SAVE 45%: Gather all kinds of data about your health and fitness from your wrist with the Amazon Halo Band(opens in a new tab)which is on sale for just $54.99 as of August 19. That’s a $45 (or 45%) discount from the $99.99 MSRP.

Curious about how much quality sleep you’re getting? Want to compete with your friends over how many steps you take in a day? One of the best ways to gather all kinds of data about your health and fitness is with a dedicated fitness tracker.

While there are all sorts of wearables available to deliver on that — Fitbit, Garmin, Apple Watch, etc. — they can cost a pretty penny. The Amazon Halo Band is a surprisingly affordable alternative, especially since it’s on sale for 45% off. As of August 19, you

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Under a cornflower-blue sky at Panorama Park, Tracy Mitchell and her grandson practice their jump touches.

The pair are taking advantage of Colorado’s first FitLot, an outdoor fitness area, at the park that recently opened in southeast Colorado Springs. Built near the playground teeming with kids and their parents, the six pieces of awnings-covered permanent equipment offer a solid circuit training accessible to all ages and abilities.

“I love it,” Mitchell said. “I bring my grandson here. He’s home-schooled. We can walk here and he can get a little exercise, then go back and do work. They never had anywhere to go before. We would have to go to America the Beautiful Park, which is pretty far. I like that it’s in a community.”

Resembling a playground, with its cushiony safety surface, the static and moveable equipment provides strength training for upper and lower bodies, core work and balance

MONDAY, Sept. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Parents who smoke should know that their kids are more likely to vape and try smoking.

Those teens were 55% more likely to try e-cigarettes than those of nonsmoking parents and 51% more likely to have tried traditional cigarettes, according to a large study out of Ireland.

It also found that the percentage who have tried vaping is rising dramatically. Boys are still more likely than girls to do so, but the number of girls who have smoked is growing.

“These findings are worrying, not just for teenagers in Ireland, but for families all around the world,” said Dr. Jonathan Grigg, head of the Tobacco Control Committee of the European Respiratory Society (ERS).

“We know already that children of parents who smoke are more likely to take up smoking. This study suggests that teenagers are also influenced by smoking parents to start using

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TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Customers who bought a bestselling mattress sold on Amazon and at retailers nationwide are suing the manufacturer amid claims that fiberglass fibers in the product have damaged their health.

Zinus, Inc., is fielding multiple lawsuits over its “Green Tea Mattress.” Among the claims is a proposed class-action lawsuit led by a California woman who is representing several thousand people.

“It’s not hyperbole to say that this has ravaged thousands of individuals’ lives from across the United States,” James Radcliffe, a personal injury lawyer with Cueto Law, told the Los Angeles Times.

Radcliffe’s firm started a 2020 lawsuit on behalf of Amanda Chandler and Robert Durham of Illinois, who said they spent months in a hotel and paid more than $20,000 in professional mediation services after a Zinus memory foam mattress purchased at Walmart for their child contaminated their home with fiberglass in 2019.

Partnership brings comprehensive and personalized wellness solutions to employers and individuals through LifeOmic Precision Wellness and LifeOmic’s LIFE Apps

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — LifeOmica software company leveraging the cloud, machine learning and mobile devices to power precision health and wellness solutions, today announced a partnership with Les Mills, the global leader in group fitness on a mission to make fitness as accessible and convenient as possible. As part of their membership, LifeOmic’s Precision Wellness and LIFE + members now have access to the Les Mills Starter Serieswhich features over 200 short workouts that are designed to gradually build with each member’s journey.

This partnership comes at a critical time for individuals and employers who are dealing with the detrimental impacts of the pandemic. COVID-19 has only exacerbated occupational and mental health issues such as employee burnout and anxiety. According to Dr. Tim Allerton

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Podtrac say downloads held steady for a second consecutive week last week. But among the publishers and shows it measures, downloads were still up a significant 55% versus the corresponding period last year.

As has been the case several times this summer, the Health & Fitness category was the week’s big winner. It tied with Society & Culture for the best week-to-week increase in downloads – they were up seven percent – ​​but it also had the strongest growth year-over-year with a 166% increase in downloads.

Which other genres were up versus last year? All of them. Gains were also recorded for Comedy (+91%), True Crime (+72%), Sports (+61%), History (+57%), Society & Culture (+53%), Business (+47%), News (+38%), Science (+27%), and Arts (+8%).

Podtrac earlier reported that the average top 20 publishers had a three percent month-over-month decrease in their US unique monthly audience last month. But compared to