Nike iPod Sports Kit Review

<p>The Nike iPod sports kit is a great piece of technology for those beginning an exercise program all the way up to the most avid runners. It retails for under $40, and hooks up with most models of the newer generation iPods. Additionally, it requires that you either own a special pair of Nike shoes to hold the sensor, or that you buy a special pouch from a third party manufacturer to hold the unit to your shoelaces. For such a low price, it makes a great investment into your own personal fitness and health development program.</p><p>With this sports kit, you receive two small pieces of equipment. One is a receiver that hooks into your iPod. It's not necessary for the iPod Touch or new iPhones, since they have receiving technology built into their system. The other piece of equipment is a small sensor that transmits data from your shoe to the iPod. As mentioned above, you can get away with buying a pouch to put the sensor in and then attach that to your shoelaces. Next, you'll turn on your iPod and select the type of run, jog or walk you plan to do. You can for distance or time, or even calories to burn. You can also select your preferred workout playlist music, and choose to have a female or male voice over tell you your progress as you run. The voice comes on at five minute intervals to tell you how much time to go, and then does the same during each minute of your last five. At the end of the workout, your iPod displays all your important stats from the workout. Your distance, time, minutes per mile and calories burned are all readily available. This helps track progress, set fitness goals and make your run a lot more enjoyable since you don't have to check your time every so often.</p><p>Perhaps what makes this device even greater is the ability to upload your workout stats to the Nikeplus.com website. On there you can set your own running goals, map out the routes you've run using Google maps, challenge other runners, and participate in specialized workouts designed by Nike and various athletes. Want to train like an NFL wide receiver?  There's a workout for that. Want to get ready for a 5k, 10k or 25k marathon? They've got those programs as well. You can even choose to go for a calorie goal, such as so many calories in a month's time. This device is very small, unobtrusive and well worth the investment. You'll be able to track progress, set goals and reach them, all with the help of your iPod music player. The only drawback is you might want to keep running forever and forever with the Nike iPod sports kit!</p><p>Ben Major writes about the various holidays including what to buy as gifts. Learn more about the top Christmas holiday gift ideas including the <a target="_new" href="http://www.squidoo.com/sony-bdp-s560-1080p-blu-ray-disc-player" rel="nofollow">Sony BDPS560 player</a> and the <a target="_new" href="http://www.infobarrel.com/Nike_iPod_Sport_Kit_Review" rel="nofollow">Nike iPod sports kit</a>!</p>