Thursday, January 15, 2009

Things They Should Invent: rep-counting device

When you're exercising and you're really trying to push your number of reps to the limit, counting can actually be a hinderance. The numbers are going by SO slowly and your target is SO far away you're NEVER going to make it.

We need a device to count reps for us. Program in the target and just go. Then we can focus our brains on listening to music or watching TV or chatting (if you're the kind of person to work out with other people) and the device will beep when we're done.

It could be wearable, like a pedometer but probably with a different kind of gyroscope (assuming the thingy I'm talking about is in fact called a gyroscope). Maybe it could also be trainable for different exercises. There's a "program" mode where you do one rep or three reps to teach it what comprises a "rep" for this particular exercise, then it could be used for bicep curls or sit-ups or anything.

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