Broadband Resolutions December 30th, 2009
Portia Krebs

As we ring in the New Year, we often make resolutions meant to enhance our lives and wellbeing – from improving our physical health to becoming financially fit to connecting more frequently with friends and family.  In all of these areas, broadband can help.  Here are a few highlights of how the high-speed Internet can help realize your resolutions in 2010:

• Health & Fitness—Those looking for fresh inspiration to get fit have a new universe of innovative games and gadgets to choose from.  From the wireless broadband gaming sensation Wii Fit to downloading the latest fitness app, individualized training has never been more tech-savvy.  For those on the go, iTMP’s SMHEART LINK works with your smartphone to function as a heart monitor and fitness tracker.  And fitness applications have even gone social, thanks to Apple’s Health Cubby 1.0, which allows users to network about their weight loss goals and progress.
• Financial Smarts—From paying down debt to downsizing spending habits, many Americans are tapping into online tools to improve their financial profiles. Mint.com provides free financial advice and information, and offers a product that guides individuals through the process of decreasing debt and improving personal credit scores.  For those who want to track their spending habits on the go, the personal finance website, Rudder.com, now offers a smartphone application to do just that.  Or, if saving for the future is your goal – whether that means retirement, a new house or a car – justthrive.com can tell you how to get there.  And with social lending on the rise, websites from lendingclub.com to prosper.com have emerged to help people formalize and manage transactions.
• Keeping Connected—Want to stay in closer touch with friends and loved ones far away?  Broadband can keep you connected with an array of communications applications that transcend geography.  From email to instant messaging to social networking and Internet video, staying in touch has gone far beyond the days of snail mail.  And with nearly 2 out of every 3 Americans connecting to the Internet via home broadband and nearly 50% of broadband users visiting a social networking site on a typical today, your friends and family are likely to be online and happy to chat with you.

Whether you’re reconnecting over the Internet, playing broadband-powered fitness games, or tracking your expenses online, there’s no shortage of options for those looking to realize their New Year’s resolutions.  Enjoy these broadband innovations and more – and here’s to a vibrant 2010!

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