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If you want a really good workout, you shouldn't just be sitting around. That's at least part of the thinking behind the Martoni Cardio Speeder, a seatless exercise bike that puts the user in what its creator calls a "procumbent" riding position.

Imagine having your own fitness coach available at any moment, who won't charge you $100 an hour. BodyPark, a Hong Kong-based company that develops AI-powered fitness technology, has unveiled its minimalistic AI-fitness device, Atom, on Kickstarter.

What if you could keep moving while working at your desk? That’s exactly the question that inspired Johannes Kettmann, a software developer from Berlin. The result is the Office Walker, a minimalist wooden walking pad.

Daily personal-trainer-guided workouts are a luxury that most of us can't afford. For a single-payment price of a little under $2,000, however, the Aeke K1 system guides users through a variety of workouts that are assigned and monitored by an AI coach.

If you've ever used a nutrition app or kept a food diary to track calories, you'll know just how cumbersome the process can be. That's where the first automated food-logging wearable comes in, gathering all the data without any of the effort from you.

Following a campaign that raised nearly US$350,000 from more than 2,000 backers, the innovative fitness startup behind the first ropeless battle ropes has fine-tuned its hit debut and added two more levels to suit everyone from beginners to athletes.

The CyberPad is a compact treadmill designed to fit easily under a standing desk so you can get a workout while working, with an angular design inspired by the “iconic Tesla CyberTruck.”

Weight training can be an intimidating and time-consuming exercise, but studies have shown that even light strength-work can speed up weight loss, stave off muscle loss and improve sleep. Now, one clever system has made it not just simple but enjoyable.

While it's great to get a full gym workout, most people don't have the space or the money to put all that equipment in their home. The GymPad Bench is the latest product to offer a solution to that problem, by packing multiple exercise machines into one compact package.

Sleeping in an inclined position may help with problems such as poor circulation, back pain and heartburn, but electric adjustable-angle beds can be expensive. That's where the Bedvee comes in, as it brings such functionality to users' existing beds.

A large percentage of microplastic pollution takes the form of synthetic microfibers, shed by our clothes as they're being washed. Gulp lets homeowners filter those fibers out of their wash water, keeping them from reaching rivers or the sea.

In order to minimize the chances of injury, many athletes wear a brace to help support a particularly vulnerable knee joint. Exoskeleton manufacturer C-EXO is taking that idea further, with a "smart" pneumatically activated knee brace.