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 »
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Tinke: The next must-have gadget in health and wellness tracking?
Argh we know what you’re thinking not ANOTHER cute little health and wellness tracker that’ll tell me exactly the same stats as the one before it and the one before that and the one… But no, Tinke is a little bit different, it’s a health tracking gadget, yep, but it’s not just about tracking your steps or helping you lose weight, it’s a total body monitoring solution and we think it might just be the … Read entire article »
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Let the weight loss games begin with SlimKicker
If you’re like me, the whole idea of using fitness or health apps always seems great. A few weeks later it’s a different story. I stop using them either through boredom or the regime I’m on has gone downhill. For many like me, an incentive always helps when it comes to trimming a few pounds. Enter SlimKicker, a free new iOS app that offers users the opportunity to win prizes whilst getting slimmer. In a nutshell, “SlimKicker … Read entire article »
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Explore the anatomy of the brain with online game ahead of Wellcome Collection’s Brains exhibition
The Wellcome Collection has launched Axon a free online game in which people can explore the anatomy of the brain, clicking on protein targets to grow a neuron, ahead of the opening of its new exhibition ‘Brains: The mind as matter’. In the fast-paced game, players are set the task of making as many of the brain’s 100 trillion connections as they can and challenges them to grow their neurons as long as possible. Climbing through … Read entire article »
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DuoFertility ovulation monitor launches on the US market as it gets FDA approval
If you and your partner have decided to ‘try for a baby’, you’re in for a lot of fun but also potentially some disappointment. You could end up being one of those couples who succeed on the first try, but in many cases it may take several years to conceive. To help wannabe parents in their quest, Cambridge Temperature Concepts Ltd. developed an ovulation monitor that promises to make it easier to figure out when the … Read entire article »
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Get a better night’s sleep with the Zeo Sleep Manager
According to recent statistics, people are not getting enough sleep. Whether it’s our hectic lifestyles, the need to check Facebook on your phone at all times, playing poker online, or non-stop worrying, it seems our brains and bodies are paying the price. Getting good quality sleep every night doesn’t just make you more refreshed for the next day, but it has a direct impact on your overall health and wellbeing. There are some easy home remedies such … Read entire article »
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CES 2012 – The best health and fitness gadgets so far
We are already a couple of days into CES 2012 and, as we predicted, the connected health sector has delievered some great innovative new gadgets. Here’s a round up of the best stories so far. Video review of Iqua Beat fitness gadget – Here’s a quick video overview of what we think might be one of the biggest fitness gadgets of 2012 STMicroelectronics prototype intelligent suit – Is this the future for athletes and those recovering from … Read entire article »
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10 Gadgets to help you stick to your new year’s resolutions
It’s that time of year again, as soon as the nation has finished over-indulging on New Year’s Eve everyone’s thinking about, talking about and trying to stick to their resolutions for the new year. We’ve collected together ten gadgets that’ll help you keep up with your resolutions in the long run, whether you want to work out more, lose some of that Christmas weight or wake up with more energy even when it’s dark and gloomy outside. If … Read entire article »
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iPhone apps that may help you fight flu and stay fit
Well everyone’s caught onto how iPhones help your health: whether you want to diet, make a tourniquet for your leg, or err.. have a baby. Hell who even needs a doctor these days [joke]. Anyway if iPhones can be a source of first aid, menstruation calendars and relaxing bell music it stands to reason that they stand alongside paracetemol, gin and those antibiotic water-free handwashes in the front-line against colds and flus. Because that’s the sort of … Read entire article »
Vitadock – the iPhone app that can measure Glucose, Blood Pressure and more
Well this was always going to happen, but that doesn’t make it any less of a good idea. A German company Medisana has just issued an iPhone app that works with a series of docks to enable consumers to keep a check on their health. The app is free – although I could only find the German language version for now – users only pay for the modules. There are four in the series which … Read entire article »
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