Some time ago I bought this nifty little gadget made by ‘Nike’ that plugs into the bottom of my IPOD Nano. The device recieves information sent to it from a little sensor that I stick into my running shoes.

It tells me how fast I am running, how far I run, it compares my workout to previous workouts, and much more all while listening to my workout mix or an inspirational audio.

One of the things I love about the Nike IPOD attachment is that it tells me when I have beat a personal record.

Lance Armstrong’s voice pops in over whatever I am listening to and says:

“Congratualtions! You have just set a new personal record in the 1 mile run!”

How cool is that?

I get a little rush everytime I improve on one of my personal records.

I have always believed that if you approach your workouts with a mindset of trying to improve on previous performances (do more reps, lift more weight, run a specific distance faster) that you will achievebetter fitness results as a nice little side effect.

I find this little piece of technology to help me keep improving from workout to workout and to keep the results coming.

If you have an IPOD NANO (Sorry, it does not work with other IPOD models yet) and this sounds cool to you go check it out. It cost me about $29.95 I think and I bought mine at a local athletic shoe store at the Mall.

Here is a link to lear more about the Nike IPOD attachment: http://www.apple.com/ipod/nike/

Check out this video that I just found on You Tube that explains it well:

Train with purpose,

Kyle Battis, NSCA-CPT, CSCS
http://www.SecretsOfBurningFat.com
www.FatBurningInnerCircle.com