This year, players on the Women’s Tennis Association circuit will be given access to a new personal health device that supplies comprehensive, real-time body performance data. The device, the MightySat fingertip pulse oximeter, is manufactured by Masimo and will be put into immediate use by the sports science and medicine arm of the WTA. The […]
Fitbit is looking to track far more than just your steps. The company is expanding its digital health efforts by teaming up with Google to connect its wearable devices to the healthcare system. As part of the companies’ partnership, Fitbit will use Google’s new Cloud Healthcare API, an open-source tool designed to connect healthcare providers […]
Urijah Faber is an Ultimate Fighting Championship Hall of Famer and is one of the most successful bantamweight fighters in UFC history. Before that, he was a two-time NCAA qualifier in wrestling. And before that, he was a teenager in Isla Vista, Calif. with parents who he described as “kind of hippie.” “They were about […]
A year and a half ago, Hemi Re’em found himself in the hospital. It came as a bit of a surprise for a man who runs triathlons and marathons. To his dismay, he ended up undergoing heart bypass surgery — surprising for a man so active. Doctors explained that what was happening shouldn’t have come […]
Wearables can provide an athlete with valuable training insight. They can also provide the hassle of battery life, clunkiness and overall impractical product design. Spire Health, creator of the Spire Stone, is introducing a new product, eliminating many of those nuisances. The Spire Health Tag flips the idea of a “wearable” on its head, avoiding […]
