(Natural News) Consumer electronics firm Fitbit has ordered a recall of 1.7 million units of one of its smartwatches. The company owned by Google’s parent firm Alphabet said the lithium-ion battery inside the smartwatch tend to overheat and can burn users. The recall applied to the Fitbit Ionic smartwatch produced from 2017 until 2020, according […]

(Natural News) People who rely on fitness trackers to measure the distance they have covered may be in for a nasty surprise. A recent study warned that many of these gadgets failed to do their job of accurately keeping track of how far the user had run. The U.K. consumer watchdog group called Which? tested […]

(Natural News) Are you finding it difficult to motivate yourself to work out, even though you really want to lose weight and need to improve your health? Consider turning your boring session of physical exercise into a fun and exciting game, where every pound you shed is an achievement you can brag about. The process […]

(Natural News) As Americans and people around the world see their health declining, it’s no surprise that more and more individuals are becoming health-conscious. Anytime there is a trend as big as the current focus on health and well-being, there will be enterprises looking to profit from those who are jumping on the bandwagon. One […]

(Natural News) If you received a FitBit as a Christmas gift, and you’re super excited because you believe it’s going to help you to lose tons of weight, the story of Fiona Benbow might give you pause. The 39-year-old mom of two actually gained 14 pounds in the month she used the device. That doesn’t […]

(Natural News) Fitness trackers like Fitbit pose a major privacy and security risk to users, warns a new report from the Centre for Digital Democracy. Fitness trackers and smart watches, which are sold by companies including Fitbit, Apple, Jawbone, Misfit and Samsung, collect a wide range of personal, physical and health data about users. Companies […]