Edited by Katie Barnes. Email:
katiebarnes@leisuremedia.com LIGHTWEIGHTS
BRIGHT IDEA FOR NEW SPORTS TOP
A fashionable new way to stay safe while running or cycling on the roads during the hours of darkness could be making its way into our high street shops. The Sporty Supaheroe Jacket features ultrathin, stretchable
circuit boards of LED lights which fi t into the lining of the jacket. The lights, which are also moisture resistant, shine through semi-transparent panels in the jacket. They’re white at the front and red at the back and have been designed to last for up to 10 hours before they need recharging. The jacket itself is made from a durable organic cotton. Created by Wolfgang Langeder from German clothing
company Utope, the Sporty Supaheroe has already earned a ‘best of the best’ accolade in the Red Dot Design Awards. It will be produced in Europe by Belgium-based Gysemans Clothing Group and will be available for purchase online by the end of 2014. Details:
www.utope.eu
ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR WITH ZUU FITNESS
Animal movements have inspired the Zuu – a high intensity workout that’s set to roll out across Virgin Active health clubs in the UK. The classes – which are said to
burn 600 calories in 30 minutes – include frog-like squats, bear crawls on all fours and gorilla walks incorporating ape-like jumps. There are around 100 techniques
based on seven primal planes of movement – push, pull, bend, twist, squat, lunge and locomotion – mixed with bodyweight exercises. The classes are said to be popular with athletes, sports teams and the military. Details:
www.thezuu.com.au
Push-up to wake up, says tech writer
A 30-second burst of high-intensity bodyweight exercise provides as much of a mental boost as a cup of coffee, says journalist Gregory Ferenstein in a recent article for The Daily Beast. Ferenstein used www.quantifi ed-
mind.com – a website with memory and reaction tests validated by Stanford University – in a self-experiment. He took the cognitive test after performing bodyweight exercises such as burpees
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and mountain climbers for around 30 seconds – to get his beats per minute up to 70 per cent – and on another occasion after drinking 250mg of caffeine. His overall cognitive score increased
by 12 per cent after exercise and only 6 per cent after drinking the coffee. However, he also found that his short- term memory was signifi cantly higher after drinking coffee (26 per cent) than after exercising (16 per cent).
EVERYONE’S RAVING ABOUT ELECTRIC RUN
There have only been two Electric Run events in the UK, but thousands of people have been drawn to this 5k night run which features light shows, pumping tunes and thousands of glow sticks. In fact, it’s fair to say that it’s more like a rave with some running thrown in for good measure. The event was originally launched in the US
in 2013 by Dan Hill, who helped set up the Ragnar Relay night race series there. It’s been designed as a fun, alternative way to get some exercise, with four more runs now being planned for Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow and either Southampton or Portsmouth. Details:
www.electricrun.co.uk
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