Fitness trackers are getting more and more sophisticated by the day. Some include hot new features like voice control while others work to improve your workout efficiency. Naked Labs (founded by two engineers) has gone a bit left and farther with their mirror fitness tracker built with a sophisticated 3D scanner that can measure body fat percentage and weight. But…
Engineers of Stanford University and the University of California have developed a new fitness tracker that can analyze sweat. A small wearable device is placed in a headband and can determine hydration levels and muscle fatigue. Besides it can also analyze various biomarkers in real time prompting you to change the pace of your workout or continue what you’re…
Yesterday Apple presented the new gadgets it’s been working on lately. The sixth iPhone was the main attraction, of course, but the Apple Watch was also anticipated with interest. The new device isn’t not a conventional watch but it’s not merely a fitness band either. So what exactly is it? Quite a few resources noted…
Fitness trackers have become quite popular now that healthy lifestyle is all the rage. Famous fashion designer Ralph Lauren and OMsignal, a start-up in Motreal. teamed up to create a new type of fitness tracker – a T-shirt. Equipped with built-in sensors the shirt sends data to iPhone or iPad while also having moisture-wicking, anti-microbial qualities of sports clothing. Fitness Tracking…
Athos women’s and men’s compression athletic wear Athos is the first smart clothing that measures your muscle effort while you’re performing an exercise. Before the technology (electromyography or EMEG) that is used to measure the electrical activity of muscles was too costly and was only used high performance institutes and physiotherapy and rehabilitation clinics. Now the sensors built into…
Fitbit and Amazon teamed up to marry Alexa app to a fitness tracker to make tracking your progress even easier and as some may also consider, fun. You can use it to play music, inquire weather and hear your health stats without doing well, anything, which is pretty ironic. Our integration with Alexa gives you hands-free access…
Panting, messy hair, and dripping sweat are just some of the signs of hard physical work. But most people are mostly interested in how much they sweat thinking it has something to do with their immediate weight loss. Here are five must-know sweat-related facts that will help you understand what happens to your body during…
Fitness armbands and various other activity trackers are nice accessories for active people. These may not be entirely accurate (overestimating calorie burn by %23 as the research shows), but they are a bit more accurate than those cardio machines. They also help you track calory intake and sleep, which is important when trying to achieve different fitness…
