Tag: Health & Fitness
Speedy Strava users are reportedly selling their runs to other Strava users for clout
If you’re an experienced runner and a user of Strava, you’ll be used to feeling good about the run you’ve just uploaded to Strava, only to be humbled as you scroll through the fitness app and see an endless procession of GPS maps showing runs that are a lot faster…
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Google takes a break from destroying Fitbit by rolling out a surprisingly big software update
It hasn’t been a great time for Fitbit fans since the great Google takeover in 2021, with the recent axing of the brand’s popular web dashboard feature being the latest in a list of many blows. But in the first positive news for a while, Google is now rolling out…
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Take a sneak peak inside the Olympic Village training center ahead of the Paris 2024 Games
While the rest of the internet seems preoccupied with the return of cardboard beds to the Paris 2024 Olympic Village (don’t ask), as a fitness writer I’m more interested in where the athletes will be training as they apply the final touches to their medal-hunting preparations. To quell my curiosity,…
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Oura Ring 4 leak shows how it’s planning to fight back against the Samsung Galaxy Ring
With the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Ring, we’ve got a brand new contender for our best smart rings list – but the biggest name in the space has an upgrade of its own in the pipeline, and we’ve just got our first glimpse of the Oura Ring 4. This…
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Samsung says avoid magnets and weightlifting while wearing the Galaxy Ring
The Samsung Galaxy Ring will be available to buy from July 24, and if you’re thinking about picking up the new wearable, take note of some official advice issued by Samsung: avoid magnets and weightlifting. As spotted by SamMobile, the support page for the Galaxy Ring has some tips for…
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I spent 24 hours with the Samsung Galaxy Ring, and it’s scarily good so far
The Samsung Galaxy Ring has been long-anticipated. Samsung is the first major tech company (as in, the really big players) to invest heavily in creating one of the best smart rings, a category previously dominated by start-ups like Oura, Ringconn, and Ultrahuman, and all eyes are on it. As a…
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