Surgery

 "Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcomes.  Therefore, give yourself fully to your endeavors.  Decide to construct your character through excellent actions and determine to pay the price of a worthy goal.  The trials you encounter will introduce you to your strengths.  Remain steadfast and one day you will build something that endures: Something worthy of your potential." - Epictetus

Biking Accessories

 

 "The best revenge is not to do as they do." - Marcus Aurelius

 Below: Self-deception.

Heart rate monitors (HRMs)

 "Freedom is secured not by the fulfilling of men's desires, but by the removal of desire" -Epictetus

I've become a believer in heart rate monitors only very recently - just about two years ago.  

 

I used the single-purpose Polar F1 for the past couple of years, and it was awesome!  One button starts the timer and begins displaying your pulse.  Your pulse is displayed continuously while you exercise, and when you push the button again, it briefly displays your average heart rate, followed by the elapsed time between when you first and last pushed the button.  Pretty simple.

Heart Rate Monitor - Updated

I bought a heart rate monitor for home use recently.  I won it from an online auction for $8.00.

Useful weightlifting accessories

I just got back to lifting again, after a two year break.  Yes, I got needlessly fat, and I'm trying to fix that now :)