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Passage wants to turn your workouts into journeys

Passage wants to turn your workouts into journeys

We love our health and fitness here at CHS but let’s face it, sometimes staring at a wall whilst on the running machine or trying to read a book on the cross trainer at the gym can be pretty boring. Well, with the launch of a new app recently, there may be an answer. Passage, a free download for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iOS AppStore, launched this week aiming to turn your workouts into journeys. Using Apple’s … Read entire article »

Filed under: Apps, Featured, Fitness Gadgets, Mobile Phone Apps

KidsDental gets animated to teach children about dental health

KidsDental gets animated to teach children about dental health

We all know how important it is to keep our children healthy and to promote good practices, but sometimes it is difficult to communicate this properly, especially when it comes to children. Well fret no more. Orca Health has developed an iPad application that helps explain this to youngsters using the power of animation. KidsDental teaches children about dental care by using Pixar style animation characters. The idea is that if children are having fun, they … Read entire article »

Filed under: Apps, Child health gadgets, CHS news, iPad/tablet PC apps

Sleep Champ Android app monitors sleepless kids

Sleep Champ Android app monitors sleepless kids

Over the past year or so we’ve seen sleep tracking apps and gadgets really come on in leaps and bounds, just check out the Zeo Sleep Manager, the brand’s Sleep 101 app, the Fitbit or devices from Omron. Well now this kind of advanced sleep tracking technology isn’t just being used to ensure us adults get a good night’s sleep, but researchers have designed a new app that helps parents to identify whether their kids are at risk … Read entire article »

Filed under: Mobile Phone Apps

Gluco-Share, a diabetes app with a social twist

Gluco-Share, a diabetes app with a social twist

A new application to help family and friends monitor a persons diabetes has been released for iPhone users to help remind sufferers to take their medication and motivate them. Gluco-Share, wants to help sufferers monitor their blood sugar levels and communicate their results in real time to a circle of family and friends. The idea is, that this circle will help motivate and encourage the sufferer to maintain their good methods and lead a more positive … Read entire article »

Filed under: Apps, CHS news, Mobile Phone Apps

iThinkSmarter when it comes to your mental health

iThinkSmarter when it comes to your mental health

More and more apps are coming out to help people with their mental health and iThinkSmarter is another addition to this market. The app, developed for iPhone, is a free guide to help people with how to deal with psychological problems such as stress, anxiety, depression and panic. The free version is based around a series of questionnaires asking users questions relating to their problem. Their answers to questions will then guide them to what the … Read entire article »

Filed under: CHS news, Mental Health, Mobile Phone Apps

Zeo launches new Sleep 101 app for a better night’s rest

Zeo launches new Sleep 101 app for a better night’s rest

The Zeo sleep management company launched a sleep tracking device and mobile application last year that enabled users to track their sleep and monitor their activity throughout the night in order to get the right amount of rest and feel much more alive and kicking in the morning. However, if you’d rather not invest in a dedicated gadget, Zeo has now brought out a completely free app that provides you with similar results. Just like the … Read entire article »

Filed under: Mobile Phone Apps

How healthy are you? You could soon find out by taking a snap of your tongue

How healthy are you? You could soon find out by taking a snap of your tongue

We like to thing we’ve heard everything when it comes to apps and services designed to be able to inform us as to how fit or healthy we are. Well, it seems even we can be surprised. A team from the University of Missouri in the US are currently working on a system that will enable us to find out how healthy we are from taking a picture of our tongue with our mobile phone. Based on a … Read entire article »

Filed under: CHS news, Latest News

Charity Miles app helps you get fit and raise money

Charity Miles app helps you get fit and raise money

There are all kinds of apps designed to get you moving, keep you fit and hit your exercise targets and there are all kinds of online tools to help you raise money for the charity of your choice, but now Charity Miles brings both together in a slick new app for your mobile. All you need to do to get started is choose the charity of your choice from within the application, there are charities like … Read entire article »

Filed under: Mobile Phone Apps

Aviva launches new Facebook health app

Aviva launches new Facebook health app

Health insurance provider Aviva has today launched a new Facebook app aimed at giving people more control over their health and diet. Open to all Facebook users, The Aviva Health 100 app lets you set fitness goals and share your scores with friends and family. According to Aviva, the app will “help people gauge how healthy they are” and then offer “advice, guidance and inspiration”. The app relies on users inputting information about diet, exercise, smoking and boozing. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Apps, CHS news, Facebook/Twitter, Fitness Gadgets, Health Gadgets, Latest News, Mobile Phone Apps

Sessions pairs users with a real-life health coach

Sessions pairs users with a real-life health coach

There are some of us who get in the gym at 6am or after work three or four times a week without the need for someone offering support or motivation. Then there are the rest of us.  If you’re like me, you’ll literally need to be dragged feet first from bed if you’re going for a workout. Enter Sessions, a web and mobile startup that pairs users with a real-life health coach. Sounds pretty amazing to me. Unlike … Read entire article »

Filed under: Apps, CHS news, Fitness Gadgets, Health Gadgets, iPad/tablet PC apps, Mobile Phone Apps