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Fitness

Startup Spotlight: Yoga Panda helps you find, book, and pay for yoga classes with a smartphone

After launching a local digital magazine focused on yoga last year, Othmane Rahmouni soon learned of a problem that existed… Read More

Testing run analysis technology at Nike’s re-designed store in downtown Seattle

If you’re looking for that perfect pair of running shoes, Nike has some new technology at its re-designed downtown store in… Read More

Fast-growing fitness training startup Volt Athletics inks partnership with USA Football

Volt Athletics is on a roll. The Seattle-based startup, which offers a customizable online fitness training platform for athletes, this… Read More

This former Olympian is helping Valve employees stay healthy while at work

It’s not uncommon for technology companies to offer an on-site workout area or subsidize gym membership costs for employees, particularly as… Read More

Why Xbox One’s Kinect sensor is worth the extra money for families

If you’re looking to buy an Xbox One, you’ve got two choices: with Kinect or without. Buying the system without… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Zenobase helps you aggregate, make sense of personal data

Ever wonder if the phase of the moon affects your sleep? How about whether swimming or running is better for… Read More

Why I’m buying an Apple Watch

I’ve never spent more than $200 on a watch, Over the course of my life, most of my timepieces have… Read More

A step in the wrong direction: How wearables are making us less healthy

For three years, I have literally been joined at the hip with my wearable. Seriously, it clips right to my… Read More

Apple Watch pre-orders start April 10, priced from $349 to $17,000

Early adopters who can’t wait to get their hands on Apple’s new timepiece won’t have much longer to hold out.… Read More

Under Armour buys popular fitness apps MyFitnessPal and Endomondo for $560M

Performance apparel company Under Armour has acquired the popular fitness apps MyFitnessPal and Endomondo for a total of $560 million.… Read More

App of the Week: Carrot Hunger counts calories with attitude, shaming users into losing weight

One of the hardest things about following through on a New Year’s resolution to lose weight is figuring out just… Read More

Pivotal Living vows to fix problems with free wearable fitness tracker as user complaints mount

Initial interest in Pivotal Living’s fitness tracker has exceeded expectations by a great deal — but that’s not all good news for… Read More

Yoga under the Space Needle: Fitness startup Fitmob wants to disrupt gyms, launches in Seattle

Don’t be surprised to see a group of yogis underneath the Space Needle at dawn, or a pack of people… Read More

Meet Fleetfit: A startup that brings fitness trainers to your home or office

The idea of working out and losing a few calories almost always sounds good in theory. But actually getting to… Read More

EveryMove launches @Work, new site encourages employees to get active through fitness challenges

EveryMove has launched EveryMove @Work, a new, self-service version of its fitness tracking platform for businesses. It’s designed to help… Read More

App of the Week: Nudge is like a Klout score for your fitness

As a long-time fitness tracker user, one of my greatest challenges has been extracting good insights about the data I’m… Read More

The smart gym goes big: Precor touts world’s largest networked fitness installation

LAS VEGAS — It might be tough to say which college has the “healthiest students” in the nation. But Arizona… Read More

Helping your health: EveryMove unveils directory of 200 fitness-tracking apps and devices

High-tech fitness trackers like FitBit and FuelBand sound great on paper, but many of us have trouble knowing exactly which… Read More

Nike’s new Fuelband SE adds new colors, sleep tracking

The iPhone 5C isn’t the only new gadget available in an array of colors. Nike just unveiled its second-generation Nike+… Read More

Nike Accelerator Spotlight: Nextstep.io teaches you about yourself with exercise data

Editor’s note: Nike Accelerator Spotlight takes a look at the ten startups participating in the Nike+ Accelerator, a three-month startup program based… Read More

Nike Accelerator Spotlight: GoRecess helps you find, book fitness classes

Editor’s note: Nike Accelerator Spotlight takes a look at the ten startups participating in the Nike+ Accelerator, a three-month startup program… Read More

Exercise giant Precor debuts app to help reach fitness goals

In yet another fitness-related app to hit the market, Woodinville, Wash.-based fitness manufacturer Precor just debuted its own iOS app that’s designed… Read More

EveryMove partners with popular Endomondo sports tracker app

EveryMove, a Seattle-based startup that lets users track their healthy habits and rewards them with gift cards and reduced health-care premiums, has partnered… Read More

Here comes Cody, another fitness-oriented app

Based on how much brain power is going into creating health and fitness technologies, you’d be surprised that there’s an… Read More

A mayor, CEO and bachelor forming teams to raise health awareness with EveryMove

EveryMove wants to help people get healthy and is hoping that three well-known Seattleites will help drive interest to its… Read More

Rewind: EveryMove’s ‘mileage program’ for your health

Our guest this past weekend on the GeekWire Podcast was Russell Benaroya, the CEO of EveryMove, a Seattle-area startup that lets… Read More

Earn a chance to win $1M just for getting in shape: That’s the promise of KardioFit

I never thought playing the lottery would help improve one’s physical fitness. But that’s the idea behind KardioFit, a Bellevue… Read More

Meet Cody: Could this virtual coach actually pump you up more than Hans and Franz?

Would you take your fitness advice from a robotic looking character named Cody? Some former Microsoft geeks hope so. That’s… Read More

Former Expedia execs unveil Fitropolis, a guide for gym rats

Maybe it’s because of the growing obesity problem in the U.S. Or, perhaps, cubicle-bound techies just want to spend their… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Earn rewards for exercising with Earndit

Sometimes it can be a little tough to motivate yourself to go for a jog, paddle or bike ride. That’s… Read More

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