My wife has been building up to run a marathon over the past year and in that time has run 2 half marathons and undertaken many runs of 10+ miles to prepare. One thing that concerned us both is that… Read More ›
Fitness
Fitbit Versa 2 review (not great)
By all accounts it isn’t very good. Well there’s a surprise…
CARROT Fit, just brilliant
In CARROT Fit, the hilarious talking A.I. construct CARROT has a new goal: to transform your flabby carcass into a Grade A specimen of the human race. And she’s going to do whatever it takes – including threatening, inspiring, ridiculing,… Read More ›
New from Fitbit, same old problems?
Elevate your day with Fitbit Versa 2—the health & fitness smartwatch with Amazon Alexa Built-in, 24/7 heart rate tracking, Sleep Score, apps and more, all in a premium design… More here. Some decent features in the Versa 2. The always-on display… Read More ›
Fitbit heart rate tracking is magical!
I have been wearing my Fitbit Inspire attached to a belt for the past 2 weeks, with the heart rate monitor nowhere near a point that it could track my heart levels. Yet, remarkably, it is giving the above results…. Read More ›
Don’t lose sleep over sleep tracking
In the case study on orthosomnia, researchers found that patients had been spending excessive time in bed to try to increase their sleep numbers, which may have made their insomnia worse. And they found it difficult to persuade patients to… Read More ›
Fitbit Inspire HR (quick) review
I am persevering with Fitbit despite the many problems I, and others, have experienced with the recent trackers and smartwatches from the company. Up until the Fitbit Charge 3 everything was OK with fairly accurate step tracking and flights recorded… Read More ›
Fitness trackers ‘add miles to your marathon’
It found that the least reliable was the Garmin Vivosmart 4, which underestimated the distance by 10.8 miles – meaning the researcher actually ran 37 miles. Garmin said it was because that particular tracker did not contain GPS. It described… Read More ›
Wena Pro by Sony
Turn your favourite watch into a smart watch, all of the latest smart features are incorporated into the smart wena strap, giving you the perfect balance of style and convenience. Leave your bulky wallet behind thank to the contactless payment… Read More ›
Which was the fittest country in 2018?
When it comes to stepping, Hong Kong took first place. Leading the charge in the nearly 24 trillion steps users took in 2018, Hong Kong steppers fit in 10,493 daily steps on average over 365 days. Spain came in second… Read More ›
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