Posted: May 8, 2006

Multisport: Monitoring Caloric Intake a Click Away with Revolutionary Calorie Scanner™

First Portable Electronic Calorie Monitor from Training Peaks Tracks Calories for Athletic, Weight Management Goals

BOULDER, Colo. - (May 4, 2006) - Training Peaks, LLC, the leading provider of online training technology for endurance athletes and coaches, has developed the Calorie Scanner™, a cutting edge nutrition tracking system. Ideal for anyone interested in monitoring their caloric intake, from professional athletes to business professionals, the Calorie Scanner fits on a keychain, in a pocket or purse. The database recognizes over a half million UPC bar codes and includes nutrition information for 50,000 "branded" foods, allowing the user to track calories per serving on the go or right in their kitchens. With each UPC scanned, an audible chirp confirms to the user that the barcode has been stored and time stamped. The scanner holds up to 150 scans. The Calorie Scanner is available exclusively at TrainingPeaks.com.

Building on its expertise of providing supporting software technology for devices such as Polar, Garmin and Timex watches that monitor calorie expenditure, Training Peaks developed the Calorie Scanner using the Symbol Technology CS 1504 device.

Training Peaks Messenger is a Windows application that is provided with every Calorie Scanner. With just a few clicks, the time-stamped UPC scans are easily transferred to TP Messenger via the included USB cable, then instantly uploaded to the user's private Scanner Inbox via the Internet. The Scanner Inbox provides a web-based interface to match UPC scans to food information in the Training Peaks Nutrition Database. The web-based system provides additional functionality that gives users the ability to "clone" nutrition information from thousands of generic foods from the USDA Database to create "custom" foods. Custom foods are shared by the entire Training Peaks user community.

Calorie Scanner support and the next generation of nutrition management functionality are currently available exclusively at TrainingPeaks.com.

Source: Pam Stewart, Essenza Comm. Inc.

Ryan Lamppa, Running USA Media Director
(805) 696-6232; Fax = (805) 659-0016
Ryan@RunningUSA.org
www.RunningUSA.org.

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