A new app has been developed by the New York City Health Department, which gives users the ability to cut the calories they use in their meals they prepare. The app was released on Wednesday and is called CalCutter and it is being made available for free to all iOS and Android users. So how it works… Cooks will be able to enter the ingredients of a specific recipe and the app will calculate the number … Read entire article »

Confirmation of the inevitable was released earlier this week relating to the health and fitness market and more specifically Nike+ and their rise in fitness technology, which lets face it is no surprise to anyone. Nike let slip that its online platform, which allows users to track statistics of their exercise output via a number of devices including the FuelBand, SportWatch and Nike+ fitness app, has exceeded more than 18 million members worldwide. Nike manages to … Read entire article »

For all the cycling enthusiasts out there, get use to the name LifeBeam as it would seem there latest product SMART Helmet is set to be hitting the local bike shop near you, following a successful campaign on Indiegogo. The Israel based company managed to secure $64,676 for their new smart safety device, after previously only seeking $50,000 worth of funding. Critics of the product claim that LifeBeam are cutting off a large section of the … Read entire article »

You’ve started a new business, you have a prototype product and a secure business plan and all you need now is the funding. For most startup’s walking into a Dragon’s Den styled scenario is past unrealistic and the odd meeting may come up now and then, but these are a rarity. With this all taken into account, there is no wonder why online platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo are flooded with new proposals everyday, however … Read entire article »

If you are one of those people who cannot think of anything worse than exercising to maintain a healthy lifestyle, and you are on the countdown for the weekend as soon as Monday comes, in excitement to get your dancing shoes on and a few drinks down your neck… don’t worry you might not be knocking on heavens door just yet. Producers Sam Moyo and Nico Thoemmes have started a new club event, but with … Read entire article »

Yet another venture to be pushed into the ever-growing health and fitness tech market and this time we see Heapsylon take the headlines. However this time, forget your wristbands, monitoring clips or individual apps, they have taken an innovative approach in an attempt to separate them from the competition. Since receiving more than $72k in funding from 450 investors on the start-up website Indiegogo, Heapsylon are only $15k off of their target with 16 days still … Read entire article »

Summer time approaches and everyone goes into a last minute shock of realisation that there holidays are coming up, which evidentially means swim suit season. So like every year, the credit cards come out and the gyms fill up so that you can look as good as possible, even if it is just for a short period of time. But wouldn’t you want to keep going all year round like you promise yourself, therefore maintaining … Read entire article »

It has been well highlighted, that a healthy workforce is a productive workforce and that is exactly the thought process which Yahoo! possesses as they decided to push upon their month-long fitness challenge. In an effort to shape up their tech loving employees, the American computing giant decided to team up with Jawbone and offer Jawbone Up fitness tracking wristbands to all workers who wish to take part in the monthly challenge. It is simple, all … Read entire article »

If you were looking to purchase a fitness gadget, there are many in the market which claim to monitor your movement, sleeping patterns and calorie count which you would think are all necessary for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. However there are many key contributors, which until now have been unattainable without medical equipment, these include heart rate, heart-rate variability, blood oxygen levels and respiratory rates. Tinké is the new gadget from Zensorium, which is becoming recognised … Read entire article »

Possibly one of the largest growing markets currently in circulation, health and fitness gadgets seem to surround us and they do not look likely of slowing down anytime soon. One of the latest features in the market is from a brand firmly associated with health and weight loss, Withings and there product the Pulse. The Pulse, the first wearable fitness tracker from Withings, allows users to track steps take, calories burnt, sleeping patterns and has a … Read entire article »