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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

Nike+ Running app now available to all Android users on Google Play

Nike+ Running app now available to all Android users on Google Play

Nike’s super popular running app – and one of our all time favourite fitness tracking tools and communities – Nike+ Running is now available to all Android users from Google Play, after being exclusive to those on the O2 network. Ever since Nike+ Running launched on the iPhone and got plenty of really user friendly and great looking updates it’s been popular, with reportedly more than seven million downloads worldwide to date. However, the Android version … Read entire article »

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Runtastic launches four new fitness apps

Runtastic launches four new fitness apps

Sport and fitness app and online service Runtastic has launched four new apps into its get fit and stay fit ecosystem this week as part of its new “Pump It” collection of fitness tools, in order to really challenge users and get them setting (and breaking) all kinds of physical challenges. The apps aren’t your run-of-the-mill fitness and health tracking offerings, but instead they provide users with a reliable way of sticking to goals and challenges, … Read entire article »

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RunForIt app teams up with charity for virtual runs

RunForIt app teams up with charity for virtual runs

UK-based charity Trees for Cities has teamed up with a new workout app called RunForIt in order to allow runners to take part in races no matter where they happen to be. The app aims to bring people from all over the world together in races, so they can still raise money for charity and raise awareness of the race in different places. It works by detecting a runner’s speed using the accelerometer and then plays them … Read entire article »

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Wahoo KICKR PowerTrainer, a bike powered by your iPhone

Wahoo KICKR PowerTrainer, a bike powered by your iPhone

We’ve come across a number of Wahoo products here on Connected Health before, like the Blue HR heart rate strap, but now the app and sensor specialists are about to launch a new mobile-powered workout solution, which allows you to control an exercise bike from your phone. Wahoo’s KICKR PowerTrainer uses Bluetooth 4.0 and ANT+ technology to sync up to your gym bike, allowing you to change the resistance of the equipment all from a dedicated app on … Read entire article »

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RunKeeper app gets new training plans and coaching

RunKeeper app gets new training plans and coaching

Popular fitness app RunKeeper has had a host of updates this week, which mean that users can now access more free training plans and coaching advice than ever before. RunKeeper has always offered tailored advice and training programmes to paying users, but now the team behind the app has realised that because people get much better results when they have a strict plan that they have to stick to and specific advice, they’re opened up a … Read entire article »

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Assess your risk of disease with Zumm

Assess your risk of disease with Zumm

We’re always being bombarded with the latest remedies, superfoods or lifestyle change tips designed to prevent us from getting all types of diseases.  Well now, students in the US believe they’ve created an app that can give us some early signs of potential health concerns and ways to try and keep them at bay. Zumm is a free new iPad application developed by students at Washington University which analyses a user’s lifestyle and gives an indication as to … Read entire article »

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Top 5 workout apps for the iPhone: Nike Training Club, Sworkit, FitnessBuilder

Top 5 workout apps for the iPhone: Nike Training Club, Sworkit, FitnessBuilder

Wow, there really are a LOT of apps out there developed to help you keep track of your health and improve your fitness, we know, we’ve been wading through them for the past 6 months in an attempt to bring you the best of the best. However, what we’ve noticed on our app travels is that many of them try to tick all of the boxes, but we prefer specialist applications that really make a difference … Read entire article »

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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 »

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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