LindseyKratochwill
at 09:26 AM Jan 10 2015
Gadgets // 

Not everyone can afford a personal trainer, so we've been there: scanning the gym to see if someone's watching us try—and probably fail—at a new exercise. Fabian Welke developed GYMWATCH GmbH to help beginners with such workout woes and professionals refine their training.

Dan Moren
at 08:58 AM Nov 6 2014
Gadgets // 

Time to clear off some room on your wrist, because there's yet another fitness band on the way. While the Jawbone UP3 might seem to occupy the same niche as the Fitbit or Microsoft's newly announced Band, the UP3's goal is focused less on providing the same raw data that many fitness trackers already offer and more on turning that data into qualitative ways to improve your life.

Peter Koch
at 08:52 AM Sep 23 2014
Fitness // 

In early 2015, Apple will release its first major product since 2010 -- a health tracker dubbed Apple Watch -- that will reportedly log a litany of biometric information using 10 different sensors. The wrist device has the same aesthetic as the Nike Fuelband, FitBit Flex, and the countless other fitness bands already available. With a rising number of wearables hitting the shelves, you’d better know what information is vital and how to make the most of it.

Douglas Main
at 06:15 AM Apr 2 2014
Science // 

No this isn't a joke, etc.: Scientists havegrownworking muscle fibersin the lab that they were then able tosuccessfully implant into mice. Even better,the muscles can repair themselves, which is a significant step in tissue engineering.

Douglas Main
at 08:55 AM Jan 24 2014
Science // 

If you can't get realsleep, perhaps you can make up for it with placebo sleep. Or such is the suggestion of a new study that found that people did better on cognitive tests after being told that they got a high proportion of REM sleep, even if they didn't. Researcher Eric Horowitz describes the study in his blog, "Peer-Reviewed By My Neurons":

Colin Lecher
at 06:02 AM Jan 17 2013

So, you've gotten yourself a flu shot. Good thinking, since this flu season is especially rough. A shot's not always going to save you - even the best batches are only about 70 percent effective - but there's a simple way to improve your odds: exercise.

Dan Nosowitz
at 07:30 AM Dec 18 2012

Fitness trackers, little pedometer-type things that purport to measure your activity and help you get into shape, are on about a billion gift guides this year. But maybe they shouldn't be. Here are the two most pressing reasons not to buy someone a fitness tracker like a Fitbit, Nike+ Fuelband, or Jawbone Up as a gift.

 
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