Marathons are old hat. Sure, they’re a great test of endurance, but endlessly pounding the pavement doesn’t spike your adrenaline in the same way that freezing cold ice, electricity and fire most will. If you want to take on a true fitness challenge that’ll test your upper and lower-body strength, your endurance and – most importantly – your mental grit, there’s nothing quite like a mud-splattered 18-20km Tough Mudder obstacle course.
And with the assistance of Sony’s latest SmartWear devices, SmartWatch 3 and SmartBand Talk, you’ll be able to monitor your progress properly and with ease. Pairing with Xperia™ Z3 and SmartWatch 3 allow you to sync your music, notifications and messages – and, more importantly, show how far you’ve come via Sony’s Lifelog app.
Will you have to train hard to complete a Tough Mudder? Yes. Will you need to go all-out Rocky and quit your job to train full-time in a wintry Siberian barn? Absolutely not. In fact, you can find all the information you need to help prepare for a Tough Mudder on the Men’s Fitness Fit Tech Channel, including training plans, nutrition advice and kit reviews.
If it wasn’t tough, everyone would do it, but it’s the toughness – along with the obstacles, the camaraderie and the celebratory beer at the finish line – that makes Tough Mudder such a great experience. So get involved here. The only thing stopping you is you.
Tough Tech
SmartWatch 3 and SmartBand Talk from Sony are the perfect fitness tech accessories for a Tough Mudder
If you want to get the most out of your training, being able to access accurate data from your sessions is a must. Enter SmartWatch 3 and SmartBand Talk from Sony. SmartWatch 3 is powered by Android Wear, and gives useful information at a glance and responds to your voice. It feeds relevant and specific information as you move.
When you’re training you can track your activity and movements, as well as sync with Sony’s Lifelog app afterwards. SmartWatch 3 uses fitness apps to display how many calories you’ve burned, and how much progress you’ve made with each activity. SmartBand Talk, meanwhile, is equipped with a built-in accelerometer and an altimeter sensor to track how far you’ve run, which is also fed back to you via Lifelog. These accessories are ideal for giving you more insight into how you live, train and maintain your fitness, especially when preparing for a gruelling Tough Mudder.
SPECIFICATIONS
Model SmartWatch 3 SWR50
Price - £189.99
Weight - 45g
Display - 1.6in (40.6mm) 320x320dpi
Battery - 420 Ma battery (up to two days’ usage)
Waterproof depth - 1.5m IP68 rated
Controls - Voice, tap and gesture input, microphone, on/off/wale up key
Requirements - Android™ 4.3, Android Wear Connectors Bluetooth® 4.0, NFCm Micro USB
Colours - Black, white (yellow, brown and steel straps also available)
You can pick up the new Xperia™ Z3+ at Carphone Warehouse now
