The Cardio Coach and Nutritional Data websites were interesting and useful, but my favorite was the Google Map Pedometer. I feel myself living longer already!
Don't forget the 1.0 fitness technologies as well: good walking shoes, plenty of water to drink, the food pyramid, maybe some rollerblades or a bicycle.
Finally, because this is the Plurium Interrogationum blog, we will now share the potential correlational fallacy that owning fitness equipment is as productive as using fitness equipment. Formally this type of fallacy is known as cum hoc ergo propter hoc ("with this, therefore because of this"). The core of this fallacy is the lack of distinction between correlation and causation. For example, the fact that Bill is fit and owns lots of sports equipment, while Fred is not fit and does not own any sports equipment does not prove that investing in sports equipment caused Bill's fitness. Bill may have had good genes, an active lifestyle, and good nutritional habits long before he made his purchase. Correlations may provide hints to causation, but are unable to stand alone as causes.
For a wiki-explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_does_not_imply_causation
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Wow, you sound super-smart talking about fallacies and applying them to exercise/fitness scenarios and stuff. I like you and want to introduce you to my parents. ;)
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