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Gorilla Workout app for no nonsense routines on your mobile

Gorilla Workout app for no nonsense routines on your mobile

If you want to get fit, lose weight or tone up there are countless different workouts you can try to kick your body into gear, yoga, aerobics, zumba, team sports, running, endlessly hammering the gym, give them all a try and see which works for you. However, a lot of the fittest people we know have surprisingly simple workout routines that involve a lot of strength training and repetition all using their own body weight and … Read entire article »

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AirStrip Patient Monitoring could mean no more bedside visits from doctors

AirStrip Patient Monitoring could mean no more bedside visits from doctors

A new kind of technology, which delivers important patient monitoring information directly to iPad and iPhone devices, could soon be coming to hospitals in the US, meaning doctors would no longer have to visit their patients to make important decisions about their healthcare. Although that may seem like a pretty informal and clinical way to deal with real people, it would provide doctors with more time to treat other patients too, which can only be … Read entire article »

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Research suggests 170M wearable health and fitness gadgets by 2017

Research suggests 170M wearable health and fitness gadgets by 2017

We’ve seen plenty of wearable health and fitness devices being launched onto the market recently, like the UP bracelet, the FitBit and most recently the Nike+ FuelBand, and according to new research, it seems the trend to track everything you do while there’s a gadget attached to you somewhere will continue to be hugely popular. The statistics from US-based ABI Research suggest that by 2017 there’ll be more than 169.5 million wearable devices on the market. As … Read entire article »

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Calorie Counter app: A perfect nutrition and diet companion

Calorie Counter app: A perfect nutrition and diet companion

Although there are plenty of specialist health and fitness apps on the market, we prefer those that combine a lot of different tools, features and stats so our busy (or maybe it’s lazy?!) minds only have to remember to use just one. Surprisingly, the popular Calorie Counter app isn’t just about counting calories, but it provides users with lots of good advice about nutrition and fitness, as well as being a handy tool to set goals … Read entire article »

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Striiv reckons gamification is key to mobile health gadgets success

Striiv reckons gamification is key to mobile health gadgets success

It’s fair to say that mobile health gadgets have well and truly taken off over the past year. Just last week, the GSMA announced that by 2017, m-health will be worth a predicted $23 BILLION dollars. At CHS, we’re seeing health gadgets and apps coming thick and fast from the likes of Adidas, Nike, Motorola, Jawbone and others. The big question many will be asking is if users are engaged and sticking with them for the … Read entire article »

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Nike adds new pressure sensor trainers to its Nike+ eco-system

Nike adds new pressure sensor trainers to its Nike+ eco-system

The Nike+ fitness eco-system launched in 2006 and has since added a number of innovative products and devices to its repertoire, like the Sport Watch and most recently the Fuelband,  as well as amassing more than six million dedicated users worldwide. This week the brand took a further step into the world of fitness and exercise tracking as it officially unveiled Nike+ Basketball and Nike+ Training, which Mark Parker, Nike INC’s President and CEO, described as, “two new experiences connecting digitally enabled … Read entire article »

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NHS to start prescribing mobile health apps to patients

NHS to start prescribing mobile health apps to patients

There are so many different mobile health apps and tools on the market at the moment that it’s hard to tell which are useful, which can be trusted and which are good value for money. There’s been talk for some time in both the US and the UK that there should soon be some kind of certification programme or rating scheme to give people more advice about which apps to download, and this week it … Read entire article »

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Is Fitness Buddy just another personal training app?

Is Fitness Buddy just another personal training app?

We’ve reviewed a lot of different fitness apps over the past few months, Nike Training Club is great for simple cardio workouts and iMuscle is one of our favourites for targeting and understanding how specific muscle groups work. However, Fitness Buddy might just be the best we’ve come across yet, providing users with an extensive library of easy-to-follow exercises, as well as ways to track progress and monitor your health all for under a pound. What does it … Read entire article »

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Will apps that help patients battle anxiety disorders be effective?

Will apps that help patients battle anxiety disorders be effective?

According to a recent article on The New York Times, scientists are currently working on developing apps that could help those battling serious anxiety disorders and mental health problems. But can a simple smartphone app really help to change our behaviour and confront serious disorders? We’ve all seen plenty of health and fitness apps recently; to track weight loss; understand the way our muscles work; and keep an eye on our caffeine and alcohol intake, but it … Read entire article »

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Could fitness gadgets be the cure to childhood obesity?

Could fitness gadgets be the cure to childhood obesity?

Childhood obesity is a big problem in both the US and the UK, and although there have been all kinds of efforts made to get our little ones eating much healthier (we’re looking at you Jamie Oliver) and exercising more, there are still far too many kids who are dangerously overweight and unhealthy. So could a new fitness gadget be the answer? There have been a number of gadgets and schemes devised especially to get younger … Read entire article »

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