Virgin Sport, founded by Sir Richard Branson, will soon kick off its inaugural U.S. Festival of Fitness in San Francisco and has partnered with Motiv, creators of the fitness, heart rate and sleep-tracking, Motiv Ring. Virgin Sport is testing out the ring leading up to the SF Bay Half at the Oct. 14-15 Virgin Sport San Francisco. The Motiv Ring […]
NEW YORK — Echo Fox, the esports organization led by ex-NBA player Rick Fox and former San Jose Sharks co-owner Stratton Sclavos, is providing its gamers with health and wellness programs that can be found in traditional sports. The programs are overseen by former NBA player and executive Jared Jeffries, who became Echo Fox president […]
Mio Global will license its proprietary Personal Activity Intelligence (PAI) technology to Lenovo, thanks to a recent partnership. PAI uses heart rate to provide an all-encompassing score that helps people manage their health and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. The metric will be featured in Lenovo’s new HW01 Plus fitness bands and will eventually extend […]
Resistance bands might be the ultimate portable, easy-to-use, effective workout tool. Every gym has them and many households do as well. The only downside is that it’s difficult to gauge how many calories you have burnt or how much force you’re really putting into the exercise. A possible solution lies in the Circuband iQ, a […]
The Calorie Mama AI app, which allows users to count carioles by simply taking photos of their food, has added the ability to set individualized fitness goals and create nutrition plans based on the user’s genetic makeup. Palo Alto, Calif.-based health and fitness app company Azumio recently released a new version of its Calorie Mama AI app […]
