fitness
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You Can Now Participate in Guided Outdoor Runs on Apple Fitness+
Apple has upgraded its Fitness+ offering with new audio-only Time to Run workouts that users can participate in outdoors.
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Yes, Wearable Fitness Trackers Are Actually Good for You
1Wearable fitness trackers will be on many Christmas shopping lists this year, with a vast range of devices (and an ever-increasing number of features) hitting the market just in time for the festive season. But what does the latest research say about how effective they are? Fitness trackers are trendy Currently, about one in five…
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Why Your Tracking App Thinks Your Cardio Fitness Has Suddenly Gotten Worse
If you’ve gotten used to monitoring your “cardio fitness” score on your Fitbit, Garmin, Apple Health, or any other activity tracker or app, you may have noticed that the score has dropped recently — or perhaps not gone up as much as you would have expected. But if you’ve been keeping up your training, the…
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Why You Should Master the Art of ‘Lazy’ Exercise
In college, I knew a girl who did a lot of her studying at the gym. She’d bring a textbook and prop it up on the treadmill, and somehow it worked for her. Anytime I tried it, I’d have a bouncing book, a terrible workout, and not be able to report back a single word…