At some point, there comes a time in a man's life when he realises that a relentless aural assault of chips, burgers, pies and curries have taken their toll on his waistline. It's at times like these that you should turn to your good friend Paramountzone for inspiration. We have just the thing for the problem of an ever-expanding waistline, you see, in the svelte, stylish shape of the Garmin Forerunner 101.

This is no ordinary training aid, mind you, the Garmin feature Virtual Partner technology, allowing you to configure it to audibly alert you when you're falling behind the pre-determined pace. Our advice: set it to mimic your lardy drinking pal and amble along at what can only be described as a brisk walk, comfortably beating your expected time.

The Forerunner 101 has similar functionality to its bigger brother, the 201, but has the advantage of running on 2xAAA batteries, making it the perfect, take-anywhere slave-driver. Stats fans will rejoice in the handy two-year lap memory that records intricate details of your workouts, ready for instant retrieval at the touch of a button. Oh, and ditch that crappy Casio watch you've been wearing since school, too, since this doubles as a massively techy watch into the bargain. The perfect way to stave off the ﾑjunk food paunch.