The Zhip
Recently I bought 3 ipod touches for my wife and kids (Great husband and Father I know..). I got them for a great price at Bestbuy and have no regrets with them so far. I do however have a few problems when using it during my workouts, mainly trying to watch videos while on the treadmill.
I like to catch up on my favorite tv shows (the daily show, the league, and workaholics etc..) when I’m running or walking on the treadmill. There is a groove on the display area where I can rest it, but it isn’t very stable. My ipod has fallen off a few times already with no major damage (yet).
So when I had an opportunity to try out this great little stand made for ipod touches and smartphones I jumped at the chance.
It’s called the ZHIP and I have to say it’s a pretty cool little gadget. Basically it is a fold-able smartphone and ipod stand that has a 3 foot zip cord attached to it. I took it for a test to the gym on the first day I got it. I attached it to the ipod and wrapped it around the treadmill display and locked it in place (another cool feature).
This thing didn’t move, I pushed the speed up to 10 mph for about 30 seconds just to get the treadmill shaking and it held it’s ground. I finished the rest of my run without an issue. You can see how I attached it to my home treadmill below. (sorry my camera sucks)
Pretty impressed with the Zhip so far even though I am probably not using it correctly, lol.
Great as a Stand
I was looking at recipes videos on the ipod as well and when you lay it flat on the counter-top it’s hard to see properly. I hooked it up to the Zhip and it gave me a much better viewing angle, I could actually watch the video instead of just listening to it.
I didn’t try the eye level viewing set up show in the video below but that’s pretty cool too.
I was watching a video on making homemade hamburgers which were great by the way.
Below is the promo video that they have posted on youtube if you want to see everything the Zhip can do.
Clearly I am not using it to it’s full potential!
Recommendation
I don’t promote a lot of products but the timing of the ZHIP was perfect for me, with the ipod purchases and all. It was exactly what I was looking.
If you own an Ipod, Iphone or Android device I would highly recommend that you get one of these. They are really inexpensive too just under $15 buck I think.
I have a feeling that “Santa” will be adding a couple of these to the kids stockings this year.
Where to Buy
Currently you can only buy the ZHIP online at THEZHIP.COM which is fine, they have a 100% money back guarantee and can ship anywhere.
EDIT: Apparently you can also buy the ZHIP at Amazon.com, Bestbuy.com and Newegg.com
But, You better hurry and order soon if you want to get it for Christmas though.
Buy the ZHIP Here. (No, I do not make any money from this)
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Fitness and Weight Loss DVDs On Sale
Just a quick post to let everyone know about some big savings on fitness, weight loss and workout DVD’s at Amazon.com going on now until January 24th.
There are over 200 fitness titles on sale for up to 50% by some of the biggest names in the industry. I have listed them by groups and a few titles that I like. They are only on sale for another 13 days or while supplies last.
You’re saving $6-$10 per DVD and you don’t even have to dig through the discount DVD bins at Wal-mart 
(Come on I know I’m not the only one who’s done that before)
The Biggest Loser Workout DVD’s
-The 30 Day Jumpstart
-Power Sculpt
-Cardio Max
-Bootcamp
-Weight loss Yoga
-Last Chance Workout
View all Biggest Loser DVD’s on Sale Here
Jillian Michael’s DVD’s
-30 Day Shred (Excellent)
-No More Trouble Zones
-Banish Fat, Boost Metabolisim
View All of Jillian’s Titles on Sale Here
10 Minute Solution
There are over 21 titles in this series on sale here are just a few:
-Fitness Ball Workouts
-5 Day Get Fit Mix
-Blast Off Belly Fat
-Rapid Results Pilates
-Fat Blasting Dance Mix
-Target Toning For Beginners
-Kickbox Bootcamp with Keli Roberts – (I could take her )
-Quick Tummy Toners
-Plus 13 other titles. One thing is for sure, the producers of these videos are not fond of fat!
View All the 10 Minute Solution Titles On Sale Here
I’m not going to go into anymore detail, you get the idea. Great titles, Big savings and they are all eligible for free shipping (if you spend $25 I think).
Check Out All the Fitness DVD Titles on Sale (Including Denise Austin and Kathy Smith) Here
Please note that these link to amazon.com and I receive a small commission from any items that you purchase, just so you know 
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P90X at Walmart
This is just a quick post to let you know that I saw p90X on sale at Walmart today. I have been receiving a lot of emails and traffic from people wanting to get p90X but don’t really want to buy it online.
I did a little digging on prices and Walmart is the lowest by far. This is for the complete p90x set nutrition guide, calendar, workout logs, and DVD’s. They are offering it for $119.97 Canadian. I would imagine that it would be somewhere around the $99 mark in the states.
Amazon.com is selling it for $179 ($214 CAD) US. I’m not sure why they sell so many at this price???
Beachbody.com The creators of this product are selling it for 3 payments of $39.95 plus $19.95 shipping and handling. That’s a total of $139.80 US ($167 CAD)
Showcase (sells “as seen on TV” products) They have P90X displayed right when you walk in the front entrance of the store with a big $149.99 CAD (Canadian Dollars) price tag on it. I mentioned that Walmart had them beat on the price by $30 and the sales lady said they would be lower the price to compete. When I said “but you’re not going to match it are you?” she gave me a dirty look.
If you have ever been waiting for p90x to go on sale now would be the time to get it. I’ll be posting this deal on debtslaying.com as well. One final note, the price tags at Walmart do say limited quantity purchase while supplies last. So go get it already.
Edit – I have seen ads online offering P90X at $70 and under, please be aware that you are not getting the complete and proper P90X system. Those are usually copies and are made with very poor quality. Amazon.com uses third party vendors for their P90X supply and quite a few people have complained about the quality as well. Stick with either Walmart (great price and return policy) or Beachbody.com directly.
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