Heart Rate Tracking: Why Fitbit Won’t Win
If you’re one of the 19 million people who track steps, heart-rate or nutrition with a wearable fitness device, you’ve built up an impressively sizable chunk of activity data. So, now what do you do? From collecting exercise data to manually logging calories, millions of users globally are dumping billions of data points into the cloud. […]
Trainers Weigh In On Fitness Trackers
On the verge of bubbling over at the intersection of health, wellness, and fitness technology, companies are now hard at work brewing up new platforms, apps, and activity trackers to answer the demands of a rapidly changing digital health landscape. Even with all this delicious buzz, however, the far majority of currently practicing fitness professionals are quick to […]
Why Under Armour Wants All Your Fitness Data
How much is your fitness data really worth? Do your steps, workouts, and sleep have real value? For many wearable technology and fitness equipment manufacturers, we’re fast approaching a situation similar to 1849 when there were tales spoken about a Gold Rush in the west. That gold rush is definitely about to happen, except the […]
7 Best Gamification Fitness Apps
As anyone who’s ever tried to lose weight knows, the most difficult part of the process is sustaining long term will-power and momentum after the initial excitement and burst of hope. With fitness wearables and mHealth application consumption projecting to increase by more than 30% in 2015, the stage is set for an epic showdown […]
Quantified Self For Fat Loss
The beginning of any new journey is always the most unsure. When it comes to losing body fat, anyone seeking trustworthy tools and guidance must first make it through the army of distractions. Countless YouTube videos, fitness magazines, and crash and burn juice cleanses all wait with bated breath to snipe out the unassuming consumer with […]
Will Fitness Technology Replace Trainers?
Brick & mortar fitness clubs, gyms, studios and health spas are about to go through a massive wardrobe change. With wearable technology sales forecasted to exceed 19 billion dollars by 2018, business leaders in the fitness industry are lacing up their running shoes extra tight in preparation of the expected growth among fitness wearables and their […]
13 Fitness Wearables For Your New Year’s Resolution
That possibly pivotal moment approaches millions of minds at this time of year–when a new year’s resolution to buy some gym equipment, get fit and lose weight becomes paramount. If you’re looking for a way to get the edge in 2015, the good news is that with wearable technology, it doesn’t have to break your bank. […]
Running Your First 5k
A 5K is 3.1 miles; you got this! Don’t be scared by the distance, as this is the perfect run for beginners. If you’re ready for your first 5K, understand that mastering the fundamentals will take you far. Running your first 5K is an awesome way to get yourself motivated towards catalyzing your fitness dreams. […]
Top 10 Digital Health Apps For Thanksgiving
Looking for a leg up on how to stay fit and healthy this holiday season? Digital health may be your new best friend. Statistics show the average American gains 3-5lbs from mid November to early January. Whether or not you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Ramadan, or Thanksgiving, the last 2 months of the year pose unique challenges […]
Do Companies Need Quantified Self?
Do companies need quantified self? This was the same technology question people surely asked about cellular telephones after the first was launched in 1973. When looking through the window of current growth in global data ecosystems, we see more and more progressive glimpses of the future in how people and businesses will connect. Cisco’s research […]
