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This giant “ball bearing” will soothe your aching muscles

If you’re an athlete or you work out on a regular basis, you know what it’s like to have sore muscles. Even I get achy muscles with my lame attempts to keep in shape. Finding a way to soothe your aches and pains is important if you want to be ready to tackle the next game or workout pain-free. The Stinger Cold Massage Roller from Recoup Fitness looks like it could be an interesting solution worth checking out.

The Stinger Cold Massage Roller looks like a giant ball bearing, but it’s really just a stainless steel ball that has non-toxic gel inside that stays cold for up to 6 hours after being in a freezer for 2 hours.

The Stinger massager can be used by itself or in the included hand grip that keeps your hand from freezing while being applied to your muscles.

Cold therapy reduces your metabolic rate and the release of lactic acid that causes your muscles to ache. After a workout, relieve strain or inflammation by massaging the roller over your muscles.

The massager can be used in the same way foam rollers and other massagers are used by rolling over muscles and even on the bottom of your feet if you suffer from plantar fasciitis.

The Recoup Fitness Stinger Cold Massage Roller is made in the US and is priced at $39.95. You can read more about it at recoupfitness.com and order through The Grommet or Amazon.

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Android Wear 2.0 Vapor smartwatch coming from Misfit this summer

We’ve been covering Misfit fitness tracking wearable devices since the original Misfit Shine that I reviewed back in 2013. Misfit trackers have evolved since the Shine and in the next few months, we’ll be seeing a brand new device from Misfit that looks like their most ambitious activity tracking wearable so far. The Misfit Vapor is a true touchscreen smartwatch powered by the Android Wear 2.0 operating system. 

First announced at CES 2017 in January, the Vapor was called the best smartwatch and best fitness gadget of 2017.

The Vapor smartwatch has a lot going for it. It has a 1.39” full round 326 PPI AMOLED display, is water resistant up to 50 meters, so you can swim and shower with it. It has a built-in optical heart rate monitor, and GPS so you won’t need to carry your phone with you when you’re out on a run or walk.

Don’t think that the Vapor is all workout and no play. because it also can be used as a stand-alone music player and you can install hundreds of Android Wear apps on the watch to really make it your own.

Priced at $199, the Misfit Vapor will be compatible with phones running Android 4.3 or iOS 9 or higher. For more details visit Misfit’s Vapor page and be sure to sign up to get notified as soon as they become available this summer.

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Organize your daily medications into individual packets with the PillSuite

Have you ever gone on a trip and had to pack all your bottles of medications and supplements only to find they take up too much space? The PillSuite helps eliminate that problem. This system allows you to organize your daily pills into a pill organizer which has a spout on the lid so that when the organizer is inverted, you may use the spout to pour each day’s medication into a small plastic bag (food-safe biodegradable plastic bags with soy ink panel) that can then be closed by the sealer. You can then label them with the date and time to be taken if necessary. The baggies can then be packed without taking up valuable space in your suitcase or purse. When it’s time to take your medication, you simply tear off the bottom of the bag which is perforated. The PillSuite comes with a sealer, 7-part sorter with built-in funnel, two rolls of 200 biodegradable pill bags, and 4 AA batteries. It is available from The Grommet for $34.95 and the 400 Packets Refill for Pill Pack System is also available from The Grommet for $7.95.

 

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