13 of the best health and fitness apps we can’t live without

The best fitness app to help you smash any goaldamircudic – Getty Images Your phone can be a multitude of things; it can be a camera, act as a sat nav, and also – if you want it to be – your personal trainer. Simply downloading an app onto your phone can open up a world of easy, accessible self-care… and help you keep extra motivated. It really all depends on your goals (be they to improve your yoga game or get better acquainted with your own body, or menstrual cycle). However, there are plenty of them in app stores…

ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal

INTRODUCTION The results of this year’s survey could very well be titled “postpandemic recovery impacts the fitness industry” or “what happened to online training and home gyms”? During the COVID-19 era of quarantine, face coverings, social distancing, and health club closures, fitness professionals turned in an impressive way to an online delivery of fitness programming. In fact, the 2021 survey placed online training as the #1 trend. It fell to #9 for 2022 and now is out of the top 20 at the #21 position. Online personal training went from #17 for 2022 to #26 for 2023. Home exercise gyms…

Google Pixel Watch just got huge health and fitness upgrades to challenge Apple Watch

The Google Pixel Watch just became a more competitive health and fitness tracker. In Google’s latest Pixel feature drop rolling out today (June 13), the company’s smartwatch gains more advanced wellness features including blood oxygen (SpO2) tracking, heart rate alerts and auto-pause for workouts. While Fitbit has already advanced a well-rounded Google Pixel Watch fitness tracking experience, the device lacks some of the key features you’d find in many of the best smartwatches. Between an inactive blood oxygen sensor and limited heart rate sensor functionality, we expected these kinds of updates for the Pixel Watch to arrive eventually. When I…

How to Get the Most Out of Your Gym Membership?

Investing in a gym membership can help you achieve your fitness and health objectives. But unfortunately, merely signing up for a gym membership is not enough. You need to establish a strategy and stick to it if you want to get the most out of your gym membership. In this post, we’ll discuss some ideas and tactics to get the most out of your gym membership. Setting definite goals for your desired outcome is crucial before entering the gym. For example, do you want to get leaner, bulk up, or get more endurance? It will be easier to stay motivated…