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The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports compares exercising the human body to fine tuning a car's engine. Just as auto mechanics have computerized tools enabling them to better diagnose what's occurring under the hood, we also have tools to monitor our body mechanics and help us achieve maximum results from our fitness programs. A new tool on the market is the Mio[TM] Sport, a heart-rate monitor worn on the wrist.

Users enter their age, gender, weight and resting heart rate and the Mio[TM] reports the user's heart rate, percentage of maximum heart rate, how quickly heart rate returns to resting rate and burned calories. All this is achieved by simply placing two fingers on the wrist monitor. The Mio[TM] also acts as a watch, alarm clock, stopwatch and is water resistant to 10 meters. Mio[TM] owners can also visit www.gophysical.com to chart their progress, keep a personal diary, access a personal trainer, create fitness reminders, receive a fitness newsletter and personalize their weight-management programs.

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