Jillian Michaels Ultimate 20-pound Adjustable Kettle Bell, $89 at amazon.com
Traditional kettle bells are little more than metal balls with handles, but this adjustable version can go from 5 to 20 pounds in increments of three by simply adding or subtracting removable plates. It comes with an instructional, full-body workout DVD, led by the “Biggest Loser” taskmaster, to get you swinging, hefting and hoisting.
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Live Strong Limited Edition LS28IC Indoor Cycle, $1,699 at livestrongfitness.com
There will only be 500 of these high-end cycling trainers produced, but for each one that’s sold, $1,000 will be donated to Lance Armstrong’s LiveStrong charity. Each individually numbered trainer is a collector’s item, but with a burly steel frame, multiribbon drive belt system with 40-pound flywheel and an insanely customizable fit, it can also help get you into spandex shape by the beginning of summer.
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Sennheiser X Adidas PMX 680, $59 at Sennheiserusa.com
Trying to keep most earbuds in place during a run is an exercise in futility, but the PMX 680s have a flexible sweat-proof neckband to prevent fallout. The cord comes with a detachable extension for optimal placement and is reinforced with DuPont Kevlar so it can survive even the most catastrophic elliptical machine accidents.
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Suunto M4 Training Watch, $149 at Suunto.com
Strap the included heart-rate belt around your chest and this comfortable but durable watch will keep track of your egg-nog ravaged vital signs as you power through any workout. Using that data, it can offer real-time motivational feedback while calculating an adaptive training program to guide your training for maximum results.
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Fit Bit, $100 at Fitbit.com
During the day, this miniscule gadget is meant to stay clipped to your waist or pocket while its 3-D motion sensor tallies how far you’ve traveled on foot and how many calories you’ve burned. At night, it marks the quality and quantity of your sleep. It then transmits all that data to the FitBit Web site where it’s transformed into charts and graphs you can neurotically analyze late into the night when you should be sleeping.
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Withings WiFi Body Scale, $159 at Withings.com
Thanks to its built-in WiFi connection, this scale can automatically share your weight with all of your Twitter followers every time you weigh yourself. (Talk about motivation.) But even if you’re not into oversharing, you’ll appreciate its ability to track your weight, fat mass and BMI using easy charts and graphs accessible from any computer or smartphones via apps.
