Meet Fitbit Ionic: A little smartwatch, a lot of fitness tracker

Meet Fitbit Ionic: A little smartwatch, a lot of fitness tracker: "With Fitbit's new Ionic fitness tracker, health and fitness still take center stage, but Ionic is more of an all-around wearable than any Fitbit that came before."



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The One Number You Should Know for Your Health—But Probably Don’t | Bicycling

The One Number You Should Know for Your Health—But Probably Don’t | Bicycling: "
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If you want to know whether your body fat puts your health at risk, measure your waistline and divide it by your height."



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Fit for Life: Benefits of sand training for fitness

Fit for Life: Benefits of sand training for fitness: "Since moving back to Guam, I make it a point to train outdoors and capitalize the great year round weather the island has to offer. I see many people daily take advantage of early morning runs and weekend 5Ks, but I rarely see people training on the beach."



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New fitness trends bring the fun back into exercise | Adelaide Now

New fitness trends bring the fun back into exercise | Adelaide Now:



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Fight the flab: Sweat it out, 10min at a time, Health News & Top Stories - The Straits Times

Fight the flab: Sweat it out, 10min at a time, Health News & Top Stories - The Straits Times: ""What is not known is that the exercise can be accumulated in multiple bouts of at least 10 minutes," said Mr McGeough. This is useful since "time is often identified as the biggest barrier to exercise for working adults"."



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Kayla Itsines: Exercise Tips From The World's Hottest Fitness Blogger

Kayla Itsines: Exercise Tips From The World's Hottest Fitness Blogger: "There are fitness bloggers. And then there’s Kayla Itsines. Every day, the 26-year-old Australian personal trainer shares lifestyle and workout tips to a whopping 20 million women and men around the world, a vast network dubbed Kayla’s Army. Not bad for a woman who never intended to become an influencer in the first place, but began attracting followers by posting before and after pictures of her clients."



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Slow down for a better workout | Health and Fitness | hanfordsentinel.com

Slow down for a better workout | Health and Fitness | hanfordsentinel.com: "One of the most common mistakes made when learning new movements, or attempting difficult ones, is moving through them too quickly. We see this in the clinic every day, and there are good reasons why, but there are also some big downsides if not corrected. Moving too fast through an exercise can predispose one to injury and limits the benefit; so why is it something that almost all of us do?"



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HEALTH AND FITNESS: Get fit in minutes | Features | aikenstandard.com

HEALTH AND FITNESS: Get fit in minutes | Features | aikenstandard.com: "We are cautioned to be skeptical of claims that you can lose weight while eating everything you want or that you can get in shape without spending hours at the gym. For good reason, too. These claims are essentially the equivalent of a get-rich-quick scheme, with the same expected results."



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High-Intensity Workouts May Be Good at Any Age - The New York Times

High-Intensity Workouts May Be Good at Any Age - The New York Times: "Abbreviated, intense workouts may help people of any age become healthier, a new study of old mice that ran on treadmills suggests"



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Workout motivation: An exercise diary could be the trick to hitting the gym regularly

Workout motivation: An exercise diary could be the trick to hitting the gym regularly: "I’ve been a member of my current gym for nearly three years. I enjoy going there, I know the timetable like the back of my hand; I know the staff and other members. I’ve even got a favourite locker. But, although I love my gym, the downside of being a regular is that it’s easy to get stuck in a rut."



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