folks at Moov sent me one of the devices to check out on the bike, running, hiking, and strength training. Using a combination of hardware and software, Moov translates your movement into a personal coaching session.
On your next run or ride, leave your phone, watch, and fitness tracker at home–all you need is a pair of The Dash wireless earbuds. These Bluetooth wireless headphones not only offer crisp sound for your music, but also feature biometric and phone functions, becoming an activity tracker that can compete with smart bands like the Garmin VivoFit, Jawbone Up, or Polar Loop.
Next time you head to the beach for a dawn patrol surf session, be sure to check Twitter first. Government officials in Western Australia have tagged over 300 sharks with acoustic transmitters that alert computers when they get dangerously close to a beach. Will this be the future of safe human-predator interaction?
The Drainsock II
is one of a variety of water shoes available from Columbia Sportswear. Since receiving these shoes last fall, I have been wearing them for beach runs, SUP adventures in CA and FL, and most recently on a daily basis during my trip to Hawaii.
