HAMMACHER SCHLEMMER INTRODUCES THE WELLNESS MONITOR.

New York, NY, January 1, 2010 - Continuing its 162-year history of offering the Best, the Only and the Unexpected, Hammacher Schlemmer introduces The Wellness Monitor, a device that tracks your daily movements and sleep cycles to help determine if you are getting enough exercise and rest.

The Wellness Monitor has an integrated accelerometer--similar to the technology NASA uses to monitor astronauts in space--that tracks the intensity and duration of movements, calculates steps taken and distance traveled, and counts calories burned.

"Unlike a pedometer, which only measures steps taken, The Wellness Monitor even accounts for calories burned during activities that do not require walking, like gardening or office work," explained Hammacher Schlemmer's General Manager, Fred Berns.

About the size of a USB flash drive, The Wellness Monitor clips comfortably to a belt or stores unobtrusively in a pocket when you are awake. As you sleep, The Wellness Monitor fits inside an included wristband and measures tiny tremors in your wrist to determine how long it took you to fall asleep, how often you woke up, and the amount of time you were actually sleeping, not merely lying in bed.

When The Wellness Monitor is within 15' of its charging station, it automatically uploads your exercise and sleep data to the manufacturer?s website, where your readings are privately displayed on timelines and graphs so you can track your progress.

"With its automatic data uploading and rechargeable battery that lasts up to 10 days on a single charge, The Wellness Monitor is truly a 'set it and forget it' device that can help you achieve fitness goals without time-consuming manual tracking," explained Mr. Berns.

When you do not have access to a computer you can see the your steps-taken, distance-traveled, and calories-burned data on The Wellness Monitor's OLED screen. It includes Mac and PC software for uploading information to the manufacturer's website.

The Wellness Monitor is available from Hammacher Schlemmer for $99.95. For more information about this product, please visit www.hammacher.com/Product/78078 or contact Breanna O'Day at (847) 581-8739 or via e-mail at pr@hammacher.com


About Hammacher Schlemmer
Hammacher Schlemmer is America's longest running catalog, offering the Best, the Only, and the Unexpected since 1848. The company provides unique products that solve problems or represent the only one of their kind, and backs its products by a rather famous Lifetime Guarantee of Complete Satisfaction. Hammacher Schlemmer's innovative offerings are available through its catalog, online at www.hammacher.com at its landmark store on East 57th Street in New York City.