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How Frédéric Paupert went from a cardiac emergency to biking more than 200 miles
How Frédéric Paupert went from a cardiac emergency to biking more than 200 miles
Frédéric Paupert, sports coach and former top athlete, suffered from atrial fibrillation, the most common cardiac arrhythmia. Find out how an operation saved his life and love of fitness. If... Read more...
Diabetes and Exercise: What You Need to Know
Diabetes and Exercise: What You Need to Know
Julie Kiefer, a Type 1 diabetic, shares her tips on how to balance exercise with the condition. Diabetes affects 463 million people around the world. In Type 1 diabetes, an... Read more...
Hiking: A Mind-Body Workout Like No Other
Hiking: A Mind-Body Workout Like No Other
To escape the city stress and experience breathtaking scenery, hiking is the way to go. But what are the health benefits of taking a stroll in the great outdoors? Read... Read more...
How Trainerize & Withings Help Personal Training Clients Crush Their Fitness Goals
How Trainerize & Withings Help Personal Training Clients Crush Their Fitness Goals
Withings is partnering with Trainerize, an online platform that personal fitness trainers can use to provide health and fitness coaching to their clients. How does it work? Read on. As... Read more...
Crawling Exercises: What Are the Potential Health Benefits?
Crawling Exercises: What Are the Potential Health Benefits?
Could crawling exercises be the crazy-good full-body workout you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more about the impact of crawling and check out some of our favorite... Read more...
Exploring the Health Benefits of Push-Ups
Exploring the Health Benefits of Push-Ups
Think you know push-ups? Think again. From heart health to bone density, there are lots of health benefits of push-ups that you may not be aware of. Push-ups are a... Read more...
Home Bodyweight Workouts: No Equipment Required
Home Bodyweight Workouts: No Equipment Required
We all need exercise, but we also need inspiration. If you need to work out without leaving your house, we have home workouts to try—no equipment needed! The comfort of... Read more...
Do You Really Need to Walk 10,000 Steps a Day?
Do You Really Need to Walk 10,000 Steps a Day?
As many will tell you, when using an activity tracker, the main goal of your day is to reach 10,000 steps. But where does this figure come from? Why 10,000... Read more...
Ambassador profile: Yoann Stuck
Ambassador profile: Yoann Stuck
Withings ambassador Yoann Stuck is a champion trail runner, business owner, and busy family man. We caught up with Yoann to ask about his training regimen, favorite foods, ideal races... Read more...
Lucile Woodward: 3 Tips to Organize Your Exercise Schedule
Lucile Woodward: 3 Tips to Organize Your Exercise Schedule
Lucile Woodward is back to inspire you! In this guest post, she gives tips on how to achieve surprising results and go beyond your goals. Are you following Lucile Woodward’s... Read more...
Ambassador Profile: Lucile Woodward
Ambassador Profile: Lucile Woodward
Coach, entrepreneur, and active mom Lucile Woodward has been using Withings products and helping us to motivate the French community for years. We caught up with her to get her... Read more...
Withings Integrates with Strava
Withings Integrates with Strava
Are you ready to enhance your workout experience? Find some fit friends? Take on some segments? Read on to learn how to connect your Withings tracker to the #1 multi-sport... Read more...
Does Having a Workout Buddy Really Impact Your Performance?
Does Having a Workout Buddy Really Impact Your Performance?
Is the gym proving to be a bit of a buzzkill? It might be time to snag yourself a workout buddy. Strength in numbers: sentimental tripe or scientific fact? For... Read more...
Badminton for Beginners: Fast, Intense and Super-Fun
Badminton for Beginners: Fast, Intense and Super-Fun
Get the lowdown on badminton, the high-speed racket sport that traces its lineage all the way back to ancient Greece. Take a court, a net, and two rackets, mix them... Read more...
Soccer Workouts: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
Soccer Workouts: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
Want to get better at the beautiful game? Find out how soccer players stay in shape. Soccer (or football, if you’re outside the U.S.), which has captured the hearts of... Read more...
Standing vs. Sitting: Are Standing Desks Healthier?
Standing vs. Sitting: Are Standing Desks Healthier?
How seriously should we take the stand-up desk trend? Read on to find out. Standing desks—in all their permutations—seem to be in vogue. Although they’ve long been associated with Silicon... Read more...
Should You Exercise on an Empty Stomach?
Should You Exercise on an Empty Stomach?
Does working out on an empty stomach help you shred fat more effectively? Read on to find out more. In recent years, we’ve seen a bit of buzz from trainers... Read more...
A Beginner’s Guide to Squash
A Beginner’s Guide to Squash
Fast as lightning and requiring a high level of physical fitness, squash—the sport, not the vegetable—is tough, but super-rewarding. Read on to find out more. Although it hasn’t quite achieved... Read more...
The Debate: Is Ice Skating Good Exercise?
The Debate: Is Ice Skating Good Exercise?
Ice skating: serious workout or just a fun way to spend a couple of hours? Read on to learn more about the health benefits of ice skating workouts. It’s been... Read more...
HIITing the Gym: Top 5 High Intensity Interval Training Workouts
HIITing the Gym: Top 5 High Intensity Interval Training Workouts
Heard about HIIT workouts, but don’t know where to start? Get the lowdown on 5 essential routines for your HIIT workout plan. The hype behind HIIT is reaching boiling point.... Read more...
Axe-Throwing Is Awesome, But Is it Axually Fitness?
Axe-Throwing Is Awesome, But Is it Axually Fitness?
Axe-throwing is all the rage, but is it a real sport? Does it count as fitness? Our blogger Tracy says it is and does. Here’s her report from the field.... Read more...
Stop Skipping Leg Day!
Stop Skipping Leg Day!
Tired of being the guy or gal with chicken legs? Explore five of our favorite leg day workouts, right here. In today’s world of perfect abs and beefy biceps, it’s... Read more...
Game, Set, Match: Workouts for Tennis Players
Game, Set, Match: Workouts for Tennis Players
Want to ace your next tennis match? There are lots of tennis workouts that can help you improve your strength and flexibility. Check out some of our favorites! Whether you’re... Read more...
What is VO2 Max and How Can You Improve it?
What is VO2 Max and How Can You Improve it?
If you’re serious about personal fitness, you’ve probably come across the words “VO2 max” at some point in your training. So what does it mean? Read on for all the... Read more...
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