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Steel HR Sport Retires: Meet the ScanWatch Family That Carries Its Legacy Forward
Steel HR Sport Retires: Meet the ScanWatch Family That Carries Its Legacy Forward
The Steel HR Sport has been retired, but everything that made it great lives on. Meet ScanWatch Light, ScanWatch 2, ScanWatch Nova, and ScanWatch Nova Brilliant — four hybrid smartwatches,... Read more...
From Thermo to BeamO: One Sensor, Four Times the Insight
From Thermo to BeamO: One Sensor, Four Times the Insight
Thermo has evolved into BeamO — a 4-in-1 health scanner that keeps the contactless thermometer you know, and adds a digital stethoscope, ECG, and pulse oximeter. One device, a complete... Read more...
Pulse HR Bows Out... to Live On in the ScanWatch Family
Pulse HR Bows Out... to Live On in the ScanWatch Family
Pulse HR has been retired — but everything that made it great lives on. Meet ScanWatch Light, ScanWatch 2, ScanWatch Nova, and Nova Brilliant: four hybrid smartwatches built on that... Read more...
Withings Research 2026 - What 2.5 Million Women Reveal About the Menopause Transition
Withings Research 2026 - What 2.5 Million Women Reveal About the Menopause Transition
The world's largest real-world study — across 11 countries, 8 health domains and 6 reproductive stages.   Download the full report  +58% The Hidden Reshaping Behind the Number Visceral fat... Read more...
Research Year in Review: The Lab in Your Living Room
Research Year in Review: The Lab in Your Living Room
At Withings, we’ve always believed that the most profound health discoveries shouldn't be confined to a hospital—they should happen in the place right where you live. For over a decade,... Read more...
Is Snoring Aging Your Arteries? What 30,000 People Just Revealed
Is Snoring Aging Your Arteries? What 30,000 People Just Revealed
For decades, assessing sleep health typically meant spending a night in a laboratory. While this remains the gold standard for diagnosis, a single snapshot naturally captures only one night of... Read more...
Why Core Strengthening Exercises Are the Secret to a Faster Metabolism
Why Core Strengthening Exercises Are the Secret to a Faster Metabolism
We often think of “the core” as a six-pack to show off at the beach. But in reality, your core is the power station of your body. It is the... Read more...
The Hidden Culprits: 5 Surprising Foods That Cause Kidney Stones (and How to Avoid Them)
The Hidden Culprits: 5 Surprising Foods That Cause Kidney Stones (and How to Avoid Them)
If you’ve ever experienced the sharp, radiating pain of a kidney stone, you know it’s an experience you never want to repeat. Often described as one of the most painful... Read more...
The "climate-sleep" connection: Why consistency is the new wellness frontier
The "climate-sleep" connection: Why consistency is the new wellness frontier
For years, we’ve defined sleep health by duration, basically, how many hours you clock each night. But a groundbreaking new study¹ shows that sleep regularity—sticking to the same bedtime and... Read more...
Withings Year In Health: How Our Community Moved, Slept, and Lived in 2025
Withings Year In Health: How Our Community Moved, Slept, and Lived in 2025
Beyond the numbers, the 2025 Withings Year In Health data reveals a story of a global community navigating the ebb and flow of modern life. It’s a narrative of collective... Read more...
Body Scan vs. DEXA scan: Withings’ connected scale shows 99% reliability
Body Scan vs. DEXA scan: Withings’ connected scale shows 99% reliability
For decades, stepping on a scale meant seeing just one number: your weight. But two people weighing 175 lbs can have radically different health profiles depending on their muscle mass... Read more...
Can You Fast Without Losing Sleep? What Science (and ScanWatch) Says About Intermittent Fasting
Can You Fast Without Losing Sleep? What Science (and ScanWatch) Says About Intermittent Fasting
Intermittent fasting—specifically the popular 16:8 method (fasting for 16 hours and eating during an 8-hour window)—is more than just a trend. It’s a lifestyle many of us adopt to improve... Read more...
Research Year in Review: The Lab in Your Living Room
Research Year in Review: The Lab in Your Living Room
At Withings, we’ve always believed that the most profound health discoveries shouldn't be confined to a hospital—they should happen in the place right where you live. For over a decade,... Read more...
Lessons in health technology: How Erik upgraded his daily wellness routine
Lessons in health technology: How Erik upgraded his daily wellness routine
Erik’s journey into connected health began with a smart scale acquired through an insurance incentive, which led to the creation of a comprehensive ecosystem of health devices. Read more about... Read more...
MBA to Triple-A: Jay is a healthy role model on and off the field
MBA to Triple-A: Jay is a healthy role model on and off the field
Ahead of the 2024 Paris games, we sat down with Jay Palais, a former pro baseball player, who is also a key member of the Withings finance team in the... Read more...
Digital motivation fuels Uwe’s health transformation
Digital motivation fuels Uwe’s health transformation
After a heart surgery forced him to rethink his lifestyle, find out how this caregiver learned to change his habits with technology that supported him on his quest for a... Read more...
ScanWatch Horizon VS ScanWatch Nova: What Changes for Your Health and Style?
ScanWatch Horizon VS ScanWatch Nova: What Changes for Your Health and Style?
Following the massive success of our rugged ScanWatch Horizon, we are proud to introduce its evolution: the ScanWatch Nova. Read more...
Bernd Improves His Health Beat By Beat
Bernd Improves His Health Beat By Beat
On his weight loss journey, Bernd Holst from Kiel, Germany has learned a lot about nutrition and its effects on his body. Step by step, he changed his habits and... Read more...
A Banker Invests In His Health
A Banker Invests In His Health
A banker from Rheinhessen, a well-known wine region in central Germany, wakes up one morning in November and decides to lose weight. And he actually follows through -— 53 kg... Read more...
The Physics of Perseverance: Melissa’s Cardiac Comeback Story
The Physics of Perseverance: Melissa’s Cardiac Comeback Story
Melissa Ziebell, pictured, is an optical engineer and resident of Pasadena, CA who has a health story that encapsulates the power of resilience and the will to overcome adversity. Her... Read more...
Sleep Apnea Scare Inspires Sustainable Changes: Franck’s Story
Sleep Apnea Scare Inspires Sustainable Changes: Franck’s Story
Franck Charpentier, pictured, is 49 and lives in the Paris region in Vanves working as a IT Data & ML architect. Apparently, the snoring that bothered his partner woke him... Read more...
A Weight Loss Champion’s Fight for Total Health
A Weight Loss Champion’s Fight for Total Health
Anders Risum Mortensen, pictured, is a 39-year-old father of two and a product manager at an anti-food waste organization in Denmark. His health journey has certainly not been an easy... Read more...
Weighty Matters: Closed Eyes, Open Mind?
Weighty Matters: Closed Eyes, Open Mind?
Typically, you get a scale for your weight. But what if you could use your scale in a new way, and not see the number until you’re ready? And what... Read more...
Tracy commits to long-term health gains
Tracy commits to long-term health gains
Tracy Dunne is a 51-year-old preschool aide and mom from Minnesota who started on an amazing journey to better health. Read on to find out what she did and how... Read more...
The Top Ten Sleep Killers
The Top Ten Sleep Killers
Jolted awake in your bed to the sound of a high-pitched alarm—what time is it? What day is it? Maybe it feels like you’ve been asleep for about 30 seconds,... Read more...
Tom learns to watch out for his health
Tom learns to watch out for his health
Tom Edwards, pictured, is a 29-year-old airline mechanic in Lincolnshire, UK who previously worked as a stone mason and a painter. He says that he enjoys what he does because... Read more...
How to Melt the Winter Blues
How to Melt the Winter Blues
The days start getting longer and lighter after the winter solstice in late December, and yet the months after the holidays can seem endless. Is there a reason for feeling... Read more...
Can we predict longevity?
Can we predict longevity?
We all know we can’t slow down aging, as much as we may wish there was a way. We routinely go to the doctor to check on our health, conducting... Read more...
Sometimes Better Health Starts with Asking for Help
Kevin Maher, writer, performer, producer and devoted family man—got healthier this year. When we asked him how he did it, and how he might tackle staying on track for the holidays with his family, he said something about portion control, and mentioned not having too much pecan pie. It was true, but it felt really thin… Of course that’s always a part of it, for sure, but we felt like there was probably more to the story. In our experience, people who make a big change and stick to it... Read more...
How Physically Fit Are Ethletes?
How Physically Fit Are Ethletes?
Can video gamers be athletes? Discover the world of “ethletes,” and find out how they train. You may not associate professional video gaming with grueling training regimens or physical endurance.... Read more...
Get Better Sleep in Fall and Wake Up Rested in Winter
Get Better Sleep in Fall and Wake Up Rested in Winter
Winter is coming… so read on to find out how Mother Nature could be influencing your sleep habits, and how to be prepared for anything she may throw your way.... Read more...
Chris Moore Sheds 100 Pounds and Finds Less—is More Health
Chris Moore Sheds 100 Pounds and Finds Less—is More Health
Get to know a software engineer and army veteran who was on multiple medications to manage diabetes, high blood pressure, and other conditions. Find out how he got there, and... Read more...
Brianna in Paris: A Little Savoir Faire Leads to Big Health Success
Brianna in Paris: A Little Savoir Faire Leads to Big Health Success
Find out what happens when a talented young American living abroad experiences a lockdown and then tries smart devices for the first time. As a whip-smart, motivated 20-something who hails... Read more...
Taking the business of health seriously helped one man lose 47 lbs
Taking the business of health seriously helped one man lose 47 lbs
Alan Forde, 67, is a retired businessman living in Mississauga, Canada, just outside of Toronto. Forde’s successful career was one that included a lot of dinners, travel, sleep disruptions, and... Read more...
Young Wealth Advisor Sees Big Returns When He Invests In His Health
Young Wealth Advisor Sees Big Returns When He Invests In His Health
For Adam, the slow-and-steady road to health wasn’t just about weight loss. It was also about personal growth... About 10 months ago, Adam Etzel, a 28-year-old wealth advisor, decided to... Read more...
Angela Celebrates a Decade of Health Tracking
Angela Celebrates a Decade of Health Tracking
Get to know an accomplished career woman who also excels at caring for others. See what happens when she realizes she also must take care of herself. Angela Edwards, 60,... Read more...
What Affects Your Heart Rate While Sleeping?
What Affects Your Heart Rate While Sleeping?
A wide range of factors can have an effect on your heart rate while sleeping, but what are they, and how much of an impact do they really have? Heart... Read more...
Eye-Opening Data: Many People Might Have Insomnia and Not Even Know It
Eye-Opening Data: Many People Might Have Insomnia and Not Even Know It
There’s a lot to lose sleep over these days, so learning more about what keeps us up at night is important for health. We dove into the data and found... Read more...
Data Dive: How Healthy Was 2021 vs. 2020?
Data Dive: How Healthy Was 2021 vs. 2020?
After watching the fireworks and clearing up the confetti, we looked at the data to see how people in our community fared with their health goals last year. Read on... Read more...
What are the advantages of having a smart scale?
What are the advantages of having a smart scale?
There are many benefits to having a smart scale over a traditional scale at home ranging from accuracy to useful metrics. Read on to learn more about how smart scales... Read more...
The Scary Story of Blood-curdling BPM Avoidance
The Scary Story of Blood-curdling BPM Avoidance
Nothing gets the heart beating like the fear of health numbers. Learn more about how the very real terror many folks have of blood pressure monitoring can have very real... Read more...
Bagging Trash and Burning Fat with Plogging
Bagging Trash and Burning Fat with Plogging
A mishmash between exercise and environmental activism, plogging is a Scandinavian-inspired activity that can help you and the environment. Learn more about plogging, and see how enthusiast Paul Waye practices... Read more...
Blood Pressure: The Rule of Three
Blood Pressure: The Rule of Three
Has your doctor alerted you to your high blood pressure and asked you to take your blood pressure regularly? Here’s how to do it using the Rule of Three. Why... Read more...
Elevation Gain: How to Elevate Your Daily Activity Routine With This Metric
Elevation Gain: How to Elevate Your Daily Activity Routine With This Metric
Powering through as many miles as possible is one measurement of athleticism, but there’s another important metric that can define your daily routine and workout over any other: elevation gain.... Read more...
Joel Johns: When You Get a Wake-Up Call to Improve Your Health, Take a Nap
Joel Johns: When You Get a Wake-Up Call to Improve Your Health, Take a Nap
In 2013, a 48-year-old man collapsed during his commute, fell into a coma, and woke to realize he needed to make a change. Meet him and hear how he recovered... Read more...
Strength, Showmanship, and Smelling Salts with Jujimufu
Strength, Showmanship, and Smelling Salts with Jujimufu
Jon Call, also known as Jujimufu, is famous for his highly entertaining videos displaying incredible strength and agility. In addition to his athletic capabilities, Jon is also known for adding... Read more...
“I had a heart condition, but they didn’t believe me”
“I had a heart condition, but they didn’t believe me”
Find out how this young mother of twins may have saved her life after showing a cardiologist an ECG taken with her Withings watch. Stephanie Leclerc, 31, lives in the... Read more...
Martin Constructs a Healthier Body & Mind
Martin Constructs a Healthier Body & Mind
Find out what happens when a construction worker gets the tools he needs to help build a healthier body. Martin Menton, 62, is a construction worker from Tulsa, Oklahoma who... Read more...
Withings Teams Up with the NY Liberty to Score a Win for Health
Withings Teams Up with the NY Liberty to Score a Win for Health
Withings is a proud presenting sponsor of the NY Liberty, a WNBA team based in Brooklyn. Learn more and see pics from a recent game day event we participated in... Read more...
Cyclist Chris Froome Talks Data & Devices
Cyclist Chris Froome Talks Data & Devices
Tour de France champion Chris Froome is more than an intuitive cyclist. He logs and analyzes his cycling, sleep, and weight along with the assistance of trainers to develop data-driven... Read more...