activity trackers news & features
A meta analysis of all the evidence has found that activity monitors do boost activity levels in adults
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
Fitbit is introducing stress management tools to millions of its users by bringing them to its activity
trackers for the first time.
news •
24 Apr 2021
Can fit tech alert users to immunodeficiencies or illnesses and be part of the solution? Fit Tech magazine ask the experts
Fit Tech issue 2 2020
Wearable tech has made a comeback as the 'hottest fitness trend' for 2019 – with group training,
HIIT and programming for the elderly also expected to grow in popularity over the next 12 months.
news •
11 Dec 2018
Insurance companies are focusing on
fitness and rewarding healthy behaviours
in order to reduce claims
HCM issue 11 2018
Voted IHRSA Associate Member of the Year
2018, Myzone is the brainchild of Antipodean
entrepreneur Dave Wright, who set out to find a
way of making everyone feel good about exercise
HCM issue 9 2018
Public health expert Dr Nick Cavill discusses the best ways to help people get active
HCM issue 3 2017
Two key trends will shape the physical activity sector in 2017, says Kate Cracknell and they complement and oppose each other in equal measure: technology, driving an ‘always on’ culture, and a boom in mindfulness
HCM Handbook 2017
Are activity trackers a help or a hindrance when it comes to weight loss?
HCM issue 1 2017
Physical activity trackers are more likely to motivate people to get physically active if
coupled with wellness coaching – according to a new study published in the American
College of Sports Medicine’s Health and Fitness Journal.
news •
30 Nov 2016
Research has cast doubt on the ability of existing technology to accurately track calories burned. But does pinpoint accuracy matter?
HCM issue 5 2015
Fitbit activity trackers are to be used to measure exercise levels for a new study which
aims to use the data to help calculate a patient’s recovery time from spine surgery.
news •
16 Feb 2015
Online retailer Amazon appears poised for a further push into the wearable technology sector, with
the company poised to increase investment and staff at its secretive hardware operations unit
Lab126.
news •
02 Oct 2014
A new research paper examining why as many as one in three people ditch
fitness trackers shortly after buying them, has found that better education of
the benefits is key to ensuring more “happily ever afters” between consumers
and their wearables.
news •
23 Jul 2014
US-based educational entertainment developer LeapFrog has unveiled one of
the first wearable activity trackers designed for children.
news •
12 May 2014
From wearables to measuring participation, microgyms to the
emergence of the public sector, TLDC's David Minton offers
insights based on the latest State of the Fitness Industry Report
HCM Handbook 2014
The creators of the wildly popular Guitar Hero franchise – which played a pivotal
role in making music games mainstream – have turned to a new venture which
will incorporate the idea into fitness gaming.
news •
19 Dec 2013
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