--- title: 3 Sporty Gadgets That Will Make You Better, Faster, Stronger description: Feeling athletic this summer? These affordable devices will help you take your performance to the next level. authors: - name: Doug Aamoth url: https://money.com/author/doug-aamoth/ former_staff: true published: '2014-08-07T10:00:05.000Z' modified: '2014-08-07T10:00:05.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - Fitness Trackers - Gadgets - Golf Buddy - Leisure - Sony Walkman - Sports - Tech - Wahoo Tickr word_count: 345 canonical: https://money.com/tech-sports-gadgets-cheap-outdoors/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![3 Sporty Gadgets That Will Make You Better, Faster, Stronger](https://img.money.com/2014/08/140806_tech_gadgetstoplay_wahoo1.jpg?quality=85&w=1012&h=569&crop=1) ![Wahoo Tickr Heart Rate Monitor](https://img.money.com/2014/08/140806_tech_gadgetstoplay_wahoo1.jpg?quality=85) ### Wahoo Tickr Heart Rate Monitor, $60 **Why it’s great**: Love using data to track your progress? This device, which monitors your workout stats in real time, is compatible with more than 50 popular fitness apps. **How it works**: Strap the Wahoo to your chest to send your heart rate and calorie count to an iOS or Android device or a GPS sports watch. The monitor comes with its own app, which includes an eight-week training program. ![Sony 4GB Walkman Sports MP3 Player](https://img.money.com/2014/08/140806_tech_gadgetstoplay_sonywalkman1.jpg?quality=85) ### Sony 4GB Walkman Sports MP3 Player, $100 **Why it’s great**: These waterproof headphones plus built-in MP3 player can stand up to sweat, rain, and even laps in the pool. **How it works**: The Sony weighs just over an ounce, holds nearly 1,000 songs, and is waterproof down to six feet. The player also features a quick-charging battery: Plug the device in for a few minutes to get an hour of playback, or juice it all the way for up to eight hours. ![Golf Buddy Voice](https://img.money.com/2014/08/140806_tech_gadgetstoplay_golfbuddyvoice1.jpg?quality=85) ### Golf Buddy Voice, $107 **Why it’s great:** When you’re not sure which club to grab, tap the bitty Golf Buddy to hear the distance to the front, middle, and back of the green. **How it works**: The two-inch-by-two-inch range finder clips easily to your hat or pocket and comes pre­loaded with tens of thousands of ­courses. The Golf Buddy requires no annual or new-course download fees. Don’t like a ­gabby device? You can mute it and read the distances on the LCD screen. ### Not ready to commit to a new device? These three apps will help you up step up your fitness—for $3 or less. **Performance Stretching**: Don’t hurt yourself! This $3 app matches your exercise routine with appropriate pre-workout stretches. [iOS only.](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/performance-stretching/id658103456?mt=8) **Hundred Pushups:** Yes, you can do 100 consecutive pushups, even if you’re not a gym rat. This $1 to $2 app will get you there in six weeks. [iOS](http://hundredpushups.com/iphoneapp.html) and [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.superphunlabs.pushups&hl=en). **5K Runner:** Ease into running with a three-day-a-week program from this $3 app. In eight weeks you’ll be able to jog your way to a full 5K. 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