The FlyFit comes in five colors, including cyan. (Credit: FlyFit) It’s hard to stand out from the crowd of fitness trackers, but the FlyFit hopes to do so via crowdfunding — and by attaching itself to a different body part than normal. The gadget fits around your ankle, not your wrist. The FlyFit shares plenty of similarities with other trackers.
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Fitness tracker Basis said to be shopping itself to Apple, Google

Fitness tracker Basis said to be shopping itself to Apple, Google The maker of the Basis Band is in buyout talks with a slew of companies, according to TechCrunch. Basis Band (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) Basis Science, the maker of the Basis Band fitness gadget, could soon get snapped up by a major mobile player for less than $100 million, according to TechCrunch . Basis has been shopping itself around for the past couple of weeks, talking with Apple and Google about a potential acquisition, according to the report. Microsoft and Samsung are also reported to be possible buyers of the company, which the report said could be purchased for “sub-hundred million.” Basis and Microsoft declined to comment on the report. CNET has also contacted the other companies for comment and will update this report when we learn more.
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Fitness is over your shoulder

Anytime Fitness is looking for people who are committed to health and fitness, said Brandon Peterson, gym manager at the Lincoln north Anytime Fitness location. Petersons family p90X3 review bought Lincolns three Anytime Fitness franchises last November. They are located at 4900 N. 26th St., 7125 S.
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Anytime Fitness: Making health and wellness a lifestyle

“It uses a completely different set of muscles, and strengthens already developed leg muscles in a way that regular running doesn’t,” he says. Unlike forward running which focuses on calves and hamstrings, here, the entire focus is on the quadriceps. “Repeatedly running forward without any opposing effort means we are stressing the same set of muscles, building up a dangerous imbalance. Running backwards works the calves, shin and the front thigh, which we don’t usually exercise.
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