These 7 high-tech fitness products will help you reach your exercise goals

There are innumerable factors that drive people away from working out: the difficulty of picking a workout routine, the messiness of it, the uncertainty of what to eat, the helplessness of not knowing if you're making progress.

But getting in shape doesn't have to be so scary, and technology may be able to help.

Here are some tried-and-true products that make fitness more friendly.