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Find ways to monitor wellness with reviews of devices, tips on how to get the most out of trackers, and advice on what to make of the things they monitor.
Each major fitness tracker device or training tracking system seems to have its own rating for an overall fitness level. For Withings it is their Health Mate Fitness Score, Google Fit has Heart Points, and for Apple Watch it is the VO2 Max. For Strava they have two versions including a Fitness Score and a … Read more
Choosing a fitness tracker can be daunting. So many of them have similar features and it is hard to tell which ones you will use. But when comparing across different methods it is important to understand the accuracy of how they measure different functions. Especially for something like sleep tracking, not all measurements are created … Read more
Is the Withings Body+ Scale Accurate? The Withings Body+ Scale is a smart scale that tracks your weight and body composition. It provides you with a complete overview of your health and fitness levels. It is part of a line of products by Withings that are connected via wifi and able to share health information … Read more
The Importance of Personal Hydration and How to Keep Yourself Hydrated What is personal hydration and why is it important for our health? Water is the most important nutrient for our body. It helps in digestion, regulates body temperature, and prevents constipation. It also helps in getting rid of toxins from our body. We need … Read more
Tracking Calorie Deficit – The Common Trait of Diets There are hundred of various diet trends, but they all are the same in one aspect. They create a calorie deficit. If you burn more calories than you take in, your body will need extra energy, and it gets that by burning stores or fat or … Read more
The point of tracking health and wellness over time is to see trends toward continued or improved wellness. Many of the metrics tracked by popular fitness trackers take time to see trends. Small daily goals, like the often touted 10,000 steps, are good for keeping habits but it’s important to build long term habits. That … Read more
One of the easiest to monitor health trends is resting heart rate. Most popular fitness trackers will just pull this in every day. Some, like Whoop, use it to help determine if you are having an off day. Many people have said that resting heart rate alone has been a leading indicator of sickness, including … Read more
Many Peloton riders make efforts to increase their workout count. Getting to major milestones is just plain fun. One of the more popular milestones is the 100 rides achievement. It comes with a cool badge, and Peloton even provides a t-shirt to those that make it to the milestone. But this article is not about … Read more
Why Should You Setup a Wellness Challenge? Successful people are successful for a reason. They know what they want and they do what it takes to get there. They have the right mindset, tools, and strategies to help them achieve their goals. The first step is to change your mindset. You need to think of … Read more
These days every type of fitness or wellness tracker has its own measurement to tell you how fit you are. Usually this is some variation of a cardio, weight, or nutrition rating bundled into one number and compared across groups. The Health Mate Fitness score is no different. It appears in the popular Health Mate … Read more
