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Add a touch of flair and style to your clubs with Stitch Leather Golf Head Covers. All are forged from premium hides and boast plush lining for maximum protection and an easy open and close Velcro strip. They fit all standard blaze sizes, are water and stain resistant, handmade in the USA and available in a whole range of cool styles.
An all-action audio-player, the FINIS SwiMP3 enables you to enjoy your tunes, audio books and podcasts while doing laps in the pool. Its Bone Conduction transmission makes for clear sound, even while fully submerged and the ingenious Hydrodynamic Clips affix to your goggles, reducing the interference with your strokes while eliminating the risk of losing your ear speakers (like those pesky buds). Its 2GB of memory and eight-hours of use per charge should be more than enough to keep you entertained.
Train like an Olympic god with the Speed Resistance Training Parachute. It boasts a quick-release function to be used mid-stride for a "shot-out-cannon" sensation. The overspeed training rotation belt and free motion ring allows for total movement in any direction and its drag resistance will soon increase your acceleration and top running speed. Probably best not to use it when it's especially windy if you like having your feet on solid ground.
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Train like a true hero with Under Armour Alter Ego Baselayer. The smooth, light HeatGear sonic fabric makes for extra comfort and added compression for that extra boost when your muscles need it most. The 4-way stretch technology maintains shape and mobility and it's available in a range of designs including Spiderman, Superman, Hulk and Batman. But not Robin, surprisingly.
An absolutely brilliant idea that warmed our GearCulture hearts. The Soccket Energy-Harnessing Soccer Ball houses ingenious gadgetry that converts the kinetic energy of the ball's movement into electricity. Just a few minutes of play can provide hours of light. Currently used in rural off-grid areas of Mexico and disadvantaged regions of the US with plans to go global and help out poor communities throughout the world.
As smart as all those smartphone and mp3 manufacturers are, they still haven't figured out a way of keeping their headphone cables in place. Step forward Kilngg. It's a magnetic earphone cord holder that sticks to your clothing and keeps you tangle free. There are even eight color schemes to choose from to match your favored clobber.
Your very own 24/7 personal trainer, Larklife is a wristband that is so smart it will tap into your optimal exercise time, making the work-out for you, tell you what and when to eat to maximize your productivity and shed extra pounds and even improve your sleeping habits. All through an app via your smartphone.
Sure to attract some admiring and perplexed glances, the MuscleSkinSuit is a range of clothing inspired by a love of cycling and graphics. The figure-hugging items boast a rather funky design that will make it look as though you have quite literally jumped out of your skin. It enhances the shape of your natural muscles, so looks very cool if you have the body to match. But if you're a bit of a lard-ass, don't bother.
A highly innovative sporting accessory for the man on the go, the Cleatskin is a moulded rubber clip that attaches to the bottom of your sporting shoe and not only protects the cleats, but minimizes the risk of injury when moving on and off the field. Crafted to accommodate all activities from soccer, to football, baseball, cycling and rugby, they can even be color customized and emblazoned with the logo of your favorite team.
Forget calorie counters, pedometers and the like, the Under Armour Armour39 measures guts. And we don't mean your beer belly. Using a clever algorithm, the device sees everything, from body position, heart rate to the duration of your train, tots it all up then sends the results to your smartphone revealing just how much - or little - effort you really put into that workout. You have no one to beat, or blame, but yourself.
