Health and fitness

News, reviews and articles about health, fitness and sports products and accessories.

Keep your hands warm with this backup battery

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If your hands are always cold as ice, you need one of these rechargeable hand warmers.  (My daughter needs one; her hands are always as cold as ice.)  Its lithium-ion battery charges from USB power, and then it can provide you with up to 6 hours of heat (up to a maximum of 130oF) to […]

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Vida lets you carry your own personal health coach in your pocket

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We all want to be healthy and fit, but it takes effort to get that way and to stay that way. Most of the time it might feel like it’s too much effort to even bother. That is unless you have help like a Vida health coach. Vida is an iOS app that lets you

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RestOn Sleepace smart sleep monitor review

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A lot of high end fitness trackers that are designed to keep track of your steps and physical activity can also give you insight on your sleeping habits with the hope of improving them. Everyone could use a better night’s sleep right? The only problem with most of these trackers is that you have to wear them on

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Liif is a pillbox that reminds you when to take your medication

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Medicine won’t do its job unless you take it when you’re supposed to take it. If you or a loved one is prone to forgetting to take medications, the Liif pillbox looks like a useful gadget that will remind you and alert caregivers when doses are missed. The Liif comes in two versions. One with four pill

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VERT proves that white men can (or can’t) jump

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The VERT is a small wearable inertial measurement device that accurately measures and records jump data for athletes who play volleyball, basketball, track and field and other sports that require jumping. The device pairs with a free iOS app that can be monitored by coaches during use, and instantly provides jump rate and jump height. VERT

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iBill will identify currency for the visually impaired

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The iBill scans US currency in just a couple of seconds and indicates to the user what the denomination of the bill is.  It identifies most bills in less than a second, and it will announce the denomination in a female voice or will use tone and vibration modes for privacy, or you can plug

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This Waterfield Razor Case is the finishing touch for a luxurious travel kit for the man who wet shaves

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A few months ago, I told you about the luxurious travel kit I had assembled for my husband after he discovered wet-shaving with vintage razors.  Whether you use vintage razors or new ones, you need a case to protect it in your Dopp kit, and Waterfield has introduced a nice-looking Razor Case that could be

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Garmin fēnix 2 multisport training GPS watch review

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Best.running.watch…ever. I have used many fitness and running watches over the years, none of them perfect. Some came closer than others to running-Zen, but many never even left the gate. I have been using the Garmin fēnix 2 on and off for months now and continue to be amazed how much it impresses me. I know my first

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Saffron Drift Light Self-Dimming Sleep bulb review

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Sleep is very important to health.  If you don’t get sufficient sleep, you’ll find yourself unable to deal easily with everyday life, because lack of sleep can negatively impact your emotional state and your mental acuity.  With long-term sleep disruption, you’ll also increase your chances of developing life-threatening illness, like diabetes, heart attack, and stroke.

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Microsoft Band: Microsoft’s cross-platform activity tracker/smart watch

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The Microsoft Band is Microsoft’s contribution to the wearables market. It is a cross-platform Bluetooth device that works on Windows Phone 8.1 update, iOS 7.1 and 8, and Android 4.3-4.4 devices. It has a full-color touch display and will track your sleep patterns, number of steps taken, calories burned, and heart rate and has watch functions such

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Buy a Nokia Lumia 830 Windows Phone 8.1 from AT&T and get a free Fitbit Flex

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The Nokia Lumia 830 is now available in the U.S. online exclusively at AT&T.com and at AT&T retail stores. The Lumia 830 is a Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone with all the special attributes that I love including Qi wireless charging, replaceable battery, microSD card slot, FM radio and a double tap screen wakeup feature. It even comes

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Jawbone UP MOVE helps you get fit without emptying your wallet

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Activity trackers are great tools to help motivate people to move more and get healthier. The only problem is that most of them are cost prohibitive for a lot of people. The good news is that Jawbone, one of the major players in the fitness tracker market, has just announced a sub $50 tracker. It’s

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Take your fitness tracking to the next level with the Jawbone UP3

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The fitness tracking wars are heating up. With new technologies and features, manufacturers are dropping new product lines daily. Jawbone is no exception and they are bringing what they call “the worlds most advanced tracker”, the UP3. The UP3 measures such things as heart rate, respiration, Galvanic skin response, skin temperature as well as your

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The S’well Bottle doesn’t just keep your beverage at hand – it keeps it at the perfect drinking temperature, too

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You can use any water bottle to keep your water with you, but most of them don’t do anything to control the temperature of the beverage.  The S’well Bottle can do both.  It is made of 18/8 double-walled stainless steel, which is non-toxic, non-leaching, and BPA free.  As mentioned, it’s double-walled, so it’s insulated and

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iHealth Align is a tiny glucometer that plugs into your smartphone

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I’m a diabetic who has been able to keep my condition under control through diet and exercise. I was diagnosed 10 years ago and since that time I’ve become pretty lax on checking my blood sugar levels as regularly as I should. Ok I’ll be honest, I’m lucky if I check my blood sugar once

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