Snapchat has partnered with fitness app Strava to develop a
new AR lens called the Strava Activity Lens, which could serve as a means of
engagement around fitness and health.
“With a few taps, the Strava Activity Lens allows Snapchatters to take a Snap or post a Story that instantly tells the tale of recent workouts,” explains Snapchat. The Strava Activity Lens would allow users to share videos and slideshows of their workouts on Snapchat, as well as the Strava app.
Working out from home, outdoor training and hiking were some of the trends which emerged over the last 18 months and are set to continue into this year's summer.
Home workouts and online classes such as zoom HIIT sessions are attractive as you can exercise in the comfort of your home with minimal equipment.
It began in the 1990s with prescription opioids hitting the market and the consequent rise in fatal overdoses growing since at least 1999. Currently, the situation varies in different states, as you can see in the infographic.
Even if you are taking opioid pain relievers under a doctor’s supervision, you can become dependent. AddictionResource authors warn people against changing the dose without consulting their doctor first, taking it more frequently, and using the medication for a longer period of time. And it goes without saying that street-obtained drugs are very dangerous.
Confronting the epidemic is going to take more than disrupting supply chains. The U.S. Government is making intensive efforts to battle the crisis, focusing on prevention, harm reduction, enforcement, and addiction treatment.
Infographic by: addictionresource
Fitbit just announced the launch of its latest fitness and
wellness wristband, the Fitbit Luxe. The wristband costs $150 and comes with a
small color display which is the same size as the Fitbit band.
The color display of the Fitbit Luxe is available in three
different colors: white, black, and pink, while the watch body is available in
gold, black, and silver. The wristband is Fitbit’s thinnest touchscreen tracker
to date. According to Fitbit, it shall be comfortable for people to wear the
band while sleeping.
The functions of the Fitbit Luxe are the same as those of other Fitbit wearables, such as activity tracking and monitoring of steps taken, distance traveled, and calories burned. It can also receive call and text notifications.
This graph below displays 28 quotes that represent the benefits of play. For example, Dr. Craigan Usher says “The longer children can enjoy play without the kind of monitoring that leads to self-criticism and self-doubt, the better.” Dr. Stuart Brown says “Play is how we are made, how we develop and adjust to change. It allows us to express our joy and connect most deeply with the best in ourselves and others.” The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability states, “Expressing feelings through play will allow a child to work through his or her problems, rather than internalizing them. In doing this, the child will be forming a basis for healthy emotional, mental, social, and physical well-being by learning how to manage his or her emotions in a socially acceptable way.”
Infographic by: aaastateofplay
It's been over a year since the novel coronavirus came into existence and the first case was diagnosed in China. Eventually, COVID-19 spread all over the world in 2020 and before we knew it, it had gone to such an extent that lockdown had to be implemented and travel restrictions had to be imposed everywhere.
Apart from all the physical restrictions, it's the mental health of humans that has been drastically affected. We can see the economy crashing and the hurdles people are facing on a daily basis, but we cannot always see how it is affecting mental health. It may or may not be apparent but according to new statistics and various health reports, mental health illnesses have been on the rise during this entire pandemic episode. Clearly, it's a result of the loneliness and anxious feelings concerned with the near future.
Your liver performs one of the most important functions of your body– cleansing. And while it is not important to follow this diet at all times, you should have this diet at least twice a year. It helps the liver get back into its natural form and function.
Of course, mother nature, like with everything else, can also help us maintain a healthy and clean liver. Fruits and vegetables can help keep your liver in proper shape. A liver that's in bad condition can bring your entire body down and lead to life-threatening medical conditions too.
Where art and science are thought to be at crossroads with each other, the opposite is true. The close relationship and link between art and science exist and science itself has proven it. Our mental health depends upon our surrounding. The better the environment is to our senses, the greater and more positive the impact on our mental health.
Ask yourself a simple question right now – Would you like to be in a room that is blank and dull or a room in which there is at least a colour? Your answer would be the second one unless you're feeling low. But here's the thing: Our brains react to art more when they're feeling low. Art is known to tackle humongous mental health issues such as depression and anxiety.
Health experts have crafted many diet plans for people with specific needs and concerns. For instance, people with allergies to certain ingredients have a diet plan that doesn't contain that particular substance. Similarly, there is a diet plan known as the Gout diet plan, for arthritic patients who are suffering specifically from the arthritis type known as gout.
Both men and women can be prone to the gout arthritis condition, which results in swelling and pain in any joint around the body. Though this is more likely to happen in the big toe. Like any other disease, gout has its stages as well, namely five of them, which can range in their intensities. But mainly gout is caused by excessive uric acid.
When we talk about physical health, the first thing that comes into our mind is diet and exercise. Exercises especially have a lot to do with posture. If we don't move around much or if our body stays in the same position for long periods of time, then our posture can change for the worse.
There can be a variety of factors that lead to poor posture. It doesn't happen overnight though. Poor posture is a result of habits that have formed a routine. It is not just the looks that matter when talks about maintaining proper posture make the rounds. In fact, it has everything to do with health too. And with work making so much of the schedule in our daily lives, taking care of posture is more important now than ever.
Health apps are very common in the life of physical activists.
With the advancement in technology, health apps are now more refined and accurate
than ever before. Smartwatches can now also determine your heartbeat, pulse and
your blood sugar very easily. People use smartwatches to track their health
every day.
With so many apps and websites out there to help you build your workout routine, it all sounds like a piece of cake. But the reality is that it's easier said than done. Fitness is something that almost everyone is concerned about, regardless of their age.
For many people out there, committing to a proper morning workout routine or a routine in the evening or whenever, seems tough. They want to be fit, of course, just like anyone else. But commitment for them is a harder task than doing exercises themselves. It can also be tricky if you set your workout routine in-between lunch breaks during your work days.
Amazon has just launched a new service dedicated to health and fitness and the company is offering it via a band called Halo. The subscription service offers a range of health metrics like activity, sleep, body fat, and tone of voice analysis. The service is already available for early access.
The band's appearance is quite similar to a Fitbit tracker. It also has temperature sensing and a microphone. It has one button and interestingly, no screen as all the data that it tracks will be available to view on the service's mobile app.
The membership costs $65 for the first six months and $3.99 a month after that. The subscription allows access to the basic fitness band that tracks heart rate, steps, and temperature.
The Halo band is able to do a body fat analysis via a smartphone camera. Halo focuses the body fat percentage which is less volatile as compared to weight, which can fluctuate on the basis of factors like humidity, medication, menstrual cycle, illness, etc.
To get your body fat analyzed via Halo, all you have to do is take a photo of yourself from your phone's camera. Halo will scan the photo, calculate body fat percent based on body indicators, and generate a 3D model of your body. The app recommends taking a photo while wearing minimal form-fitting clothes. The process is fast and easy, and saves you from running to a lab to get a body composition analysis.
Amazon also ensures that the photos taken will stay on your phone and will not be shared with anyone, including the company. As explained by Amazon, "the images are processed in the cloud, but encrypted in transit and processed within seconds, after which they're automatically deleted from Amazon's systems and databases. All scan images are fully deleted within 12 hours. The scan images aren't viewed by anyone at Amazon and aren't used for machine learning optimizations.".
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