Worldwide, concerns for the population’s health and fitness are rising. Exercise is down and sugar and saturated fat intakes are up. In the US, just one in three children are physically active every d…
Next Apple Watch looks set for even stronger fitness focus
Apple has been eagerly pushing the Apple Watch Series 2 as a device useful for boosting health and fitness. It looks like the company will be further enhancing the wearable’s capabilities in the…
Pebble Smartwatches Get Better Heart Rate Tracking and More
Pebble 2-Series or Time-Series smartwatches can now, with a new firmware update, benefit from a speedier interface, improved heart rate tracking, and syncing with the Reminders app on iOS. The new int…
Tips for Improving Accuracy in Your iPhone’s Step Counting
The motion coprocessors in all iPhones with the A7 chip or higher are great for use in counting steps, with the resulting data readily accessible in the stock Health app. However, the accuracy of this…
Is Your Own iPhone The Best Choice of Fitness Tracker?
For so many of us, the iPhone is a hugely comprehensive all-in-one device, having replaced our separate music players, timepieces, portable games consoles and, more recently with Apple Pay, wallets. B…
Next Apple Watch to Come with GPS and Swimming Tracking?
Apple has heavily marketed the health and fitness benefits of the Apple Watch, and this gives a ring of authenticity to a new report that the next version of the wearable – presumably to be called the…
REVIEW: Calorie Counter & Diet Tracker by MyFitnessPal (iOS)
It’s that time of year when many of us reckon we have eaten too much and need to shift that excess fat. MyFitnessPal’s free-to-download calorie tracker app has been around for years, but has recently …
Fitbit Tops Chart of Free iOS Apps on Christmas Day in US
It looks like many people across the United States unwrapped Fitbit tracking devices among their Christmas presents yesterday, as the afternoon saw Fitbit top Apple’s national chart of free iOS apps. …
Microsoft Unveils Fitness Gadget, Health Tracking
Microsoft is releasing a $199 fitness band that also checks your email and even pays for coffee as the software company seeks to challenge Apple and others in the still-infant market for wearable devi…
Facebook Acquires Fitness Tracking Mobile App Moves
Facebook has acquired the maker of a mobile app that can track the distance consumers walk or run and measure the calories burned, giving the social networking company an entree into the nascent marke…
Bit by Bit, a More Fit Workplace
Nearly all of us need to make more time for fitness. Finding that time, though, can seem impossible. But what if you could wedge that workout in at work? If it sounds far-fetched (or a great way to ge…
Intelligent Living Inc. Plans Launch of First Four Wellness Apps
Intelligent Living’s First Step Into the $5 Billion Mobile Health (mHeath) Market. Intelligent Living Inc. (OTCQB: ILIV) today reported that it has begun the development of its first four mHealt…