Technology

6-in-1 programmable pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker, sauté, steamer, and warmer.

Any good nutrition coach will tell you that the key to dietary compliance is meal prep. Sure, you need to eat the right foods, but those foods need to be ready to go before you're hungry, hangry, and tempted by a bowl of Sugar-Frosted Wheaty Cucks.

Enter the Instant Pot. With the fool-proof pressure cooker function, this thing can whip up mountains of meat and veggies in minutes. We're talking a whole chicken in about 24 minutes, a dozen boiled eggs in 5 minutes, baked potatoes in 12 minutes, and steel-cut oats in 10 minutes (plus the time it takes to build up pressure, which is pretty fast). With most foods, you can set it and forget it too. The Instant Pot will take care of it without overcooking your grub.

Oh yeah, it's also a slow cooker, a yogurt maker, and a rice steamer. I think it does shiatsu massage too, but I haven't pushed that button yet. – Chris Shugart

Super-light over-the-ear headphones with wireless Bluetooth and wired connections.

Music tends to make exercise, or pretty much any activity, much more tolerable and a good pair of headphones can be key, especially if earbuds don't fit your earholes. This set sits lightly on your head and ears so you don't feel like you're wearing a helmet. The wireless Bluetooth connection lets you play, pause, or skip tracks using buttons on the headset without needing to mess with your phone.

I also wear them anytime I do yardwork, a.k.a. NEPA, although 90 decibels from Metallica is technically the same as 90 decibels from a lawnmower, which may or may not defeat the purpose of "ear protection." – Chris Colucci