Digital tools like wearables, apps and other technologies that aim to increase physical activity may not be effective for people in low socioeconomic status groups, according to a systematic review of studies published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.
“Digital interventions targeting PA [physical activity] do not show equivalent efficacy for people of...
Amazon is adding to its Halo fitness-tracking line with a new wearable, the Halo View, plus workout classes to rival Apple Fitness+ and meal planning.
The Halo View allows wearers to track health metrics like activity, sleep quality and blood oxygen levels. It provides live workout tracking as well as movement reminders and text messages. Unlike its original Halo wearable launched last year, the...
A database that was not password protected exposed more than 61 million records containing data from fitness trackers and wearables, according to a breach report by WebsitePlanet and security researcher Jeremiah Fowler.
Fowler and WebsitePlanet’s research team found many of the exposed records contained information like first and last name, display name, birthdate, weight, height, gender and...
Digital health and fitness company WHOOP has released the latest version of its wearable, the WHOOP 4.0.
The new wearable includes haptic alerts that use gentle vibrations to awaken the wearer based on their sleep cycles, a pulse oximeter and a skin temperature sensor.
It also features a “health monitor” that allows users to track their heart rate, skin temperature, blood oxygen saturation,...
Digital health and fitness company WHOOP announced the acquisition of sports technology startup PUSH Thursday in an undisclosed cash and stock transaction.
The news comes days after WHOOP said it had secured $200 million in Series F funding, boosting its valuation to $3.6 billion.
WHOOP pairs a wearable that can monitor sleep, body strain and recovery metrics with membership service to provide...
Seniors that exercise more frequently and are not living with a chronic condition are more likely to be long term activity tracker users, according to a recent study published in Telemedicine and e-Health.
The study also found that women were more likely to be long term wearable activity tracker [WAT] users than men, and that individuals with a higher level of education were also more likely to...
Starting this month, UnitedHealthcare members enrolled in the insurer’s incentive-based “Motion” program are able track their daily activity using their personal Apple Watch, or one purchased and earned through the program. This comes roughly half a year after UnitedHealthcare first announced the availability back in March, and a few months after the July rollout planned at the time.
Through the...
Adidas has ended the business unit responsible for development of its fitness watches, sensor-enabled footwear, and other wearable devices, the Portland Business Journal first reported earlier this week.
The decision to close the unit will affect 74 staff positions within the company, according to the reports. Among these were data scientists, experience designers, algorithm developers, and...
Fitbit’s wearables are at the heart of recent announcements from diabetes self-management platform One Drop and the City of Santa Monica’s Office of Civic Wellbeing. The first reveals an upcoming integration that will allow users to view Fitbit device data from within the One Drop Mobile app, while the latter describes a public health initiative that will provide residents of the city with Fitbit...
There may be plenty of skepticism about how much wearable activity trackers actually improve health, but Fitbit is offering a robust set of data to counter that argument. While the leading activity wearable maker was recently used as a blanket term for all such devices in headlines following a JAMA article that posited wearables actually hindered weight loss, Fitbit has upped its game in...
