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By Vanessa 6B

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The world of sport and the world of technology have a long and interesting relationship and since then we've assembled some of the best sports-related tech in this list, so get off the sofa and jog while you read. Available only from London’s NikeTown flagship store, the Nike+FuelBand is an accelerometer-based movement sensor that tracks all your exercise, translating it into “NikeFuel” that fills up a daily target counter, changing an
LED meter from red to green as it does so. You can also measure steps, time and calories burned.

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A skateboard crossbred with a snowboard, the Freebord features extra center wheels allowing it to be ridden in a perpendicular “style” as well as in regular fashion. You can carve, slide, slow down and stop wherever you like – the concept behind the Freebord is that you have more control and flexibility than a normal skateboard delivers.

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Sculpt your lower appendages into those of a Greek god/goddess with this affordable and ultra-effective exercise tool, which forces you to lift your body weight by sliding your feet inwards and outwards on the ramp. The result is a workout that tones your inner thighs – not to mention your lateral thigh muscles, buttocks and abs. Extra weights can be added to up the intensity.

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An electric bicycle from the makers of the Smart car, it supplements your pedal power with a motor when required, using energy gained when braking to recharge some of the battery (which gives it a range of up to 100km per charge).
There’s even a charging dock for your smartphone – ideal for
GPS navigation while in the saddle. It’s admittedly a little on the pricey side though.

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Ultra-lightweight football boots designed for artificial surfaces, the F50s could help you become the fastest clogger in your five-a-side league. The single layer SPRINTSKIN upper is incredibly light and thin, the idea being that you can really feel the ball and thus kick and dribble with greater accuracy. Also compatible with MiCoach.

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Short for Micro Optics Display, MOD Live is essentially a heads-up display for snowboarders and skiers, showing you your speed, map position and other data on a tiny in-goggle screen. It’ll even communicate with your phone via Bluetooth, letting you answer calls and read texts.

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Renowned swinger Tiger Woods has released this app to help aspiring golfers perfect their game. Using your IOS device’s camera, it captures your swing and analyses it, as well as letting you view your pathetic attempts side-by-side with
Tiger’s. Take the advice on board, adjust your swing and you’ll be tearing that ball down the fairway in no time.

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No need to buy an exercise bike – just hook your road bicycle up to the Turbotrainer and you can ride miles and miles without leaving your living room. Your bike’s rear wheel rests on a gear that can have its resistance altered by magnets, simulating the feel of riding on a road or uphill. The result?
Thighs like iron.

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Building on the success of the original Wii Fit, which featured a balance board and a range of addictive exercises, Wii Fit Plus adds a fat range of content to help you get, well, less fat. Using the Wii Remote and Balance Board, you perform a range of simple, fun activities, tracking your progress all the time.

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Imagine, if you can, that a motorcycle mated with a snowboard.
The offspring of this unholy union is the MXB Shocker, a motorized board that you perch on, steering it by shifting your weight and adjusting the speed and brakes using a handheld controller. The Shocker can reach speeds of up to 18mph and is apparently much easier to ride than the snowboard on which it’s based.

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The closest rival to Nike+, MiCoach is an Adidas-backed training system that sits in your shoes – including the F50 footie boots elsewhere in this list – and “collects” your stats, measuring speed in all directions during a football match or tennis game (for up to eight hours), then transferring it wirelessly to your IOS device, Mac or PC for analysis.

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UFC Personal Trainer is the fitness game that’ll slap/punch/grapple you into shape rather than gently encourage you to tone up a la Wii Fit. You’ll need a fair bit of living room space for some of the exercises, but they really do work in shaping you up, and are addictive to boot.

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