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Moves: fitness tracking without a pedometer in your pocket

by Steven Sande (Jan 29th, 2013)

Since blogging is a rather sedentary profession, many of us at TUAW try to find another way to stay in shape. Walking and running provide a good aerobic workout, so a lot of us have picked up one of the popular fitness metrics devices to help track our daily mileage. Whether that device is a ...

Fitbit introduces Flex wristband at CES 2013

by Mike Schramm (Jan 8th, 2013)

Fitbit is one of the oldest names in fitness tracking these days, though given how new the industry actually is, the company's not really that old at all. But they have been around for a few years now, and this year at CES, the company introduced one more addition to its line of motion-based ...

CES 2013: Fitbug launches the Orb, for tracking sleep and activity via iOS

by Mike Schramm (Jan 7th, 2013)

Photo: Engadget Whatever you do, don't confuse the Fitbug with its similarly titled competitor, the Fitbit -- we accidentally did so at this week's CES Unveiled event, and the company's rep gave us a stern correction. In our defense, it's easy to mix the two up: They obviously sound similar, ...

Withings Health Companion app: A new way to look at personal fitness

by Steven Sande (Aug 18th, 2012)

I'm a big fan of the Withings line of personal health devices -- over the years, I've purchased one of their Wi-Fi Body Scales and a Blood Pressure Monitor. The devices are great, and it's nice (and sometimes frustrating) to see how your health is doing over time. But the stats that were provided ...

Fitbit releases iPhone app for fitness tracking on the go (Updated)

by Steven Sande (Oct 22nd, 2011)

Since the beginning of October, I've had a constant companion -- a Fitbit Ultra fitness tracker. It's been tracking my activity (or lack thereof), my sleep, and the number of flights of stairs that I go up and down. But until earlier this week, I had to visit the Fitbit website to enter in ...

Fitbit Ultra: An unobtrusive fitness tracker

by Steven Sande (Oct 3rd, 2011)

I'm a lazy blogger. For most of the day, my exercise consists of clicking and typing, then heading down the stairs for another cup of coffee. Over the years I've blogged about my various attempts and methods of tracking exercise and calorie intake with iOS apps, but I find that I get ...