New Gadget to Help Count Calories

BodyBugg:

Forget just feeling the burn. Some people tired of the treadmill and frustrated with food diaries are turning to pricey gadgets that can help them see the burn.

The Bodybugg, the latest gadget, uses a different method. It has sensors that measure skin temperature, its electrical conductivity and how much heat someone's body is producing and losing. (It doesn't have a heart monitor, but the manufacturer, BodyMedia, is working on a way to measure heart rate through the upper arm).

All the energy used by the human body is eventually turned into heat; the more heat the body produces, the harder it's working. Sweat, like water, conducts electricity, so the more electricity the skin conducts, the more someone is sweating.

At $300 to $500, the Bodybugg is to heart monitoring gadgets what the iPod is to MP3 players. And you can only through gyms with agreements with Camarillo, Calif.-based Apex Fitness Group. Apex unveiled the arm band at more than 1,000 gyms nationwide, including Gold's Gym and World Gym, on Monday and plans to sell the Bodybugg outside gyms soon. Source - thecardioblog.com