Heres my handy list of fitness applications for android you never knew you needed:

• CardioTrainer by WorkSmart Labs Inc.

Just install CardioTrainer on your Android phone, start it, get outside and go! CardioTrainer will use GPS to show your real-time position on a map, and also save your exact route, so you can review it later in your Track History.

• Body Fat Calculator by FullQuieting

Determine your body fat percentage and body mass index (BMI) with a few convenient measurements. It is a useful supplement to those interested in monitoring their general health and fitness, and those involved in sports. Includes instructions and diagnostics.

• Calorie Counter by FatSecret

A simple tool to find all the Calorie and Nutrition Facts for the foods you eat.

• HIIT interval training timer by Giorgio Regni

High Intensity Interval Training is a sport timer for interval workouts. It can be used for tabata style HIIT sessions, cycling, running, sprinting, weightlifting, aerobics, abs and fat loss.

• Punch-O-Meter by Alex Pisarev

This is a simple application that allows you to measure the speed (actually, acceleration) of your punch. The faster the punch - the better score you get!

Materials Needed

• Pea Gravel/Shingle (Here for £1.82/25kg)
• Heavy Duty Rubble Sacks (Here for £3.06/10 bags)
• Canvas Kit Bag (Here for £3.00 (£7.00 delivery so buy a few))
• Tie Wraps (Here for £3.94/100)
• Duct Tape (Here for £1.19)

Instructions

1. Leave the Pea Gravel inside for a while to dry, I spread mine out on a plastic sheet to speed this up.
2. Fill up Heavy Duty Rubble Sacks with how much weight you want in Pea Gravel. I filled up 3 bags with 10kg to make 30kg in total.
3. Now put all these smaller bags into the Canvas Kit Bag.
4. Tie wrap the bag closed and duct tape over the tie wrap so it doesn't poke you while lifting the bag.
5. Cut off the strap.
6. I then like to write the weight of the bag on the bottom so I can easily see how much each one weighs.

Photograph by KaCey97007 on Flickr.

Aki created a virtual reality cycling environment using a Vuzix VR920, Bike Sensor and an Arduino to cycle through Google Street View. So instead having to look around a dull garage he can instead, look around Hollywood, LA or even Australia.

More information here.

Okay I lied, it doesn't necessarily have to be a bag of sand. It could be a bag of pea gravel, wood chippings, rubber mulch, or any other dense material. I've recently made a 40kg one for myself and so far I've been having great fun with it. Here are two of my favorite exercises:

Sandbag Get-ups

Sandbag Clean and Press

I got my first chin-up bar when I was around about 13 from Argos, it was a door mounted one and cost me around £10. To this day I still use the very same bar. Every time I walk past it I bang out 10 or so. Currently I can do around 25 Pull-ups or Chin-ups in a row.

While browsing the Internet one day I found a tutorial on One-armed Chin-ups on BeastSkills. After reading up I went out and purchased a Captain of Crush #1 and a Dip Belt (By "I went out and purchased" I of course mean "Logged onto Ebay.co.uk and purchased.")

My reasoning behind the Captain of Crush is, that it requires 145lbs of force to close, so if I can close it, I  should technically be able to grip the bar to hold up my body of 135lbs. I still haven't closed it.

My reasoning behind the Dip Belt is quite simply, if I can add extra weight to my chin-ups and pull-ups. I  should get stronger and and eventually be able to pull myself up with one hand. My current one-rep max is a chin-up with 35kg added, the total weight for this chin-up is 100kg.

Chin-up photograph by The U.S. Army on Flickr

P90X is a home exercise system developed by Tony Horton in conjunction with Beachbody, which aims for an improved physique in 90 days through rigorous interval training.

P90X The Complete Package

P90X from what I hear, is quite big in America. But is relatively unheard of in England. It offers promises of a complete body revival in just 90 days! A simple google image search will reveal lots of pictures of this.

When I explain to people that I've been doing P90X the main question they ask me (after the "Whats the **** that?") is "Does it work?" The simple answer is "Yes it works." But of course it does, after all you're working out for at least an hour a day for 6 days a week, while sticking to a strict diet. Now can you get the same results while pigging out on junk food, barely breaking a sweat and frequently skipping workouts? I doubt it. The thing with P90X is that, you really do get out what you put in.

Peanut Butter and Jam - Perfect!

The usual question which  springs to peoples mind is "What do I put into my blog?" "Well er...." I thought. After a long hard ponder about this, I came to the conclusion that I should create one on what interests me. So I narrowed it down to either a blog on Technology or Fitness. "What the heck" I thought "I'll do both!" Now these usually don't go hand in hand, but maybe it will be just like Peanut Butter and Jam; Doesn't sound right. But works.

Image provided by .res on Flickr