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Enlist the help of your own digital personal trainer with Pear Sports Square One

Enlist the help of your own digital personal trainer with Pear Sports Square One

If you’re anything like me, an app or gadget that records how far you’ve run, the calories burned or where you’ve been is cool, but it isn’t enough to make me use it consistently. I always left wanting more.  Enter Pear Sports Square One, a new fitness gadget that not only acts as a fitness tracker, but also becomes your very own digital personal trainer. Like competitors such as Adidas miCoach, Square One offers all of the … Read entire article »

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REVIEW: The tiny Fitbit Ultra tracks your daily activity

REVIEW: The tiny Fitbit Ultra tracks your daily activity

What’s the Fitbit Ultra? The Ultra is the latest lightweight device from Fitbit, designed to track your activity throughout the day and provide you with all kinds of data about your health and fitness. The cute little gadget (available in plum or blue) comes with a docking station to transfer data to your computer, as well as a velcro strap so you can attach the device to your wrist to keep an eye on how you’re sleeping. Many … Read entire article »

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Add competitive edge to your workouts with iPhone app Fitocracy

Add competitive edge to your workouts with iPhone app Fitocracy

There’s nothing new about an app that allows you to track your workouts. Fitocracy, after huge success with a browser-based service, has launched a new iPhone app that brings everything you can expect from a fitness app, but adds a competitive edge. Fitocracy’s USP is the way it lets you go head-to-head with other users and friends. Earn points by logging fitness activities to earn badges or rank on a leaderboard. You can also follow your friends’ progress … Read entire article »

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Want to keep track of your child’s health? My Kid’s Health could help

Want to keep track of your child’s health? My Kid’s Health could help

For those of us with children who face the constant headache of organising check-ups with the GP, dentist appointments or just wanting to keep track of their health, My Kid’s Health could be just the iPad app for you. Whatever you can think of, My Kid’s Health tracks it for you. It’s a really easy way to keep all of your children’s health information all in once place.  Add your child’s general information such as age, gender and … Read entire article »

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Pulse Ring gadget monitors JUST your pulse and nothing else

Pulse Ring gadget monitors JUST your pulse and nothing else

The Pulse Ring from Firebox is super basic, it measures your pulse. Nothing more. Nothing less. For some that might be a bit disappointing, we like our fitness gadgets to be all-singing and all-dancing, right? Well, not always… Last week we wrote about our ultimate health and fitness gadget and decided that really it should knock the food out of our hand and give us all kinds of information about how we’re living, moving and eating. But, … Read entire article »

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Motorola MotoActv fitness tracker: The ultimate gadget for fitness fanatics?

Motorola MotoActv fitness tracker: The ultimate gadget for fitness fanatics?

We came across the Motorola MotoActv fitness tracking gadget at CES earlier in the year, but now it’s widely available in the UK it seems it could be the ultimate device for fitness fanatics who don’t just want to track what they’re doing but want to push themselves further and notice improvements in their workouts too. There are a lot of gadgets available at the moment for those who find it hard to get up and … Read entire article »

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AIRE Mask: Running gadget will also charge your phone up for you

AIRE Mask: Running gadget will also charge your phone up for you

Here at Connected Health we love gadgets that make us feel fitter, but also do clever things too. So, we were excited to hear about the AIRE Mask, a device that turns your heavy workout breathing into power for your mobile phone, like a mini wind turbine inside your mouth. Clever, huh? It may not be specially designed to get you running, or improve your fitness, but what it does do is make your run more … 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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Philips invests in growing health technology market

Philips invests in growing health technology market

Philips has been a big name in consumer electronics for years, but saw a blow to its strategy last year when profits collapsed due to tough rivals and weak markets. But it appears that the electronics giant is leaving TVs and other electronics behind to claim a share of the growing health technology and gadget market.  BBC writes that Philips ‘is distancing itself from areas where it has traditionally been strong, such as sound and vision’ … Read entire article »

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Win! A Timex Health Tracker watch to help you keep fit and healthy

Win! A Timex Health Tracker watch to help you keep fit and healthy

A new year usually starts with great intentions of watching your calories, changing to healthier diet and exercising more. Yet for many those resolutions are shelved by the time February comes around as you just didn’t have the right tools to keep you motivated. This is where the Timex Health Tracker comes into the picture. Aimed at women with hectic lifestyles the Timex Health Tracker has a built-in walk sensor that automatically records distance, steps taken … Read entire article »

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