Britain barely moving as walking levels fall by a third
The average Britton walks 181 miles a year or only a half a mile per day according to new figures
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Wearables
Fitbit is the wearable of choice for medical studies
The most popular fitness tracker brands are slowly changing the way medical research is done by helping research to measure
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Olympians train with Halo Sport to gain competitive edge
With the Rio Olympics only days away, professional athletes are putting the finishing touches on their preparations. Some amongst them
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Bellabeat Leaf Urban helps women tackle stress
While there are a large number of health and fitness gadgets on the market, only a handful are designed specifically for
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18% of us own a fitness tracker, but nearly a half don’t use them
More and more market research companies are jumping on the fitness tracker craze. The latest study comes from CivicScience, a
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Now you can train like the pros with Whoop
Whoop is the first scientifically-grounded system designed for continuous wear that provides athletes with data to reduce injuries and predict peak
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Wearables can keep you fit, but can you be sure your data is private?
While technological innovation has advanced at an extraordinary pace in recent years, privacy and security protections of health information have
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Interview: We are at the bleeding edge of automatic 3D motion tracking says Atlas CEO
The Atlas Wristband is not interested in the number of steps or distance that you covered today, or how much
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Two new Fitbit devices to arrive in September according to report
Fitbit is preparing to release two new devices in a couple of months time according to Wearable. A source ‘close to
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Pokémon Go helps to keep millions in shape
Pokémon Go, Nintendo’s augmented reality game, is helping to keep its millions of users in shape according to new data.
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Apple Watch tops customer satisfaction rankings, well ahead of Fitbit
Apple ranks highest among manufacturers of smartwatches, and Samsung ranks highest among manufacturers of fitness band device for customer satisfaction
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That Fitbit isn’t just for the young anymore
The older generation has started to embrace activity trackers just as rapidly as young people according to Accenture. Data released
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Your fitness tracker could be giving away PINs and passwords
A new study has shown how hackers could potentially use your fitness tracker or smartwatch to figure out your passwords and
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Review: MiFone L58 – a beautiful smartwatch at a budget price
A beautiful smartwatch don’t necessarily need to break the bank. The MiFone L58 is proof of that. This smartwatch has an extremely attractive design, built-in
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Should you really bother with a fitness tracker?
“I can’t be bothered with all that new techno-gadget stuff!” one of my new members told to me recently. “All
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