You could find something to help you get fit and healthy for a bit less in this week's Helen's Hot Deals. Have a look at these offers on sporting equipment, accessories and gadgets that could get you exercising.
Summer is nearly here… we hope. For some of us, this means one thing: shedding those 'winter pounds' to perfect our 'beach bodies'. For others, it's just an opportunity to get out a bit more and get healthier while we're at it.
Whether you're planning on going to the gym, playing sports, jogging or exercising at home, we've found some deals on exercise equipment and sporting accessories that could help you do it for a bit less.
All deals and prices were accurate on 17.04.13, but may have been changed or removed by the retailer since then. Prices may or may not include VAT and postage/packaging.
Thinking of building up or adding to a home gym? Here are some deals on exercise equipment to help you.
There's up to half price off on selected sports and fitness items at Argos until 23.04.13. On the site we found this 15kg vinyl dumbbell weights set for £19.99 instead of £24.99. While you're there, you could also pick up this Value Range 55cm gym ball to help tone and strengthen core muscles for £4.98.
Also in the sale at Powerhouse Fitness, this Bodymax yoga set is £11.24 instead of £29.99. Great for beginners.
Using a cross trainer is a fairly low-impact way of toning and burning calories. This one from Sports Direct has a digital console and 8 levels of tension control - and it's down to £94.99 from £159.99.
Save 27% on this Body Sculpture smart bike exercise cycle from Millet Sports. It's now £94.99 (RRP £129.99). It comes with a computer that monitors your pulse and tracks your speed, distance and the calories you've burned.
To finish off your collection of home gym equipment, this V-fit HTR2 Dual Hydraulic Sculling Rowing Machine is just £59.99 from Sweatband.com.
Here are some gadgets and accessories that could help you track and improve your workout - whether you're in the gym, pounding the pavement or anywhere else.
Keep hydrated with this 500ml Karrimor Run Bottle with a non-slip grip - £2.49 down from £3.99 at Sports Direct.
Hold your belongings on the go in this Asics lightweight running backpack. It even has dedicated MP3 storage. It's £25.50 instead of £30 at Barrington Sports, saving you 15%.
Keep track of your heart rate, speed, distance travelled and calories burned wherever you are with this Garmin Forerunner 110 GPS men's watch with heart rate monitor. It's £128 from Tesco.
At Aldi, these Neoprene joint supports are just £2.99 each. You can get support for your knees, elbows, thighs and ankles.
If you fancy toning up anywhere, anytime, this Boditek Ab-tek belt is £23.99 - down from £29.99 at Argos. It has an LCD screen that can help you keep track of your progress.
If you want to keep up with your exercise routine on the go, this Reebok travel gym pack is £19.99 down from £24.46 at Fitness Superstore. It includes a pair of gripmasters, a water bottle, a towel, headphones, a carry bag and a speed rope.
How are you planning to get fit this year? Have you seen any deals here that could help you achieve your exercise goals?
Auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers is under the threat of investigation into its work for JP Morgan after the US investment bank was last week hit with a record £33.3m fine by City regulator FSA, according to a report.
The Financial Services Authority is apparently about to refer PWC to its regulators after it failed over a seven-year period to spot that JP Morgan, which employs former Prime Minister Tony Blair as a consultant, had failed to segregate as much as £16bn of clients money, placing it into wrong bank accounts.
EARLY gains were wiped out in London today as share prices slammed into reverse amid talk that the marketplace had been hit by a massive computerised sell programme.
One leading institution is believed to be taking a bearish view of short-term prospects for the equity market amid further signs of a slowdown in the US economy, and has begun liquidating part of its equity portfolio. Some traders say the sale could have been as much as £500m.
Whatever its size, it was inevitable that, in such thin trading conditions, it would have an adverse effect on the rest of the market. The FTSE 100 index, which had sported an early rise of 24 points, made an about-turn and was left nursing a loss of 31.9 at 5883.3.
Shades of the black horse. City speculators were getting themselves worked-up into a lather over revived talk that Lloyds TSB, the UK's fifth biggest High Street bank, may soon be targeted by an overseas rival.
The names of Bank of America and Wells Fargo are again being put forward. Nothing new there, then. Perhaps that is why the bank, famed for its black horse logo, soon ran out of steam. Having touched 530½p, the price saw its lead pared back to just 1p at 523p. Apart from the usual burst of takeover talk every few weeks, investors are also keen to buy Lloyds because the shares yield 6.5%.
National Grid fell 3½p to 631½p despite US broker Morgan Stanley resuming coverage of the shares with an overweight recommendation and 695p target.
It described the company as the cheapest of the regulated utilities and said 3G rollout as well as new technology developments meant the wireless division should keep growing at a strong rate in the near future. New boss Steve Holliday takes over running National Grid at year end.
Vodafone firmed ½p to 110½p as new chairman Sir John Bond continues to put his money where his mouth is. He has bought a further 90,000 shares at 110½p, taking his total holding in the company to 207,620 shares, or less than 1% of the company.
Social housing contractor Mears rose 7¾p to 278p after adding more £1m to pre-tax profits of £5.33m in the first six months of the year. Chairman Bob Holt remains as bullish as ever about prospects. 'I am confident that our full-year results will again be at the top end of expectations and reiterate our commitment to delivering impressive sustainable growth into the future,' he said.
Broker Altium Securities described new contracts totalling £170m as encouraging and repeated its add rating and 300p target on the shares.
Aim-listed ArthroKinetic dipped 1½p to 53½p. The orthopaedic specialist's shares have more than halved in the past week but the company says it knows of no reason for the setback.
Making its debut on Aim today was Aurelian Oil & Gas, following a placing of 22.9m shares at 55p to raise £12.6m by broker Fox-Davies Capital. The shares touched a peak of 59¾p before settling at 54½p.
Aurelian wants the money to buy, explore and develop oil and gas properties in central Europe. The group, valued at £73.8m, already has a number of gas fields in Romania that are expected to begin production shortly.
It was also the first day of trading on Aim for Zenergy Power, a maker and developer of commercial applications for superconductormaterials. Broker Teather & Greenwood has placed 36m shares at 84p, valuing the entire group at £30m. The shares opened at 84½p before touching 100p and closing at 99½p.
Shares of Aldgate Capital were suspended at 14¼p. The group's proposed acquisition of the Canadian firm Motion Picture Distribution on behalf of hedge fund Marwyn Investment Management will be classified as a reverse takeover.
A NEW age of British romance has helped sales at the Thorntons chocolate chain surge in the run-up to Valentine's Day after a disappointing Christmas. Like-for-like sales over the two weeks to 14 February were up more than 6% following a 4% rise last year. Some 350,000 boxes of chocolates flew out of Thorntons' shops over the fortnight.
Chief executive Peter Burdon said the company had been helped by a trend away from 'saucy' Valentine's gifts towards more traditional offerings. 'The population is getting more sophisticated and seeking something more romantic than 'nudge, nudge',' he said.
This year's Valentine's Day saw the launch of a new range of chocolates, named Eden and aimed at younger women, with new flavours such as Vanilla Vamp and All About Eve.
The sales rise comes after a lacklustre Christmas when sales fell 0.7% over the seven-week trading period. However, sales growth has since recovered and sales were 3.6% up in the first five weeks of the second half of the year. The company was reporting a 10% rise in half-year pre-tax profits to £10.9m for the 28 weeks to 28 December. The interim dividend is held at 1.95p.
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