News, reviews and articles about health, fitness and sports products and accessories.
NEWS – Airthings is the maker of the Airthings Wave Plus indoor air quality monitor with radon detection. This gadget alerted me of dangerous radon levels in my home and potentially saved me and my spouse from getting lung cancer from the invisible odorless gas. Airthings newest smart air quality monitoring device is the View […]
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REVIEW – I strongly dislike exercise (see photo above). However, I do like my indoor rower (or “erg” for you crew fans) which is something I fell in love with in college. My particular machine has a heart rate monitor receiver, but that usually means supplying your own chest strap, which always felt slightly burdensome
Scosche Rhythm+ 2.0 armband heart rate monitor review Read More
REVIEW – Massage guns are not just for professional athletes anymore. More and more people are using them as part of their recovery routine. I am a 53 male and workout at the gym 4 to 5 days a week. And to my dismay, my body just does not recover like it used to. I
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REVIEW – A few months ago, I asked to have an A1C test to check the status of my diabetes. I was diagnosed back in 2004 with diabetes and an A1C of 6.7 (full-blown diabetes is anything greater than 6.5). I have been fortunate enough to control my diabetes with diet and exercise and have
REVIEW – A newly emerging market has joined the self-care club in the form of Personal Massage Guns. Whether you are afflicted with tension headaches or you have an incredibly active fitness life, these tools have a claim to muscle relief. As a sufferer of the former with “work from home” becoming the norm,
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REVIEW – One thing you can never take for granted is your health. Without good health, life gets a lot more complicated. That’s why they recommend a physical every year, preventative medicine, and routine monitoring. This current Covid-crazy world we live in has complicated some of that with some medical professionals switching to telemedicine. That
Wellue Checkme Pro health monitor review Read More
CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Taking temperatures is all the rage these days, but carrying an instant-read thermometer isn’t very practical. They’re big, bulky, and who knows when the battery will die? Enter ThermGo, a tiny infrared thermometer that connects to your smartphone or tablet. ThermGo offers several advantages over bulky instant-read thermometers. ThermGo is tiny at
See how hot your date is with ThermGo Read More
NEWS – Do you get the hiccups on a semi-regular basis? I’m lucky – I don’t. But I live with someone who does and if you’re in the same situation, listening to their hiccups can grate on your nerves while they are trying to figure out how to stop them. And yes, I know that
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REVIEW – Who could have predicted that we’d need to/should be wearing a mask whenever we venture from our homes? Well, here we are. Thanks COVID. I don’t know about you, but I have a lot of problems getting a mask that fits well and doesn’t fog my glasses. That’s why I was interested in
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NEWS – Contracting COVID-19 is scary and potentially deadly. That’s why I work from home, frequently use grocery pickup, haven’t eaten in a restaurant since last March, and I wear a mask whenever I leave the house and go into stores. I feel relatively safe with these new habits, but I definitely miss traveling. With
Protect yourself from COVID-19 with this portable bubble – Ridiculous or useful? Read More
REVIEW – Where I work, randomization and context-switching are the orders of the day. Sometimes it is hard to change your focus to a new task, and with age that only becomes more difficult. The science behind tDCS says that it can help with that, and more specifically, the LIFTiD headset says it will sharpen
LIFTiD tDCS neuro-stimulator review – A wearable that can improve focus and productivity Read More
REVIEW – All diabetics know that they have to keep an eye on their blood glucose levels. They can do this with a blood glucose meter which requires a finger stick to draw a drop of blood. You can imagine how much of a hassle and pain it is to use this method several times
REVIEW – People often ask me, “Hey big fella, do you workout?” Of course I modestly respond, “Yes little dude, I do. I work out a lot.” One of the side effects of all this working out is muscle soreness. When Pop Design offered their FloSleeve device for review, my legs both agreed that this
Pop Design FloSleeve review – Post workout relief for your legs Read More
REVIEW – I am always looking for a way to improve my fitness. I love it, even more, when the item in question involves technology. An even bigger bonus is when the device makes exercise fun. The Blaze Pods seem to offer all of these things. I got a chance to review these and see
Blaze Pods review – Fitness with light Read More
REVIEW – Keeping physically fit while working remotely is important since under these conditions there may be less than typical physical movement. The NURVV Run Insoles and Coaching App analyzes your training and schedule, then provides suggestions to improve your running form. I have been evaluating the Nurvv. Read on to see what I think!
NURVV Run insoles and coaching app review – Turn your shoe into a fitness tracker Read More
REVIEW – The Amazfit Band 5 Smartwatch is a wellness-oriented solution that provides 24 hour monitoring of your biometrics for overall health… even when you sleep! This thing is chock full of features, (including typical smartphone stuff) and I’ll try to cover as many of them as I can. Let’s get busy! What is it?
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REVIEW – Fitness nerds love to keep track of stats and data, so they should love a wearable device that measures hydration and other body composition stats right? That’s what the Aura Strap claims to provide. Let’s take a look and see if it lives up to those claims. What is it? The Aura Strap
Aura Strap review – This strap lets you know if you should be thirsty Read More
REVIEW – As I get older, I find that many of my daily routines and even regular exercises leave me with an after effect of aches and pains that a simple hand rubbing does not resolve. Sometimes I walk at a fast pace for a mile or 2 with a heavy backpack, and my calves
Addsfit Mini portable massage gun review Read More
REVIEW – I was diagnosed as diabetic back in 2004 and in 2011, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Both of those life events made a major impact on my life and body. When I found out that I was diabetic, I immediately cut out sugar and after recovering from cancer treatments, I started working
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REVIEW – Got sore muscles? The Opove M3 Pro Max Massage Gun is a percussion therapy tool designed to help work out those kinks and strains. It’s kind of like taking a jackhammer to your muscles… but in a good way (really). Let’s find out more. To the review! What is it? It’s a deep
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