The majority of people associate exercise with cold school days spent out of the playing field with a skipping rope or football. Thankfully for most people, these days are behind them, and there now are myriad different ways to get your recommended weekly dose of fitness. Vast improvements in technology has meant that more people are able to exercise in their own time and in their own way, and perhaps most importantly, get expert guidance at the same time.

Wii Fit – The Wii fitness console, as well as being primarily for playing games, has also capitalised on the fitness market and has redefined the way that many people exercise at home. The Wii Fit Board can be used to take part in a Pilates lesson, or for your own digital personal trainer to keep and eye on your fitness progress. The latest product for the Wii is the ‘Your Shape’ trainer that uses digital camera movement recognition to tell you if you are exercising correctly.

Nike+ – This very clever gadget saw Nike team up with Apple’s ipod to offer runners a way to track exactly how far and fast they were running, as well a whole host of other features. The small device that you place in your shoe works using wireless electrical components that relays information about your running to your ipod. You can later download this information to your home computer and keep track of your running performance and progress. The ipod can even slow down or speed up the songs you are listening to, based on your stride pattern, which has been proved to have motivational benefits.

Project Natal – This evolution for the Xbox takes interactive gaming to the next level and like the Wii Fit, there is a serious fitness focus that comes with it. The concept of Project Natal is based upon an incredible receptive digital camera much like the Wii one, but this camera has facial recognition and much more sensitive movement tracking. It maps the movement of your hands meaning you don’t need any accessories to have a sword fight or go bowling.

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