Most experts agree that everybody benefits from brisk walking. To avoid gaining body fat as you get older, you'll see that an average of two miles daily is enough. If you want to decrease your body fat, you must walk 3, 4, 5 or even 6 miles daily. The best time to walk is before your first meal of the day. Mind that it's recommended to consult you physician before making any significant diet changes, even if that only means changing your first meal's time.

Brisk walking is estimated at a pace of about 4 miles an hour and burns almost as many calories as running or jogging for the same distance, and poses less risk for injury. If you walk three or more times a week for at least 30 minutes, the mood of the walker will certainly be enhanced. It is also helpful to get rid of depression.

A draw back is that it is quite hard to keep up the pace without a dedicated device. Perception Digital Limited announced the intro of Live-Lite, "a fitness aid designed to help walkers and joggers of all fitness levels make every step count".

It sports a 3-D motion analyzer that distinguishes between running and walking paces calculating the calories burned. The built-in heart rate monitor delivers personalized heart rate zone for maximum benefits. Voice prompt provides instant exercise feedback and session status information, allowing the user to adjust the pace based on distance, steps, time duration and heart rate, as well as remaining distance to target. You'll also be able to enjoy some music thanks to the integrated MP3 player that supports music library and equalizer function. Optional flash memory is available in 128MB to 8GB versions.

Other features include an OLED display, a built-in 140mAH 3.7V rechargeable Li-Polymer battery that provides 11 hours of music only, 10 hours when using the pedometer as well and up to 22 hours if using only the pedometer and stop watch. Being only 55mm wide, 36mm high and 20mm thick it has an amazing 24g weight and you can carry it using an armband, waistband or collar clip. I cannot help myself mentioning the Facebook interface that allows you to share fitness accomplishments with your friends.


We are just a few, but there are many of you, Softpedia users, out there. That's why we thought it would be a good idea to create an email address for you to help us a little in finding gadgets we missed. Interesting links are bound to be posted with recognition going mainly to those who submit. The address is