Cyclist must-have: Helmet sticker that calls for help if you fall
Having acquired my first bike this morning, I am now looking forward to discovering London on two wheels. What worries me the most is the London traffic – and the dangers for cyclists. As I’m hoping...
View ArticleOnline card game MoodScope helps you track your happiness levels
Apps, websites and gadgets that target your mental and spiritual wellbeing are said to be the next hot thing in health and fitness tech. We’ve mentioned a few in the past, such as Mindbloom, and the...
View ArticleKeep a ‘Pulse’ on your heart rate to find your optimal fitness zone
If you’re struggling to keep your heart rate stable and find your optimal fitness zone, then Pulse by ElectricFoxy would be just the thing you’re after. Available in three colours, Pulse is a ring...
View ArticleWeb app HealthTap brings patients and doctors together online
We often wonder if people are getting sicker by having to wait weeks before getting an appointment with their GP to discuss a health issue. And we’re not surprised if many of these in the meantime head...
View ArticleBandu: the wrist watch that tells you when to relax
Stress can be the result of so many things – some types of stress is even of the good kind. But for most people, pressures from work or family life piling on top of each other play a huge part in...
View ArticlePassage wants to turn your workouts into journeys
We love our health and fitness here at CHS but let’s face it, sometimes staring at a wall whilst on the running machine or trying to read a book on the cross trainer at the gym can be pretty boring....
View ArticlePlaceboEffect – an app that offers a virtual placebo
Just when we’d thought we’d heard it all when it comes to health and wellness apps… …it seems we haven’t! Researchers from PlaceboEffect.com are raising funds through crowdfunding site Indiegogo to...
View ArticleInsurance provider Aetna launches first fitness app
Looks like the ‘quantified-self’ space is continuing to build momentum. Aetna, one of the largest health insurance providers in the world, is the business of making fitness apps. Next month, Aetna...
View ArticleUK is a healthy market for health-E apps
According to a recent survey of 5,000 app developers, healthcare professionals and digital health practitioners, 55 per cent of respondents ranked the UK as the top market in the European Union for...
View ArticleFootball gets smart, keeps kids active!
INSIDECOACH is a smart technology inside of a football. It detects the force of impact, the spin, the position, the trajectory among other variables, and provides positive reinforcing coaching cues to...
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