Bowflex SelectTech 560 Weights

It’s no oxymoron that the latest fitness launch is a pair of “smart dumbbells.” Hailing from Bowflex, the SelectTech 560 weights (around $500) contain an accelerometer to track the number of reps a user completes, total weight lifted, and calories burned. It is useful that these statistics can be recorded by the weights, but what […]

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Bowflex SelectTech 560 Weights

It’s no oxymoron that the latest fitness launch is a pair of “smart dumbbells.” Hailing from Bowflex, the SelectTech 560 weights (around $500) contain an accelerometer to track the number of reps a user completes, total weight lifted, and calories burned. It is useful that these statistics can be recorded by the weights, but what makes these dumbbells truly innovative is that they base a user’s rep count on the first move made in that exercise. An audible cue helps lifters maintain form, even when tired toward the end of a set. (bowflexselecttech.com)