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Workout gadgets could soon run off our body heat
Many of us fitness fanatics would now shudder at the thought of working out without a smart phone, gadget or at least a watch strapped to our bodies somewhere. After all, if you haven’t tracked your calories, recorded your miles and made a note of your heart rate did you even workout in the first place?! Well now it looks like our beloved fitness gadgets could soon get a pretty substantial revamp in that they … Read entire article »
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Kinect PlayFit dashboard now available in the US
Microsoft has launched a new feature for the Xbox console today called Kinect PlayFit, which collects data about your activity and the calories you’ve burned playing a whole host of popular titles, such as Dance Central 2, Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012 and even Kinect Star Wars (yeah, really), as well as a number of other games. Those interested in tracking their fitness will be able to earn different kinds of medals and achievements too, work … Read entire article »
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Barefoot Running Coach for the iPad may prevent workout injuries
Some believe that the big, super cushioned shoes that we’ve become so used to running in aren’t actually that great for our feet. Instead they think we should wear really slim-fitting shoes when we run or even go completely barefoot, although most of the time that’s not really possible, hello glass and spiky concrete. There are many different running products designed to make it feel like you’ve got nothing but your own feet beneath you, and … Read entire article »
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Fitness tracking service Endomondo has 10 million users and counting
Fitness tracking isn’t just about downloading an app to your phone and taking it with you on a run anymore, many of the popular options, like Fitocracy, Nike+, HealthyShare and RunKeeper are now integrating themselves firmly into our Facebook lives and are actively encouraging wider networks of friends to challenge each other and get working out too. Endomondo is just one of these services, which has a popular app (available for iOS, Windows, Android AND Blackberry) and … Read entire article »
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Enso Pearl tracks time when you’re interval training
Stop watches, apps, interval timers, there are countless ways to keep track of time with fitness gadgets specially designed to make working out a little bit easier, but nothing looks quite as slick and weird as the Enso Pearl. It may sound like the name of a new tampon brand, but the Enso Pearl is in fact a compact device that counts down to a specific time to form a full circle. Some other fitness gadgets can … Read entire article »
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Nike+ app gets updates and a name change to Nike+ Running
One of our favourite running applications, Nike+ GPS, has had a big, exciting revamp this week, which includes a name change to Nike+ Running, more insights about your workouts and further Facebook integration. There are so many apps available to keep track of your runs and workouts, like MapMyRun and RunKeeper, but if you’re looking for a super simple and easy-to-use solution, which allows you to track your activity, monitor your improvements and share your achievements … Read entire article »
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Runnr.me app gives joggers live feedback about their feet…
We’ve reviewed a range of apps and gadgets that have been created to help joggers monitor, track and improve upon their workouts. But now a team of developers are working on an app for your mobile that aims to analyse different running styles and prevent any injuries at the same time. The app, called Runnr.me, works along with a special sensor that can be embedded into any running shoe. Once it’s in place the sensor and … Read entire article »
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Your sports bra can now tell your smartphone how you’re doing
Engineers at the University of Arkansas in the US are currently working on a new sports bra with a built-in health monitoring gadget that can wirelessly transmit all kinds of important data. The wireless system in the new e-bra will be able to send and record lots of information that you might want to track as you workout, like blood pressure, temperature, respiratory rate, oxygen consumption and even neural activity. These stats can then be transmitted to … Read entire article »
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TomTom and Nike team up for new range of sports watches
Another day, another exciting announcement from Nike. Today the sports brand has unveiled a new range of Nike+ sports watches in collaboration with the navigation experts at TomTom. Nike has had a range of sports watches for some time now, but this week the devices have had a revamp, with a selection of cool new colours and most importantly a raft of software improvements that set them apart from the older versions. Some of the new features include … Read entire article »
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Nike+ introduces Kinect Training at E3
It’s the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in LA this week and amidst all of the gaming news we’re on the lookout for announcements, launches and interesting tech relating to health and fitness. The first piece of news that’s got us excited here at Connected Health comes from Nike and Microsoft, who have today unveiled a new partnership and Nike+ Kinect Training, which (as you’d expect) will be a new training programme for the Kinetc on … Read entire article »
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