Empower Your Wellness Journey
Inexperience and Bad Technique Leading to Gym Injuries
It’s great when people decide to start going to the gym, but there are several problems that new gym members could face regarding injuries. If not properly trained or stretched, a person may end up with a dangerous workout and some serious injuries. In an article on Painmed.com, the Centers…
How Does Siri React When Users Ask About Suicide, Sexual Assault, and Violence?
Suicide prevention advocate Summer Beretsky decided to conduct a DIY experiment in 2012, and so “she coolly, clearly, and repeatedly told her iPhone she wanted to kill herself.” According to Pacific Standard Magazine, Siri not only failed to direct Beretsky to readily available suicide prevention resources, but also offered to…
Fitbit Alta Expected to Be Released by End of Q1
Fitbit, the wearable activity and wellness tracker device, has becoming the leader in the fitness industry in many respects, and the company behind the bracelets plans to capitalize on that positioning when they release their next edition: the Fitbit Alta. According to Christian Today, the newest version of the fitness…
How Lowering the Cost of Healthy Foods Would Save Money for the U.S.
It’s a well-known fact that Americans eat too many unhealthy foods, and also that many of their nutritional choices are driven by price just as much as by preference: the average cost of a fast food meal is significantly less than the average cost of a meal prepared with organic…
Australian Fitness Model Strikes Back at ‘Baby Bump Shamers’
Chontel Duncan is an Australian fitness model who runs HIIT Australia, a fitness business. According to Metro.co.uk, despite the fact that she’s just weeks away from giving birth, she continues to work out every day and doesn’t care what you think about it. In fact, her openness on the subject…
Fitness Trackers Gaining Popularity, Both For Consumers and Corporate Employers
In a world where more and more companies are offering telecommuting to their employees, which is seen by 80% as a job perk, there are fewer reasons to get exercise in one’s daily routine. For this reason, many companies in Singapore are turning to fitness tracks in an effort to…