I purchased a Apple Nike + iPod Sport Kit this past summer and love it. Since, I’m a dorky numbers person, I love how it keeps track of your total minutes, mileage, and average pace. It is a big motivator to keep exercising – especially to try to beat your personal best. I have become so addicted to my stats that I don’t want to exercise if I can’t use my Nike + IPOD system.
The actual Nike + IPOD system is very reasonable at $29.99. You obviously have to have an IPOD to use it and Nike + Shoes or the shoe pouch/adaptor. I highly recommend using the Nike + Shoes with this product as it is more accurate and easy to use unless you already have a favorite pair of running shoes – then you can purchase an adaptor for around $9.99.
So now you have your kit, you simply insert the wireless sensor in the custom built pocket in your Nike + shoes. Then you plug the receiver into your IPOD nano. If you have an IPOD Touch 2nd generation or earlier, it has a receiver built into the product. Now you can begin your run or walk. As you run or walk, the sensor will send information to your IPOD. It tracks your time, distance, pace, and calories burned. You can click a button at any time to hear your current stats or look at the screen to get your information.
Once you complete your exercise, you can synch your IPOD to send your stats to ITUNES and nikeplus.com. Once on nikeplus.com, you can check out your performance history, set goals, and participate in challenges with other users. Very interactive and user friendly. When you make your profile public, you can share your runs and goals with your friends, like my personal best run back in September 2008.
I highly recommend this product to anyone who wants to track their performance to keep themselves motivated. I will be honest, I haven’t done much exercising the past two months because of the weather but I plan on getting back on track this January with an indoor setting. I’m addicted to my Nike+ System and keeping track of my stats. I think most novice and intermediate runners/walkers will find this system sufficient. I have read reviews where it appears more advanced users want functions like GPS, which you can get with a more costly item. If you are already an IPOD user, then the Nike + System makes the most economical sense.
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Oh, I love to see that you reviewed this. I want one so bad, I will have to show the husband this review!
My husband has the ipod/nike set up and uses nikeplus.com. It’s awesome. It will chime in during his run when he’s hit 1, 2, 3, etc miles, so you know how far you’ve gone. Plus, using nikeplus, he likes to see that he’s exercised 4 days in a row, etc. and it really does keep him motivated. It’s a great system! Highly recommended from our family.
How cool is that! No lying about how much you worked out. I really need one of these. Keep up the great posts!
Thanks for your review. I think I just found dh’s birthday gift!
Oh I have to get one of these for me and one for my hubby too! Thanks for reviewing this!!
dtaylor1976@cableone.net
What a cool product! I love how it notifies you and everything. Super neat!
This sounds awesome! Great B-day Idea for Shane!
I have heard people talk about it but have been hesitant to get one because I really don’t enjoy running. It was really nice to read what you had to say about it….I had no idea it was so affordable! Maybe this is just what I need to get into a running habit!
I want one badly! This is a great product! I’ve also blogged about you on my blog
http://thebudzinskibunch.blogspot.com/
smdaddy9301@aol.com
This would be such a great help to my new fitness routine of 2009!
I also blogged about this here – http://fabfrugalfam.blogspot.com/2009/01/giveaway-nike-ipod-sports-kit-ends.html.
Sounds like a great product! Do you have to have the nano, or can you use the regular IPOD (I’m not sure what it’s called, but it’s the large one)?
I wonder about the accuracy of this–I’d love to test it.
I would love to try this.
janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com
Thanks for your review, this sounds really cool!
Such a great product!!! I’d love to try this… and my husband would REALLY love this!!
~Tabitha~
freshmommyblog.com
How cool! I would love one of these.
sounds great – reasonably priced!
What a fabulous device to motivate us to exercise. How I would love to be “addicted to exercise”. Goodness knows I need it!
Nancy
allibrary {at} aol {dot} com
My husband and daughter have started walking. (I need to join them!), plus I have given him my old video ipod since I have a new one.
Looks like a neat product!
Great review! I’ve just heard about this and was wondering about it.
Great review! It gives me an excuse to buy a new pair of shoes too!
OH!!!! I have been wanting to try this ever since I saw the ad for it !!!! I really need a kick start or a kick in the butt …maybe this would help !!!!!
Addicted to exercise? I doubt it! But I really love any product that helps me get motivated! Thansk for telling us about this great product. charlenegale at yahoo dot com
This would be good motavation
I’m a numbers person as well, I’ve been wanting one of these since I first learned about it. So cool!
I’ve been wanting one of these for a while now. Thank you for the helpful review. I would LOVE to win this. I need the extra boost!
rhondamm@windstream.net
Wow, this product sounds so great! My dad mentioned that he had some kind of shoes that linked up with an iPod (which he does not own), and I was trying to figure out what he was talking about. This is it! Great review. I will definitely be looking into this product.
I’m such a gadget geek and a runner this would be perfect!
I want one of these !!! I have been exercising at the YMCA for the past 2 months and I never knew such a product existed ! thanks !
if i was to get this it going my new grandson mom she working so hard to lose wt, and this would help her thank you /
I have really wanted one of these since I first read about them. What a neat product!
I love that you explained how to use one of these. I’ve heard so much about them, but wasn’t quite sure of how it worked.
This would be soooo awesome to have to track my milage as I run
I would love to have one of these, it would be a great tool to have.
I think this would really help me stay on track when I’m jogging. Also, I posted on your giveaway under the name “Jessi.”
I’ve really been wanting to try this for quite a while. As a novice runner and numbers geek, this is right up my alley.
Thanks for the review!
I am a numbers person too so this make sense to calculate how you are doing.
rosans4@comcast.net
I like numbers too, its The OCD in me, I need this!
mommyhoodisthankless{AT}gmail.com
If I had this, I would give it to my mother who, after decades of smoking and being overweight, is now inspired by the birth of my daughter to quit smoking (she’s had no cigarettes for 3 months, now) and lose weight. She’s lost 10 lbs. with Weight Watchers, but I think that an item like this Nike+iPod Sports Kit would motivate her to start exercising, too!
So, this would keep me honest, right?
As early as 2000, I went for the GPS, which works when walking, running, biking, or pretty much any outdoor activity.