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Millions of people go on diets and set weight-loss resolutions every year. For many, it has even become a mundane part of their lives: 45 million Americans are struggling to achieve their goal weight and diet on a regular basis. The same concerns are apparent in many other countries: 13 per cent of Australians aged 15 and over reported being on a diet while 38 per cent of adults in the UK admitted…

In previous posts, we’ve reviewed the most popular fitness applications. These serve an array of purposes from tracking exercise plans to practising mindfulness. A distinctive part of fitness apps is providing workouts that are designed for both home and gym. So far we’ve examined fitness apps for use at home. With that in mind, in this article we’ll discover which fitness mobile apps people use…

High-intensity interval training, or HIIT, has been continuously topping the list of the biggest fitness trends worldwide. The reason for its popularity is simple: HIIT sessions are equipment-free and comparatively short. They allow people to achieve their fitness goals faster than many other workouts. HIIT’s health benefits were backed up by several studies. For instance, the Montreal Heart…

Gamification might be a buzzword right now but look around you: whether it’s shopping, wellbeing, entertainment, or work – the core components of games are applicable in nearly every part of our lives. The whole world might, in fact, be a simulation! We believe in the effectiveness of gamification techniques because they make difficult tasks more engaging and palpable. And building muscles takes…

Together with the Apple Watch 6 release, Apple will launch a standalone app store solely for smartwatches. Manufacturers like Pebble, Fitbit, and Garmin have been providing apps for their fitness wearables, Google’s Wear OS 2.0 presented an in-watch store with standalone apps that don’t need to be synchronised with a smartphone, and now Apple joins the trend. The company will introduce the Apple…