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Athletic shoe company Asics has come up with a brilliant new running shoe for the ladies of the exercise world. It’s about time! The ASICS Women’s Gel-Kayano 16 Running Shoe has been designed to change its shape depending on the woman’s hormone levels.

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2009 was the year of the Shake Weight, the Power Plate and the dance craze Zumba for those trying to stay in shape. But now in 2010 there’s already a new product on the market; the ViPR, pronounced ‘viper’. The gadget is one meter high and made of rubber and it’s available in sizes from 10 pounds to 45 pounds.

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Most of you surely saw Ellen DeGeneres test the Shake Weight on her talk show a couple of months ago. It was such a hit on youtube that the video went viral and there have been dozens of spoofs and millions of Internet hits. The sexually suggestive exercise equipment is a vibrating dumbbell that uses ‘dynamic inertia’ so only six minutes a day are required to tone the arms.

Most recently, Alex Gerrard, the wife of soccer player Steven Gerrard has endorsed the product in the UK and she says,

“I use the Shake Weight every day and my arms have never looked so good. It really works.”

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There’s nothing like a great song to give you that extra drive to push past the wall when you’re working your body hard in the gym or hitting the road outside. Fitness magazine have spoken to the leading trainers across America for the songs that really motivate their clients, and have compiled a list of top 100 workout songs.

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