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I was biohacked at a fitness facility that uses AI and more to promote a smarter, not harder, workout

Artificial intelligence is already doing some heavy lifting for us at work. Now the technology is being used to help us lift weights during a workout. AI is just one… Read More

Dumbbells get smarter: Amazon’s Alexa gets a workout in weights that integrate voice control

Is this the fitness tech you’ve been weighting for? Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa has been integrated into dumbbells made by iFIT’s NordicTrack, bringing smart technology to traditional exercise gear. NordicTrack… Read More

Peloton to pay $420M for Precor, longtime Seattle-area maker of commercial fitness equipment

Peloton announced Monday that it is acquiring Precor, the longtime Woodinville, Wash,-based makers of commercial fitness equipment, in a deal valued at $420 million. Peloton has been riding a wave… Read More

Fitness tech company JAXJOX raises $10M as it gets ready to ship AI-enabled workout system

JAXJOX, the Redmond, Wash.-based fitness technology company, has raised $10 million in a new funding round to help pay for the research and development of its signature InteractiveStudio workout equipment.… Read More

Amazon stops sale of so-called ‘Prime Bike’ and calls out fitness company for peddling ‘partnership’

Update, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. PT: A stationary bicycle made by the exercise gear company Echelon and sold on Amazon as an exclusive “Prime Bike” has been pulled by the tech… Read More

I worked out with basketball legend Sue Bird via a new Amazon Alexa skill — here’s what it was like

I pretty much rely on Amazon’s Alexa to tell me the weather for the day, read some headlines and play a little music. This week, the digital voice assistant provided… Read More

Testing Stretch 22, a new ‘stretch therapy’ startup backed by Expedia and Zillow founder Rich Barton

After two hours of pickup basketball the previous evening, I woke up on Friday morning last week feeling pretty sore. It was the perfect segue into my next story assignment:… Read More

Brooks Levitate

Testing the new Brooks Levitate: Can this high-tech shoe actually make me happy to run?

Some sneaker companies want me to “Just Do It.” But what if I don’t want to do it? I’m not into it today, it wasn’t fun yesterday, and generally it… Read More

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Official ‘Hike with a Geek Day’ encourages tech and science workers to unplug and refresh outdoors

Geeks who want to get out, as in, from behind a computer and in front of nature, can do just that during the official National Hike With a Geek Day… Read More

Is this part of Microsoft’s current winning streak? Naked jogger stopped by police on campus

There appears to be some confusion about the term “run program” at Microsoft. A man was stopped by police on the software giant’s sprawling Redmond, Wash., campus last week when he was… Read More

Kid tested: Trampoline uses gaming technology to merge screen time with exercise

When I bark at my kids to get away from the Xbox or the iPad and get outside for some fresh air and exercise, my intention has never been for them… Read More

Volt Athletics unveils ‘intelligent strength training’ app for athletes, expands beyond teams

Since launching in 2013, Volt Athletics has built a business around an online fitness training platform geared exclusively toward high school, college, and professional sports teams, rather than individual customers.… Read More

Former Olympic track star: 10 tips for healthy employees and strong startups

Ja’Warren Hooker, a former Olympian and UW track star, sees a problem in big tech companies — employees aren’t healthy. Employees aren’t exercising enough. They aren’t sleeping enough. They aren’t drinking enough water. They aren’t eating enough, or if they are, it… Read More

Ex-Microsofties launch app to help weightlifters track workouts, compete with friends

Apps like RunKeeper and Strava have utilized smartphone technology to help runners track their workouts and compete with friends. Now, two entrepreneurs want to implement something similar in the weightlifting… Read More

Ex-Microsoft, Amazon manager changes how people find personal trainers with new startup

Before he decided to launch a business that changes the way people find personal trainers, Dan Li was not exactly in shape. Work, not health, was a priority for the former… Read More

App of the Week: Dungeon Runner for iOS gets you fit in 8 bits

It’s winter, and that means it’s the perfect time to curl up at home with a mug of hot chocolate, and maybe neglect that workout practice you built up over… Read More

This handheld device helps you lose weight by detecting acetone levels in your breath

Determining whether that three-mile run or the 8-minute abs session helped trim more pounds is difficult to measure for most diet-conscious people, who often must rely on a scale to… Read More

Brain training with a game: Joggle Research debuts app that can make you smarter

For a while now, there’s been a lot of attention on how smartphones can improve our physical health, from step-trackers to exercise-reward apps to calorie counters. But that isn’t quite… Read More

Here’s why Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff loves treadmill desks

When Spencer Rascoff first set up a treadmill desk inside the Zillow‘s Seattle HQ, lots of people made fun him. What the heck was this odd contraption? Why would you want… Read More

Brooks Running starts online community with help from MapMyFitness

There are all kinds of ways companies today try to encourage people to exercise, be it through gift certificate incentives or charitable donations. But now Seattle-based Brooks Running Company is… Read More

Former Olympic skier starts company that teaches young female athletes mental fitness

For the ten years Libby Ludlow spent racing down mountains as a U.S. Olympic skier, she never met with venture capitalists, surely did not spend time in an accelerator and… Read More

Fast food study: Millennials are making the least-healthy menu choices

Last month, data from Placed told us how much America loves its fast food. Now we know a little more about what menu choices people are making at the counter.… Read More

The Most Valuable Pitches (MVPs) from Nike Accelerator Demo Day

Well, that was inspiring — both to the brain and the body. The Nike Accelerator Demo Day wrapped up Monday afternoon on the pristine Nike campus just outside of Portland.… Read More

Live from the Nike Accelerator Demo Day

PORTLAND, Ore. — We’ve arrived at the beautiful Nike campus just outside of Portland for the big Nike Accelerator Demo Day. More than 900 investors, mentors, Nike leaders, friends and… Read More

Nike Accelerator Spotlight: GeoPalz motivates kids to exercise with reward system

Editor’s note: Nike Accelerator Spotlight takes a look at the ten startups participating in the Nike+ Accelerator, a three-month startup program based in Portland, Ore. and put on by Nike and TechStars.… 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 in Portland, Ore. and put on by Nike and TechStars.… Read More

These sensor-infused socks track your steps and ID injury-prone running styles

In the past few years, you’ve heard of smartphones, smart-watches and most recently, smart-glasses. Now, courtesy of a Redmond-based startup, we have yet another ordinary product attached to your body… 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 based in Portland, Ore. and put on by Nike and… 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 to work both with Precor equipment, as well as outside… Read More

Here’s why your next meeting should be spent walking, not sitting

(Thanks to Twitter user @TroyJMorris for the Aaron Sorkin “Walk and Talk” tip — hence the video above) For those working every day, and especially in the startup world, it’s… Read More

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